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(...) your a freak! Calum. how dare you try to force how I should build or program my robot. so what if I build "sloppy" so what if I use time.... so what if i use BRUTE FORCE. you know damn well that's not what the games are about. the only (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) that is a high score, until someone breaks it :) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yes. There was always a required path and in a previous incarnation: (URL) required path was the shortest path, because it was the ONLY path. The problem is the pictured construction is very difficult to build. (...) That's right. If you could (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I'll try to keep the tangents to a minimum... The last few days in our little corner of LUGNET have been interesting... Here's the thing--we are one of the most active orgs where postings are concerned. We have 'bot competitions, which intrigue many (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm currently working on a design for rtl14 and hope to have a robot to enter. (...) I've seen a lot of back and forth on this question with good points by both sides. Here's a few of my thoughts on the issue: 1. With AC power, a robot will (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) No, because AC power also means you can be sloppy with control loops. You can brute force time instead of using clever mechanisms (Iain/Rob) or sensoring everything (Chris, Bruce) (...) This is why I was against the external battery box of (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Derek (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Vineet, I don't think it takes cahones to answer questions that can be answered by doing basic research. I think it takes patience. A LOT of patience. You need to do that basic research. *You* need to go to the rtlToronto website and do a (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Bruce Sheridan- I am asking "infantile" questions, 'Will the robots be RC controlled, or controlled via laptop'. Take a look at you. You didn't even have the cahones to answer one of my earlier posted questions, 'What is Project X'?, as if you (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) <snip> (...) Yep! ++Lar appreciation is on the rise :) Dave K (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Right, but I'm not talking about the sensors, I'm talking about the design for what goes where, and the code that needs to be run in the RCX... :-) (...) Should I take a bow? :-) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) too bad you guys don't do sumo. At the Brickfest Sumo, the first place prize was a 1.0 RCX with power suppily, and a Spybot. I have a suggestion that may clear up a couple things. (and I know how much you guys love to hear from me) Maybe this (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm not entering so I have no official say. We allowed ext. power for project x 'cause, well, the 'bots didn't move. IIRC, I noticed in the vid for monkey bars that one was using ext. power. but then there should have been no chance that bots (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Well. I guess that is a better explanation than you posted before. Thanks for posting it. It may not be a good technical answer but at least it has democratic rationale. Ben (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) To my mind, it's a perfectly good reason for saying no. Let's turn the tables and suppose allowing AC was the norm. I come along and requested that AC *not* be allowed because I can only use batteries. The response would likely have been along (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snip> (...) FYI, The Magnetic sensors were actually created by rtl's own Jeff Elliot... Jeff VW Who is still applauding for Larry :) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Want the honest reason. The discussion regarding this either way (YES vs NO) has been largely SUBJECTIVE without a whole lot of reason. I would like to hear some OBJECTIVE reasons and find out the pros and cons of using AC power. I would like (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm not Ben, but mine are all destined for LDCC (either controlling trains, or being boosters to get the signal to go farther, or being receivers for accessories like turnouts and suchlike) or for independent trackside automation. Robin's (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I don't get why you're buying all these RCX's, and not building robots for the (...) I have future plans for those. I don't care to discuss my plans with them, at least not for the moment. I don't think I have to justify my having them. As for not (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) That's a good start! (...) Me either! (...) Darn. (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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