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| Hi, Thanks so much for the thoughtful and informative response. You basically confirmed what I had suspected - better for me to get permission before I include unauthorized AFOL imagery in my class material. But given the web-savvy most students (...) (20 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.edu, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Permission Req'd for Education?
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| (...) It is always the most polite and least risky thing to do to ask permission to use images that you yourself did not create. However, it is not necessarily unlawful to use them if you don't (in the United States, at least, other countries may (...) (20 years ago, 29-Aug-04, to lugnet.edu, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Motivating CAD students to model LEGO (was prototyping)
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| (...) I am amazed that the architecture students would need any motivation to design with legos. Being an architect myself I cannot even fathom the thought! One suggestion would be to ask the students to try and model their previous projects using (...) (20 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.edu, FTX)
| | | | | Motivating CAD students to model LEGO (was prototyping)
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| (...) Well, my Semester starts in two weeks, so if you have any tips I'm all for hearing them! My biggest problem is motivating the Architecture students in my group. The Engineers don't really care what they draw (a widget is a widget is a widget). (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.edu, FTX)
| | | | | Re: The L PRIZE Pre-Launch: Call for Volunteers, Sponsors, Donations
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| (...) I think LDView was used with the wireframe option turned on. I meant to make a few more of these up for Tim but got sidetracked. -Orion (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.events, lugnet.edu, FTX)
| | | | | Re: The L PRIZE Pre-Launch: Call for Volunteers, Sponsors, Donations
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| My curiosity has gotten the best of me. What did you use to render the various header images? (I have my suspicions, but they're not quite hi-res enough for me to be sure.) --Travis Cobbs (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.events, lugnet.edu, FTX)
| | | | | ROBOLAB Conference - July 15th Deadline
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| Just a reminder: The deadline for submissions for session presentations for the ROBOLAB Conference is July 15th. Also, July 15th is the cut-off for early registration ($100). After July 15th, registration will be $125. The conference will feature (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
| | | | | Re: The L PRIZE Pre-Launch: Call for Volunteers, Sponsors, Donations
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| (...) We're still working on the specifics of the exhibition space. When I know, I'll post the info. Hope to see you there! -Tim (20 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.events, lugnet.edu)
| | | | | Re: The L PRIZE Pre-Launch: Call for Volunteers, Sponsors, Donations
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| I might be going to SIGGRAPH this year. Are you going to be exhibiting at SIGGRAPH or presenting or what? I want to be able to find you there. :) (20 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.events, lugnet.edu)
| | | | | Re: The L PRIZE Pre-Launch: Call for Volunteers, Sponsors, Donations
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| (...) Yes. I'll see to it that the website indicates that more clearly. The full website will spell out specifics of the competition in detail, once the contest launches in August. Thanks for your interest. -Tim (20 years ago, 29-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.events, lugnet.edu, FTX)
| | | | | Re: The L PRIZE Pre-Launch: Call for Volunteers, Sponsors, Donations
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| (...) Dumb question, but what is the competition about? Writing new Lego CAD software? Thanks, Gary (20 years ago, 28-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.events, lugnet.edu, FTX)
| | | | | The L PRIZE Pre-Launch: Call for Volunteers, Sponsors, Donations
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| I'd like to proudly introduce the (URL) L PRIZE>. The L PRIZE is a new and exciting open competition that will be officially launched at SIGGRAPH 2004 by an independent team led by Tim Courtney. The purpose of the L PRIZE is to reach both the (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jun-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.events, lugnet.edu, FTX) !
| | | | | Re: Anybody knows anything about this board?
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| (...) Looks like the old Dacta ROBOLAB. It used some sort of RS232 interface to hook it up to a Commodore/MSX/PC computer, and kids could program whatever they built using included software. It used 4.5V motors and some special sensors. Do a search (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Anybody knows anything about this board?
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| Hi. Somebody sent me this picture requesting advice/help what to do. Since I have never seen this, I am asking: Does anybody have any experience with this? Can anybody provide any kind of infos? .. and yes, it's LEGO. (2 URLs) rob (20 years ago, 18-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | My Honours Project
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| Last year I completed an Honours year in Applied Mathematics at the University of Melbourne. My project was on the segregation of granular materials in a rotating drum. If a horizontal cylinder is approximately half-filled with two granular (...) (21 years ago, 8-May-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.edu, lugnet.announce, FTX)
| | | | | Mindstorms 3.0 Wish List
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| I'm giving a presentation about Mindstorms on Wednesday. I have a slide near the end that talks about all the stuff I know people want to see added. Here's what I have so far: RCX === RC communication (but keep the IR port, too) more I/O ports (...) (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Mechanical teaching tools
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| Hi Tim, I took some photos of Doug's gadgets at BrickFest. I haven't posted them yet but if you think they'd help you I'll get them up and send you a link. Here are some materials that might help: (URL) luck and keep that enthusiasm up! Tonya (...) (21 years ago, 25-Sep-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.edu)
| | | | | WANTED: LEGO Mindstorms Educators
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| WANTED: Lego Mindstorms Educators Are you an educator using Lego Mindstorms Robotics? Would you like to participate in a global online pilot project using Lego Mindstorms? Wichita State University’s (WSU) College of Education Robotics Team is (...) (21 years ago, 25-Sep-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu)
| | | | | Mechanical teaching tools
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| I just started working with an FLL team last week. We've had two meetings so far, and I'm having a blast. I remember Doug Carlson's mechanical gadgets at BrickFest, used to teach different principles. Are those available online anywhere? Are there (...) (21 years ago, 24-Sep-03, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | Design Based Learning?
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| Hello all, Is anyone in the Lego Education community a product or proponent of Design Based Learning? I spent some time this Summer at a seminar for teachers run by Doreen Nelson, one of the gurus of this technique and the head of the Education (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.edu)
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