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| Rob Hendrix writes: > Is there no way to filter posts (or otherwise fix the problems) that come > from the crynwyr site? Crynwr. What problems are you talking about? (20 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Rob Hendrix writes: > I was referring to the message I was replying to and the SPAM messages that > have trickled over in the past from crynwyr to lugnet. Crynwr. I've changed the moderation system so that shouldn't happen anymore. If it does, send (...) (20 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: AFOLs and Mindstorms
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| Jake McKee writes: > My colleague, Jan Beyer has asked me to pass along word of > something cool he's working on. > > As he works to help community build and spread even further in > Europe, he was thinking it might be fun to pull together an AFOL > (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Jacob McKee writes: > I'm not sure what you're asking... I don't think we're talking > about multiple events. Ahhh, okay, so this is not just a European competition, but a worldwide competition. Even better! Now I just have to convince my wife that (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Steve Hassenplug writes: > As you can see, it hangs over it's neighbor a bit. > > Of course, if you ass-u-me anything about the neighboring modules > you could run into problems. You can assume anything that's in the specification! Speaking of (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Steve Baker writes: > Another thought I had was that the organisers might want to consider > building a stage that has one input hopper and TWO outputs that sends > balls alternately to the two places. Yes! Since the soccer and basket balls are the (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Brian Davis writes: > Instead of that, just make sure that your module delivers through > the "side" of the downstream module's territory. Then the spec should say that the ball should go through a vertical plane, and specify the size of the (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| tmassey@obscorp.com writes: > Or not: leave the standard as it is (except for specifying that the space > above the input belongs to the previous module), and have the organizers > build (or specificially request) out-of-spec modules to accomplish (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Steve Baker writes: > So simply write into the rules that everyone who submits a left hand > turn has to submit a corresponding right hand turn or they won't > be accepted. Excellent idea! But it's even easier than that!! Do NOT change the (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Steve Hassenplug writes: > (URL) notice that the spec says "Currently, there is no standard for physically connecting modules together." One possibility is for a module to grab onto the two corner studs of the input bin of the module to the right, (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| tmassey@obscorp.com writes: > Or specify that the input bin must have a technic beam at the front edge > of the input bin to accept technic pins: this is very similar to how the > castle walls connect... Excellent idea. What do you mean, though, by (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| tmassey@obscorp.com writes: > Perfect. Right turns and left turns, and we stay in-spec. Beautiful. There should also be an appendix to the spec pointing this out, though. Something like this should go into the Building Notes: Turning modules: You (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Joe Strout writes: > LEGO already makes several RC cars, but at least from the ones I > have seen, they are not modular; the radio speaks directly to a > chassis, and you basically can just decorate that chassis. You > can't intercept the received (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The Great Ball Contraption V3
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| Steve Hassenplug writes: > ho hum. another day, another Great Ball Contraption. Cool. I'd love to start a GBC activity here in Potsdam, but .... we need a reliable source of bulk balls. It's nice of you to mail them out to people, but we really need (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Bruce Boyes writes: > What about sensors? Show me a BT environmental sensor.... > Here are Zigbee sensors available today: > (URL) this: (URL) > Zigbee is an IEEE standard - 802.15.4 - so that reflects some > maturity already. Welllll...... Zigbee (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: mindstorms NXT
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| Ray Sanders writes: > The slide on the Wired article mentions that it is a 6-wire digital > cable. I can't remember if RJ-11 can do 6-wire. It might be > something between RJ-11 and RJ-45. Impressive regardless. RJ-13 is 6-wire. (19 years ago, 7-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Steve Hassenplug writes: > Actually, is there a great deal of NXT stuff that should be > separate from the RCX stuff? Maybe another group isn't required. Don't split the community. That would be bad. Time will tell if there needs to be a separate (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Allen Foster writes: > I'm really excited about this new Mindstorms NXT range and can't wait > until August. Better get started building that Lego Technics Time Machine, then! (19 years ago, 11-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: GBC and NXT...so bright I gotta wear shades
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| Steve Hassenplug writes: > You know about the MUP, so you know they ARE listening to us. This > may be a good place to point out that LEGO HAS realized how > important all this stuff is to us (AFOLs). Did you mention that if they don't get it right, (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Bill Ward writes: > Also, I asked about the power adapters for the NXT bricks. He said > that there will not be a power adapter port in the NXT sold by LEGO > Education, but that they would offer a special rechargeable battery > pack which can be (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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