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(...) A six wide car should be more than enough space to use that boardmount camera. The power supply's just a 9V battery, right? (...) Yeah, that's funny actually because I have a lot of extra wheelsets. More than I know what to do with. When I got (...) (19 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I know you guys will love this. I took my latest Connect-Four robot (Stick) to the RoboGames in San Francisco last weekend. It was a big hit, playing almost 300 games (it lost 7, tied 2). It ended up winning Best Of Show against many 'Sheet-metal' (...) (19 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) That would be very cool. (...) Here is the basic elevation diagram for the layout. (URL) you can go a wide as 8 bricks and as high as 12 bricks 2 plates with your wheels sitting on the track. However this doesn't account for curves. So the (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(i think hades is about to get a lot colder) Dave, Calum, et all (ie train freaks) LETS just pretend for a second that i had a wirless suger cube sized video/audio transmitter/camera combo. and lets just for a second say i wanted to MAKE a train (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | It ain't easy being green (revisited)
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(URL) See the link for more pics :) (URL) This isn't the best one 'cause I don't have 2x2 turntables in green. I don't think they come in green, but that's neither here nor there. But it's Green!!!! Now I'm getting the pieces together to make one in (...) (20 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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| | Re: Media Advisory - FIRST Robotics Competition - Greater Toronto Regional Event
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(...) For those interested, it's a pretty neat event--they hold it at a very large arena and it's literally standing room only in there. Worth an hour or two to watch the best teams playoff. (Note, it's the RC version, not the Lego based FLL (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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From Canada Newswire: Media Advisory - FIRST Robotics Competition - Greater Toronto Regional Event The Competition for 'First' is on... First Robotics is North America's Largest High School Robotics Competition TORONTO, March 31 /CNW/ - About three (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | 4886 Designer Set Building
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Just got the house set last night. Man is it cool, and I haven't even opened the box yet. There a great picture on the box that shows the roof of the house opening up. It's like that time Peter turned his house into a puppet on the Family Guy. On (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Contrary to popular belief...
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(...) I didn't even know that piece existed! :) Calum (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) <snip> (...) Nah, That's too easy ;) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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