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(...) Big words bruce considering that you said this: (...) if ya want, I keep all my old almost working prototypes. I can let you have a few if you find that this game is too hard for you. I mean, Iain, "claims" to be going away that day. Dave K (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Bought an 8kg bag of rice today and tested my robot. Guess what, it's an absolute failure! Just finished taking it totally apart. Now I need a new idea that extracts at least 1 block (that way I'm sure to beat Chris). Bruce (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Plane ticket to England for Wife, and baby $900 8455 Lego back hoe set $150 missing my wife and daughter for a week $ A LOT having enough time to build a working robot, and waiting to see the look on the face's of you guys when I win...... P R I C (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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has anyone made a successful single rake work? should I stop wasting my time and try to go with some sort of claw? Chris (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Segway HT and Roomba
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(...) Well I would have been your missing third. I felt the same way at the Peter Gabriel concert last month. They had two Segways on stage. Gabriel was driving one, and his backup singer (daughter I believe) was driving the other. I was really (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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