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(...) One of my first bots was a R&P steered car that drove around randomly and used a front bumper to escape trouble (what I really wanted was a rotation sensor to detect stalls, but they haven't arrived yet!). The obstacle avoidance algorithm was (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: subassemblies
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(...) As a reasonable starting point, check out Fred Martin's "Art of LEGO Design" ftp://cherupakha.med...oflego.pdf (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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A little bit off-topic, but if you enjoy LEGO Pirates, then you'll probably enjoy these too. They're about twice the size of LEGO cannons, come with 3 figure targets, 24 cannon balls and have a range of about 12 feet (in air - they tend to roll for (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: random post
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(...) ah yes. the method is case sensitive. (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Analyses: Snip the whole pagesfull of quotes: I've got it. (...) GET gets headers, get doesn't. Ach. Jasper (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: No new space sets?
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(...) optimistic about (at least the potential) of the Lego Company right now. (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Shut out at Target!
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Mike Walsh wrote in message ... (...) Target, (...) I just scored a 5600 RC car for 19.94, regular price is 79.99. Yipee!!! This is the only model team set I was missing, but I have been too cheap to pay full price for it. The box was not marked (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) But think about how you'd build a _real_ space station. Wouldn't a modular design make sense? I understand where you're coming from on the ugliness point. Modular designs tend to look very functional and mechanical. (But that can have it's own (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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(...) It's not a stupid question. To find out who Brad is, and more about LEGO Direct, I'd suggest starting here: (URL) WOOHOO! ;) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: No new space sets?
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(...) Check out the lugnet.dear-lego section. Start here: (URL) Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org Quotes 'R' Us ---> (URL) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: No new space sets?
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(...) Good, now I can stop getting ripped off by part trades! Z (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: No new space sets?
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(...) Okay, what's his address? Snail or e-mail, I don't care which one [why do I get the idea I'm asking a really stupid question?]. Z (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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Todd, I recently received my LUGNET package (*love* the magnet) and was happy that I would finally be able to correct my member page which lists my state as Hawaii instead of Florida. However, there seems to be no place in the EDIT PROFILE page to (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: No new space sets?
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(...) Definitely; that's what I do. (...) You can. There are a few SW-specific bits (including the minifigs, of course) but the vast majority are generic space parts. (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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(...) My space stations are either built like cities, like a big solid battlestation [kinda like the Death Star, but without that kind of mass [duh]], or in platforms, like the top section of an oil rig. But, I usually just do battlecarriers instead (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | RE: Rack-and-pinion steering line tracker
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I too spent quite some time trying to build a steering mechanism from standard Mindstorms parts. After many rebuilds I still wasn't quite satisfied. The final version actually worked pretty well, but was much too bulky (not as bulky as Doug's (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Prefabs (was Re: Another take on the dacta castle set)
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(...) That should say: Versatile within the set of "things that are castle walls", you mean? (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Larry (or anyone else who can pipe up with info) could you recap what happened? I thought, from what little I remember about the post, that it was a "offstage" (non public) area that had the fire, and as was above, the smoke did the damage. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Sale Prices
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(...) I (...) Some from eBay or trading, but mostly from multiple copies of 6097 Night Lord's Castle. Actually, I did a quick count when I got home to make sure my numbers weren't out to lunch, and I underestimated, for the most part. (~170 grey and (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Journal, (...) sprinkler (...) prote (...) I'd be more worried about the fire in the first place, than the fact that your lego produces smoke. We are talking about a mall here, one with 30K people inside it, so they have to worry about little (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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