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There seems to be a lot of discussion about creating new groups lately.
I would like to see a new robotics group. Don't get me wrong, there's
nothing wrong with lugnet.robotics, but the level of most of the
discussion in there is way over my head. I would like to see the
creation of a robotics group that was geared toward novices.
I have lots of questions about Mindstorms that I feel hesitent posting
to lugnet.robotics because my question seems "out of place" in such a
tech-saavy group. Also, the thread that my question generates goes over
my head all too soon :) I think it would be nice to have a "robotics
junior" group where kids, adults without a lot of tech experience, and
casual Mindstorms/robotics users would feel at home. It would be great
if the experts from lugnet.robotics could scan the group and offer
simple, direct and to-the-point answers to the questions posed there.
I've found this sort of experience in computer/tech-related chat rooms
on irc and I think it would work well in LUGNET.
What do others think? ...and BTW, why isn't my Acrobot flipping over :)
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Thomas Main
main@appstate.edu
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| Thomas Main wrote: <novice group?> (...) yes. Here's a new group I can support. (...) It takes a lot of torque to get this puppy to flip, applied sharply. Try fresh batteries, and changing to a high adhesion floor surface. Mine flips all the time (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.robotics)
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| With the current amount of traffic going by these days, I'd say this is not necessary. Besides, it's refreshing to answer some basic questions once in a while. :-) I suspect the traffic will peak again in September to December, when LEGO introduces (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| In article <3715EBF6.331800CB@a...tate.edu>, Thomas Main <main@appstate.edu> writes (...) I'll leave your Acrobot to others, but I think that there is not enough traffic on lego.robotics to warrant splitting it. As long as you have read the faq, (...) (26 years ago, 16-Apr-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| I would prefer to see novice Mindstorm users stay in this group. New robot builders should be encouraged... Osmosis is a great way to learn... Dip yourself into the knowledge pool found here, and see what sticks... Repeat Forever. Do not be (...) (26 years ago, 18-Apr-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| I'd be interested in the same thing. The robotics group is too technical for me to keep current with, but I'd like to discuss what projects others are doing with their Mindstorms. Perhaps at some point I'll get more into the technical aspects, and (...) (26 years ago, 21-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.robotics)
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| Not that we're actually having an RFD here, but I would tend to disagree with the idea of creating a separate group for RCX newbies. It's been said before, and I think it merits repeating that if a newbie group existed, there would not be the same (...) (26 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.robotics)
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