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Re: My Monkey Needs a Brain
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Mon, 10 Sep 2001 19:51:41 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft writes:
> Perhaps that should be my monkey needs a mind. I've got a brain for it(RCX),
> it just needs to be programmed.
> Using my brain, and mind, I've been able to get my monkey to swing from bar to
> bar on my test ladder. Originaly I was using a battery box and polarity
> switchs to control it, then I thought, I have a RCX remote why am I doing
this.
Glad to hear your monkey is working! Anyone else have a working prototype?
> Anyway that RCX remote is great. I never really used it before. I just got
> the set for the rotation sensor. Its either very powerfull or the RCX is very
> sensitve because it didn't matter where I pointed it, it still worked.
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> Speaking of rotation sensors, does anyone know if you can get them
individualy?
Yes, just call Lego Shop at Home. This is how I got mine. They tend to offer
lots of things not in the catalogs, so its always worth asking.
> I have a catalog that shows them as set 9756, but I've never found this to be
> available. I've home spun my own with touch sensors but they are never very
> consistant.
Oooo... I have wanted to make some homebrew rotation sensors for quite a while
now, but I probably never will. You could probably get much higher resolution
from mouse parts...
> Well I hope to have my monkey thinking on its own by the end of the week. • Then
> I'll either work on some RCX-less ideas I've had, or start planning a module
> for Train 3.
Go for the robot... Forget the trains:)
Rob
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