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(...) Tim, Thanks much! The original inspiration was my daughter, who asked me to build her a car out of some pink pieces that were lying around. She forgot that her dad's into Space, so, she got a rocket RV instead of a car... But she loves it. I (...) (19 years ago, 21-Jan-07, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Aaron, Glad to know I'm helping inspire more Space in people! I put together a smaller ship in your style--doesn't come close to the coolness of yours. But I'll keep fiddling. There's much possibility in those wings! -best, Wolf (19 years ago, 21-Jan-07, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Jeff, I like that idea! And I'll probably look into it as my next spaceship develops. Looking at those Eagle pictures made me wonder... Has anyone made a Space 1999 Eagle in minifig scale? Might be a fun and challenging project. -best, Wolf (19 years ago, 21-Jan-07, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) What I need to do compute the average position of a number of items across the length of the teeter-totter (!). If, on average, they are in the middle, then there is no rotation and I should get zero. If there are more on the left than the (...) (19 years ago, 21-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Thanks for the technical details, Claude. It's going to take me some time to get through this! Rafe (19 years ago, 21-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Hi Tommy, This is a good idea; I'll try the ultrasonic sensor to see what it can do. Thanks! (19 years ago, 21-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) I made a sequence of stacked 1x2 plates, running from black to red, through green dark grey, light grey, tan, white, yellow, and orange on the way there. My nxt gave me reflected light values running from about 12 to about 52. The nine steps (...) (19 years ago, 20-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) You may be able to kick the motor entirely. Have you tried embedding magnets in the floor and walls, close enough to attract, but not so much as to grab the ball? You could increase the slope to help with this also. :-) If the ball is magnetic (...) (19 years ago, 20-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I sent an e-mail with the info to your e-mail address. Thanks Ondrew. CDC (19 years ago, 20-Jan-07, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Well, all my LEGO is tmeporarily put away for a three-year-old's birthday party, but this morning I finally got a Rock Crawler working... and it immediately stalled out in a pile of NXT kit spare parts :-( Sigh. At least it easily drives over (...) (19 years ago, 20-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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(...) Well... there's two things here, and Steve solution actually addresses them both. Do you actually need a continual series of states, and the "weight" of the thing on the end of the beam, or just know if something *is* on the end of the beam? (...) (19 years ago, 20-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Ieri sera io e Paolo abbiamo pertecipato alla prima riunione 2007 con la pro loco di Ballabio. Abbiamo cominciato ad affrontare i vari problemi organizzativi e logistici di cui Marco poi vi farà un quadro preciso. Tra i vari argomenti (...) (19 years ago, 20-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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(...) In the document (URL) find a paper-disk with grey gradient. The document was part of my presentation at the 2005 Annual Robolab Conference in Austin/TX. There was a second part (URL) don't remember, if those documents ever have been available (...) (19 years ago, 20-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) I am not really an NXT guru, but seems the best way would be to simply measure the distance and calculate the angle. Tommy Armstrong (19 years ago, 20-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) I am not rally an NXT guru, but seems the best way would be to simply measure the distance and calculate the angle. Tommy Armstrong (19 years ago, 20-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) the last software for the RCX was the LEGO SDK 2.5. it had a nice MINDSCRIPT software that was neiter BASIC, not C. SOMEONE at lego seemed to thing there was a need for it. so why not for the NXT? Chris basic? basic? buller? (19 years ago, 20-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) DAVE!! save your $$ the NXT just aint all its cracked up to be. $0.02 and a PERSOANL opinion. I mean its ok. im not tossing mine in the garbage. but... well, I've yet to make a WORKING robot. YES, there are a LOT of GOD builders with NICE (...) (19 years ago, 20-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Iain Hendry wrote: We can each make up little fake (...) Riiigggghhhhhttttt and then after snack we can all come to my house and watch wresteling! :) Chris (19 years ago, 20-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) YA!! whats up with that!!!?? (...) wow, you guys seem to think these diners are structured or something. How are you proposing (...) I want to fool around with 2 touch sensors face to face. but I dont see why a light beam wouldnt work? Chris (19 years ago, 20-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Don't mess with colors. Just use a gradient. You'll have a mostly linear set of values. With my black & white studs, there are also several shades of gray in between (like a little black & mostly white...) (...) no. :) Steve (19 years ago, 20-Jan-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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