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(...) design-good (...) buttons, No! Honestly. Translucent rubber buttons NEVER LOOK GOOD, ever. EVER EVER EVER. WORST feature of the Roomba was the buttons on top. (URL) 100% perfect. Iain (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Segway HT and Roomba
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(...) Segway is an interesting item in that it's industrial and product design is excellent, but it's a solution waiting for a problem. It's like, they hired great ID and PD guys, but forgot to talk to anyone in marketing. For those who don't want (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: i freeking hate rakes......
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(...) Here here. So far it is the hardest game I made a robot for. I don't know if my 3rd prototype arm will work, or just give me a twisted axle when it try to paw through the rice. (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: limited slip (aka clutch gear)
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(...) naw, I'm not sure why my cell phone did not "ring" I was out celebrating my dad's birthday. so I just got home, and saw Bruce's post about going into some drunken stupor. Chris (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: limited slip (aka clutch gear)
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(...) ACTUALLY, Calum and I were at the CNE, visiting the Better Living Pavilion and expericing Italian Freefall from 55 metres and pulling 5+ G's the KMG Afterburner, Fireball. And then we phoned you at 10 to see if you wanted to go for ice cream, (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Segway HT and Roomba
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(...) videos (...) little (...) plug is (...) I think Calum is the only person I know who apprecieates product design even more than I do. If there had been a third person standing there watching us poke and prod at the Segway I think they'd think (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Iain and I saw some nifty robotics related stuff at the CNE/Ontario Place today: (URL) had two Segway HT's being used for promotional PR work for Pogo (the hotdog on a stick product). Very very cool. A company rents out the Segways with custom (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Rice
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(...) yep.... that STUPID spirit of the game thing getting to you bruce? heh heh sucker. (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Rice
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(...) hmmm... how is pouring the beer on the rice going to help? (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Rice
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After working all day...I'd like to say that
I hate Lego...I hate rice...and I'm none to fond of Chris. And don't irritate me further by telling me that your rice robot is simple and works like a charm! Maybe a nice cold beer will solve my problems. (...) (21 years ago, 30-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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