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Subject:	robot train banter was (boring) Re: RTLToronto NMRA pictures
Newsgroups:	lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
Date:	Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:34:57 GMT
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> > THAT'S not what Calum told me. he over heard how many of the REAL train guys were > > grumbling about how what you do is NOT real train stuff. Ergo your trains suck! (in > > the eyes of others) > > > "ROBOTS, now that's where its at" -- me > > You know, I'm sure among robotics enthusiast circles, they're thinking the exact > same thing about our competitions. :) > > Iain AH, BUT at no point do our games claim to be anything but what they are. the Train heads "claim" to be a real model train layout, but its Lego. (when compared to REAL model train layouts) us cool robot guys have NEVER said that the project x robots are, or could, replace pick/place industrial robots. :) Chris wee, this is fun

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		Re: robot train banter was (boring) Re: RTLToronto NMRA pictures
(...) Boy we missed the banter in here... The event organizers loved the layout, the NMRA reps invited us to subsequent shows, and we seemed to always have a pretty large crowd checking out the layout and asking alotta questions. THe grumbling Calum (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

		Re: robot train banter was (boring) Re: RTLToronto NMRA pictures
(...) Oh, that's not what I meant; I was thinking more like, the battle-bots, Mark-Tilden, Micromouse-that-can-...12-seconds types. I think anyone doing industrial robotics thinks what we're doing is cool (if they know about it) - as proof, Steve (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

		Re: robot train banter was (boring) Re: RTLToronto NMRA pictures
(...) I'm not really sure who to side with, here. Let me think. First, the train guys say "ours" (LEGO) are not real trains. So, their 3 inch tall, .000001 horsepower monster IS? Oh, wait, it's just a model. It represents a real train. hmm. So, what (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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		Re: RTLToronto NMRA pictures
(...) You know, I'm sure among robotics enthusiast circles, they're thinking the exact same thing about our competitions. :) Iain (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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