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(...) I'll try and whip up something after class tonight. Derek (23 years ago, 7-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi folks, Last night I went ahead and built what I thought was a good stab at a multiple-IR tower connector cable. It worked, first go. Doh. So Jeremy and I wasted much of our evening building time smashing our robots into each other. Heh heh heh. (...) (23 years ago, 7-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I installed the RCX 1.5 software on my computer (finally...) :) and after going through about a significant amount of time going through grade 3 level instructions....aka the tutorial... I finally was able to do a put together, courtesy of the (...) (23 years ago, 7-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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The rtl10.1 Playfield, aka, the Interactive Media Lab conference table, is a large old table 48x72 inches, a big rectangle. FYI. Calum (23 years ago, 7-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Build the robot, we'll get the code in at the Lab. (...) Mail it to me, I'll host it on Peachy. Which is apparently getting an upgrade! Calum (23 years ago, 7-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Derek Raycraft" <derek.raycraft@sitraka.com> wrote in message news:3C86C247.F521EA...aka.com... (...) soccer (...) are (...) even (...) to (...) I just ran mine on the desk for the first time. I'm REALLY pushing the size restrictions, I've got (...) (23 years ago, 7-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I can see this being a bit of a problem. :-) I'm not going to get a soccer robot together by Friday. :-( I just don't have the time, and all my RCXs are setup for Lejos and I've never used NQC and I don't have enough time to even figure out (...) (23 years ago, 7-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Derek Raycraft" <derek.raycraft@sitraka.com> wrote in message news:3C865700.33FC1C...aka.com... (...) I had to rip it nearly completly appart to scrape enough motors together to build my soccer-playing robot for Friday. So it's siting there with (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Iain, how's the duck factory coming? I've been thinking about this one. Sounds like fun to try. If this were an actual contest, I'm guessing you wouldn't be allowed parallel assembly. How about feeding the parts in, are you using a hopper or are you (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) As if you have to ask me... Let's combine our 2 block events... sorting *and* stacking :) YOu sort the white from the black nad have to make towers of each :) Ohhhhh, i like that.... Dave (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Ouch. Sore spot. But let me clarify: This was not 'several' times, but only one time. This happened at rtl7, thats it. Thats all you get. So, who wants to do blockstacking again? Rob (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm not the founder of TexLUG. I just help organize meetings ;-) (...) If anyone (Lugnet member or not) has good ideas about, or experiences with, lubricating Lego parts, the Technic curator will be interested! Useful information will be added (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) The best part of the Controlled events is there's almost no programming! (...) I don't know. But bring it anyways. The reason why I'm doing 10.1 is because we're going to use it instead of the usual academic debate we have online. Let's see (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) yup....that was probably posted by Thomas Avery (founder of TexLUG and the current "lugnet admin blessed" Technic Curator). Looks like our (rtlToronto's) own Derek (Raycraft) and Iain (Hendry) got their newspostings in there....and they aren't (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I just read in the .techinc about someone who mentioned a lego techinc lube FAQ. I did some digging and look what i found..... (URL) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I don't think so....on Friday when you see what I did....the ball slips out anyways because of the friction on the ball....it can come out pretty easy... I don't think it comes out easy when the 'bot turns, just when the bot is going really (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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OK, i just slapped together a bot. it will not have any code. it is just an A/C steer robot. for the code I will wait for Bruce to come up with something extraordinary. I will now HOLD my breath. While i am slowly turning blue, I have a question. in (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I remember this coming up as one of the harder problems for building a mobile robot. Anyone got any tried and true ideas for I resort to the age old kBot9000 design of putting a friction pad underneath? :) Calum (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: rtlToronto 10.1
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(...) Now THAT is funny.... (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yeah, I'll go take a look at the IR tower schematic and build a splitter. I have a suspicion it's pretty easy. Calum (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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