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  [rtlToronto] October Dinner
 
Hi folks, For lack of a better alternative: Monthly Dinner: Friday, October 20th, 2006. 7PM Swiss Chalet 5487 Dundas Street West Toronto, Ontario See you guys this Friday. Calum (18 years ago, 17-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: Tic Tac Toe Bot
 
(...) I figured if I got hardware ready I could work on software at any time. I've also got a lot of train building to do, so now I can work on software at times I wouldn't be able to work on Lego building anyway. Although I do have a hardware (...) (18 years ago, 16-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: Tic Tac Toe Bot
 
(...) Way to go! Mine is software complete :) -Rob A> (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Tic Tac Toe Bot
 
My Tic Tac Toe bot is now hardware complete. With the exception of the marker attachment. Because we haven't decided what marker to use. Derek (18 years ago, 14-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: K, that's it! We're doing it!!
 
(...) I started with 3. Then I thought about it, and went 3 to 5. Once you get beyond 5 or 6 pounds (with LEGO) then people are just being excessive. And, I know excessive. (...) Robot with melted clutch gear = not good Terminator-style claw still (...) (18 years ago, 12-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: K, that's it! We're doing it!!
 
(...) K, I like Steve's idea--I was going for the 24 by 24 with the 18+ battery boxes, but to keep things reasonable, the 12 x 12 is a perfectly good restriction 3-5 pounds? that's tough 'cause I remember building my tug o' war 'bot and trying to (...) (18 years ago, 12-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: K, that's it! We're doing it!!
 
(...) hmm. Maybe worth a trip to Canada. (...) I'd think there should be at least a couple rules, to keep people (like me) from building robot that are just stupid-big. Something like 12x12 inches and 3 to 5 lbs should be plenty for most. Also, if I (...) (18 years ago, 12-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  K, that's it! We're doing it!!
 
Pulling a preemptive takeover, I'm running a 'bot competition!! After watching YouTube for a bit-- (URL) seeing what others are passing off as LEGO 'battlebot' things, and since Chris and I have been talking about it for YEARS!!!, I'm running a LEGO (...) (18 years ago, 12-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: i know we're all broke
 
(...) I've seen RIS sets going for a little under retail until relatively lately--now they've seemed to dropped alot. But I've not kept close watch, so there were probably deals to be made even before the NXT Thanks for the info, Brian! Dave K (18 years ago, 12-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  [rtlToronto] Dinner cancelled was, Re: Where to have dinner this week?
 
(...) Well, Chris can't make it, I'm dead tired and I got no responses, so... ...I've decided to postpone dinner a week to next Friday. In the meantime, your suggestions are encouraged. Calum (18 years ago, 12-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)


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