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(...) Since its you posting, I feel I ought to make some comment about ball pumps etc ;) But I shall refrain. Yes, the design of these wonderful constructions, GBC modules, do have to be approached with a certain amount of care. Despite the inherent (...) (19 years ago, 30-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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Hey Steve et all... I think it's about time you lobby for a GBC group on Lugnet. I have been searching old posts, and checking out web sites... because after a few failed attempts at GBC I thought I would get some divine inspiration from the (...) (19 years ago, 30-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | Re: T3 Board colors & rules
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(...) Feel free to suggest options. This method actually only requires one open sensor port. As John pointed out, that port can also be used for a touch sensor so a person can play against the robot. Or you can use the port for other things, while (...) (19 years ago, 29-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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(...) My concern with this approach is that your robot needs to use an output port and an input port just for communicating with the opponent. I haven't designed or considered my solution to the competition, but I might want my ports for other (...) (19 years ago, 29-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | Re: Indy GTX & GBC
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(...) Steve - you can probably count me in for the January show if you need me. I suspect the Duck can be made to look like something that goes with a train layout, along with my new conveyor (not the one I had in Chicago). So, keep me in the loop. (...) (19 years ago, 29-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | Indy GTX & GBC
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The GTX train show is coming up in January. IndyLUG usually uses the same layout as they used in October, so we have the same size area allocated. I'm pretty sure everyone has destroyed their modules. If you don't want to rebuild in the same size (...) (19 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | Re: T3 Board colors & rules
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(...) No need to do that. My prototype sits completely behind the board. It doesn't extend along either side of the board. Speaking of which, I finished up the controls last night. I've just got a little bracing I'd like to do then it is on to (...) (19 years ago, 22-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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(...) I'm going to go with John on this. But only because I don't want him to have to start over, and I doubt it will affect Brian. :) (...) Sounds good. I have a BrickOS program that I made up to keep time. If I can find it, I'll post it. Steve (19 years ago, 22-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | Re: T3 Board colors & rules
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(...) LDraw is actually much easier to start using than I thought. The interface is a little cumbersome, but nice. The lego pieces practically snap into place (but not the technic pins & stuff, they're trickier). I have only scraped the surface of (...) (19 years ago, 22-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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(...) Someday I'll have to learn LDraw (or more likely LDD at this point). Very nice work John. It looks like it's one brick and one plate high? (...) I wish it was symmetric, but that can't work unless we make all the cells 6 wide. One point - we (...) (19 years ago, 22-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | Re: T3 Board colors
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(...) With this being said, I've re-done the T3 board in LDraw. You can see the latest version here (when it goes public) (URL) The basics: baseplate-- green, cubes-- white & black, surround-- black, crosshatch plates-- gray If anybody sees a (...) (19 years ago, 22-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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(...) ... (...) The baseplate should be green. The crosshatch plates should be gray, because that's the most common color in the Mindstorms set (for plates), and it can be seen as different from black & white (the cube colors). The other parts don't (...) (19 years ago, 18-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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I guess you guys discussed the T3 board while at Chibots. I agree, the extra 2 studs around the perimeter would be a good thing. So after changing my prototype robot last night to work with the extra area, I will be making the changes to the LDraw (...) (19 years ago, 17-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | Re: latest results
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(...) I never took the time to think about this in those terms...hmmm...I will have to think about the impact of this to my approach... (...) Or a break in the line...either way, go straight... And, as a side note, I rebuilt Sniffer on Sunday and (...) (19 years ago, 16-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc, FTX)
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(...) These are things I just didn't have time to test. My newest line following robot "Twisted" was made to follow a line with six inch radius turns. I spent a great deal of time working on it, and have at least four or five scrap prototypes on my (...) (19 years ago, 16-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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(...) encoded by the position of the sensors instead of software (which, incidently, would make it very tunable at run-time - hold the sensors onto 12L axles projecting forward, for instance, so you can slide them back and forth). Hmm. That should (...) (19 years ago, 16-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | Re: latest results
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(...) well, I started with this: (URL) seriously: follow this thread: (URL) I stunk on the advanced line following event, BTW (perhaps I should have (...) nope.. I would blame the lighting in the room. but I'll probably make a better attempt (...) (...) (19 years ago, 16-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | Re: latest results
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(...) OK, I can't find the reference - Chris, what was your "skip over" light array idea? I stunk on the advanced line following event, BTW (perhaps I should have built a robot specificly for the task, and written the code more than 24 hours in (...) (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | Re: latest results
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(...) Steve, did you use my "skip over" light array idea? you didnt... I can feel it. Chris. PS any interest in a 8417 (19 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | latest results
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Well, the "guys from Indiana" did pretty good at the Chibots event last weekend. In addition to setting up a somewhat small (by our standards) ball contraption with 13 modules, we made a good showing with our competition robots. We (Brian, Bryan and (...) (19 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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