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A late reminder about the meeting tomorrow. Hope to see everyone at the meeting in the Redmond library, 2pm as usual. Our mini-challenge is to look for a small black square on a table. Our grand challenge (first of three attempts) is to build a (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | January 25th SMART Meeting
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January 25th will be SMART's second anniversary. As usual, we are meeting in the Redmond library, room 2, at 2pm. The mini-challenge is to build a robot that can wander over a table, looking for, and stopping on a 2-inch black square, without (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: November 2002 SMART Meeting Notes
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(...) We will be using the standard tables at the library. I believe they are about two feet wide, and approximately 6 feet long. The corner radius is pretty tight, perhaps one inch. If you would like more accurate measurements, please let me know, (...) (22 years ago, 1-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: November 2002 SMART Meeting Notes
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(...) David - Some questions about this challenge: 1) What are the dimensions of the table we'll be using? What is the corner radius? 2) Will we be able to pick our starting location and orientation, or will we all use a standardized one? If (...) (22 years ago, 1-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | SMART Maxi-Challenge: Figure-8 Racing Rules
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The purpose of our having a Maxi-Challenge is to learn more about building and programming robots. I hope that this challenge will accomplish that. The fact that it will be competitive, and a lot of fun to watch will be icing on the cake! In order (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | November 2002 SMART Meeting Notes
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Yesterday we had a great meeting. There was well over a dozen new people who attended -- so many that I apologize for not having time to welcome each of you individually, or spend time answering all the questions. I hope you enjoyed watching, and (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: November 16th SMART Meeting
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One week reminder: 1) The November SMART meeting will be on the 16th - this Saturday - at 2pm in the Redmond library, room 2. Our mini-challenge is Slope Traversal. See elsewhere for the rules. 2) Besides voting on January's mini-challenge, we'll (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Sample SMART "Maxi-challenges"
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I think the maxi-challenges should be competitive. I certainly see lots of value in building and demonstrating noncompetitive robots but I think the maxi and mini challenges should be at least somewhat competitive. Here is an idea that I have (...) (22 years ago, 9-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Sample SMART "Maxi-challenges"
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Here's another maxi-challenge example: build and program a production line - an automated assembly line that builds some little LEGO 'sculpture', say a tiny car, boat, plane, Santa Claus, duck, or penguin, or whatever else strikes your fancy. The (...) (22 years ago, 9-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Sample SMART "Maxi-challenges"
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(...) I think the tight-rope walking challenge WILL be the most difficult one, and I'm not sure it's possible either. But I *am* sure you'd learn a lot about building and programming by attempting it. And while a very tight rope might be best, I (...) (22 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Sample SMART "Maxi-challenges"
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I'm not sure if the tight rope challenge is possible. The "rope" would need to be extremely tight, just like the ones that circus performers use, so there is very little deflection. The warehouse challenge for the brickheap wars would be a good (...) (22 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | November 16th SMART Meeting
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Just a reminder that the November SMART meeting will be on the 16th of the month, at 2pm in the Redmond library, room 2. Our mini-challenge will be Slope Traversal: Given an eight-foot long 2x8 resting against a chair or table, build a robot that (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Sample SMART "Maxi-challenges"
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Here are a few maxi-challenge examples. The details need to be worked out, these are merely starting points. I would very much like to hear other ideas, as well as discussion on these ideas. An example that I mentioned when describing these (...) (22 years ago, 23-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | SMART "Maxi-challenges"
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A few meetings ago we decided that we would try two different types of challenges in addition to the usual mini-challenges that SMART meetings revolve around. The first new type of challenge was the "BrickHeap Wars" that we did last meeting. I trust (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: LegWay (Re: R: WS3D RCX Challenge #5 Results)
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The EOPD sensors I used are the same as IRPDs, except they use red LEDs instead of infra-red LEDs. I was using some proto-types, but I'm told they will be available from their web site on November 1st ----- Original Message ----- From: "LJ Liberto" (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: WS3D RCX Challenge #5 Results
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(...) This is where you shamelessly plug the sponsors. Like Digilennium, who gave Ray an RIS and a set of Spybots to give out as prizes - (URL) the Pacific Science Center who help make it TOTALLY FREE for all competitors - (URL) Ray for running the (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | LegWay (Re: R: WS3D RCX Challenge #5 Results)
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(...) I'm working on a web page to show it off. Right now, I'm a little short on pictures, because I spent all last week getting a couple robots ready for the Workshop 3D Challenge. Here's a glimps of what it looks like: (URL) make a post in a (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: R: WS3D RCX Challenge #5 Results
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(...) Just search on his name. You'll see several posts: From: "Steve Hassenplug" <hassenplug@mail.com> -Rob. (22 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | R: WS3D RCX Challenge #5 Results
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Dear David: I have built something similar to LegWay. How I can get in touch with Hassenplug, do you have his mail address? Giuseppe Menga menga@polito.it -----Messaggio Originale----- Da: "David Schilling" <davidNO@SPAMsunteleia.com> A: (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: WS3D RCX Challenge #5 Results
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(...) I should also have added a thank you to Ray for holding this competition, and the other sponsors for the venue, and prizes, etc. We appreciate all the work that goes into putting something like this on. Thanks! -- David Schilling (22 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | WS3D RCX Challenge #5 Results
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Yesterday was the Workshop 3D RCX Challenge #5. The Lego robotics competition took place in the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. Events were line following (two divisions), sumo, and puck gathering. The code-only line tracking event will be held (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | WS3D RCX Challenge #5
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At NWBrickCon, Ray Freeman gave a demo of the various events that will take place at the WS3D RCX Challenge next weekend. I would like to extend a special thanks to him for the time he spent explaining to large groups of people how LEGO robotics (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | NWBrickCon thanks
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Thank you to everyone who helped out and also to everyone who brought robots to NWBrickCon this past weekend. Those of us who were there had a lot of fun. Thousands of people came to see our robots, and had opportunity to interact with some of them. (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Simon Says Robots
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Again, thanks to all the people who brought Simon Says robots to the SMART meeting to test out. This will be a major attraction at the NWBrickCon next weekend! Here are some more details that people asked about: You can drop the robots off at the (...) (22 years ago, 29-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | SMART Meeting notes - BrickHeap Wars
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Today SMART held its first competition - a BrickHeap Wars. We had four teams participate, as follows: "Something That Rotates!" Doug Bell Scott Harris Steve Burrows Nick Burrows Edward Samson "The Movers" Steve Weil Ethan Weil Michael Sloan Joe (...) (22 years ago, 29-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | SMART meeting next Saturday: BrickHeap Wars!
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There's only a week left until the next SMART meeting. We'll be having a BrickHeap Wars at the meeting, so if you wish to participate in this, all you need to do is show up (by 12:30)! I'll be supplying all the bricks, RCXen, etc. However, I still (...) (22 years ago, 21-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Next meeting in two weeks: BrickHeap Wars!
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The next SMART meeting is in two weeks. For this meeting we'll be having a BrickHeap Wars -- just show up (by 12:30) and you'll be assigned to a team. I'll provide the bricks and the challenge. You'll have approximately three hours to build and (...) (22 years ago, 16-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Pitsco bulk order
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The order arrived today, all but two parts were shipped, (they're back-ordered). I'll bring the sets to the Sept 28th meeting as I promised. I hope that everyone that ordered will be there to pick them up. If not, we'll arrange something afterwards. (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | BricksWest™ 2003 : Call for Liason
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Greetings, If you'll follow this link to lugnet.events.brickswest: (URL) find that I've made a public showing in the first stages of planning the 2003 event. I'm now requesting that a point-of-contact person for your organization be chosen or (...) (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.trains.org.scltc) !
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| | Re: Simon Says Robot
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One detail I forgot to mention about the Simon Says robots - the IR window of the RCX should be facing the "front" of the robot. Also, since the 'caller' robot will be placed on a slightly elevated platform, in order to receive calls when you happen (...) (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | NWBrickCon Info
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Since SMART is one of the groups in the Seattle area sponsoring the NWBrickCon, I'm hoping that many of us will be able to bring robots for exhibits. Anything that looks like it would be interesting for others to look at, especially if it can (...) (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Simon Says Robot
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I appologize for not getting this out sooner. Here are the 'official' specs for the Simon Says robot. I've written them as a NQC program so that anyone can use it, even if they haven't done much programming. But feel free to modify the way the (...) (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Pitsco bulk order
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(...) A few people have already contacted me and placed their orders. If you want to order some parts, let me know by early Wednesday morning, say around 9AM at the latest. Also, Doug Bell is interested if anyone wants to split the following: (...) (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Pitsco bulk order
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I just received a new catalog from Pitsco which has a lot of useful technic parts. I've temporarily put a few of the pages up on (URL) for you to look at. If anyone is interested in doing a combined order, please email me which parts and quantities (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Answer to Firmware Question
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HI Everyone, Someone asked me at the meeting on upgrading the firmware on the RCX1.0 to the RCX2 firmware. I just did some snooping around to find an official source and here it is. Goto: (URL) download the sdk (software development kit). Run the (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | July 2002 Meeting Notes
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Another awesome SMART meeting! Lots of new attendees, lots of robots, lots of discussion, lots of great ideas! The mini-challenge: The mini-challenge was to build a robot that would walk over or around a bunch of 2x4's set on edge. Every robot (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: July 27th SMART meeting
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(...) Just two more days until the meeting. I'll share some of the things I saw at BrickFest, as well as some info on the new Spybotics sets. -- David Schilling (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | July 27th SMART meeting
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The next SMART meeting is just under two weeks away. We'll meet on July 27th, at 2pm, in the Redmond Regional Library (room 2). The mini-challenge is to build a robot that can walk from a starting line to a finish line, while either going around, or (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Meeting ideas
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I'm willing to give a couple of presentations. What sort of presentations does everyone want to have? I'm starting to dig into the internals of the RCX, standard firmware and NQC. Does anyone want a presentation on that? I think the important part (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Meeting ideas
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(...) Personally I think it's a really good idea. The only question is, who is going to do the presentations? Volunteers are required. I don't want to have the same two or three people doing these over and over, it's not fair to them, as it can take (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Meeting ideas
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Unfortunatly I will not be able to make the meeting next month. I have some ideas about possible improvments for the meetings. I think it would be great if we had some presentations or something like that to help us learn more about mindstorms and (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Challenge Ideas
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I got the following in email from Larry. He also sent this to lugnet.org.us.smart@lugnet.com but it does not seem to appear on the lugnet smart page. Larry, you may want to check your registration on lugnet. | Please don't laugh if I'm way off base (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Technic part that allows powered steering
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(...) Drr. You're right. Sorry, I should have taken a closer look. Thanks for pointing that out. -- David Schilling (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Technic part that allows powered steering
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(...) The set listed on Amazon is <set:8465> Extreme Off-Roader, the price is full retail ($40). The description listed on Amazon appears to be in error, although the part count and price are correct. Brickwise must be keying off of the description (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Technic part that allows powered steering
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For those who went to the SMART meeting on Saturday, I showed a robot frame I was working on ((URL) would allow wheels to be steered and powered at the same time. There's very few technic parts that will let you do this, the one that I used ((URL) (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | May 2002 Meeting Notes
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Today's SMART meeting was a tremendous success. Several dozen people showed up. At least seven people brought robots for the mini-challenge - locating a 100-watt lightbulb near the floor. Most of them were able to find the light even when it was not (...) (22 years ago, 19-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Ideas for next RCX competition
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(...) Thanks for the comments - but just so there's no confusion, the Workshop 3D RCX Challenge isn't sponsored or run by SMART. I'll make sure that Ray sees your comments. By the way, I also had a blast at the last competition! (...) I'm not sure (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Ideas for next RCX competition
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I've now entered the last two contests, and seen the last three, and I'm getting some ideas on how it could potentialy be improved. Overall I still think it's a great contest, and run quite well. I had a blast every time I came! I think with the (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Gus wins another
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Oh, I almost forgot: Gus also won a "Most Innovative Robot" award at Robothon 2002 for his RCX controlled helicopter! We've seen this slowly evolving at a couple of the SMART meetings. It has been a tremendous hit at both BricksWest, and at the (...) (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Gus wins Line Maze! Also: Next SMART meeting on May 18th
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Last weekend Gus Jansson participated in the Robothon 2002 at the Seattle Center. Last year he won first place with his LEGO maze-solver. This year competition was sure to be much more fierce (how can regular robot-heads let a *LEGO* robot win?!?) (...) (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Robothon this weekend
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Seattle Robotics Societies' Robothon is this weekend! Here is the announcement they sent out: Looking for something different to do this Saturday? Are you interested in high-tech gadgets? Take your family to a robot competition! Robothon 2002 May 4, (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Puck Gathering Mechanisms
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(...) Thank you for describing these mechanisms! They are really cool, and it's quite instructive to see how you designed them. -- David Schilling (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Challenge Ideas
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(...) These are good ideas, Nathan. I've added them to our list of challenges for future meetings. You can find the current list by clicking on the "Next SMART Meeting" link on our news home page. There you'll find what the current challenge is, as (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Puck Gathering Mechanisms
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I have created building instructions for how to build the (now obsolete) puck pick up mechanisms that I have used on the Workshop3D challenges. I have instructions for both geared and levered mechanisms. These are good examples of how you can use a (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Challenge Ideas
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Hi Nathan, (...) I like this idea. Another variation I have thought of is a "connect the dots" tracking. In this case the dots would be a fixed distance apart (maybe 3") and the direction could change by +- 90 (or less) degrees from dot to dot. (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Challenge Ideas
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I have a couple of ideas for a challege 1) Line tracking with occasional breaks in the line. The breaks could occur regularly after some distance and be of a given distance. 2) Find the "token". A round ring like the sumo ring. White with a black (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Workshop 3D RCX Challenge #4 Results
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Earlier today was the Workshop 3D RCX Challenge #4. There were dozens of competitors, and even more robots. This was the best turnout yet for the number of competitors and robots at this event! Below is a summary of the results. For the full (and (...) (22 years ago, 14-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Code-only Line-tracking event results
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It's time for the Workshop 3D RCX Challenge again. The main event will take place tomorrow, from 1pm to about 4pm. It should be webcast. Check out (URL) and (URL) for details tomorrow morning. This year the Code-Only Line-Tracking event was held the (...) (22 years ago, 13-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: March Meeting Notes
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This post is forwarded from mail from Doug Bell. For some reason Doug is having problems with lugnet and can't post yet. - Gus ---...--- Not knowing much about the Cybermaster, I hunted around for some info. Here is a particularly good link: (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: March Meeting Notes
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Here is a link to the French online retailer that sells Cybermaster. (URL) the left side of the page you will see Customized Catalog. For no. 1 select Games/Toys and no. 2 Lego Technic/Cybermaster. Then click on See the items found. If I understand (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | March Meeting Notes
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Today's SMART meeting was a great success! There were quite a few new comers to the group -- Welcome! We hope you'll join us again at future meetings. There were quite a few people who created robots for the Dead Reckoning challenge, including (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | SMART meeting on March 30th
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Just a reminder that we'll be having our next SMART meeting this Saturday. If you haven't started building your robots yet, don't delay much longer! See (URL) for the task description, or (URL) for other details about the meeting. If anyone has (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | A few reminders...
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First of all, I just talked to Vikki at Digilennium and she still has a lot of Lego Mindstorms kits for sale at $179.99. She had ordered the kits to have before Christmas and Lego didn't deliver until the day before, so she totally missed the (...) (22 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Lafayette (Indiana) Area Lego Robotics Club.
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Steve, This is great news, but do you need to post like this? Why not just cross post in one shot. (i.e. copy and paste the names into the Newsgroups space) Then again I could not fit all the newsgroups you posted to into the space? See Ya... Robin (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.org, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.org.us.gmlug, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.in.ind)
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| | Lafayette (Indiana) Area Lego Robotics Club.
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We're proud to announce the formation of the Lafayette Area Lego Robotics Club in Lafayette, Indiana. The Lafayette Area LEGO Robotics Club is a group of people who meet once a month to discuss and build Lego robots and related subjects. We hope to (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Demonstration or exhibit robots
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(...) I would like to give the Pacific Science Center a rough number of how many robots our group will be able to lend them for display. Anyone with one or more possibilities, please either reply to this message, or email me directly. I need to give (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Test message
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Just verifying that my registration worked and I can post. Never say that I don't post nothing here. :) (22 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Mindstorms Kits on Sale!
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Hello everyone, I just this from Vikki at Digilennium. Gus Subj: Hello from Digilennium! Date: 2/7/2002 3:24:27 PM Pacific Standard Time From: vikki@digitalseattle.com To: gjansson@aol.com, rayiii@workshop3d.com Sent from the Internet (Details) Hi (...) (22 years ago, 8-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | January Meeting: Photos, Results, and Next Challenge
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Hello Everyone! On Saturday, January 26, 2002, SMART had it's first anniversary meeting. The Mini-Challenge for this meeting was to build a drag-race robot that could race 16' down the library carpet and come to a stop within 6" of a reflective (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Demonstration or exhibit robots
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For this Saturday's SMART meeting, I've already asked people with robots they'd like to show at BricksWest to bringing them along. (see (URL) I would also like to encourage everyone to consider what robots would make good demonstration or exhibit (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Two weeks till January meeting
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First of all, this is another mini-reminder about building your drag-racer for the SMART meeting on the 26th. You've got less than two weeks. Mainly, however, I wanted to mention our group's participation is for BricksWest. BricksWest is a (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Two weeks till January meeting
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In a bit over two weeks SMART will have it's first anniversary meeting at the Bellevue Library! If you haven't started on your drag racer yet, I suggest now's a good time to do so. Since I haven't had a lot of feedback from anyone, and my own first (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Marysville 4H Technology Club and Lego Geometry
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Last week Barton Place and I drove up to Everett to talk about Lego robots with a group of young people in a 4H Technology club. This amazing group is not only working on a Lego robots (plural at least two teams!) for the First Lego League but are (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | NQC Development Environment
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Hello, At the last SMART meeting I promised someone, Martin Daniels I believe, that I would post something about the NQC development environment that I use. I know this is a little late, but, better late then never, right? Anyway, first of all, you (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | January Mini-Challenge
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Here are some comments about the January Mini-Challenge. The idea is to build a robot that will drag-race from the starting line to the finish line and stop within a very short distance of the finish line. The starting and finish lines will be made (...) (23 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Need some sensors, or an extra RCX?
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Normally 'sales' posts are discouraged outside of the market groups. But since we're focused on Mindstorms sets, and this is a deal too good to believe, I hope you'll forgive me for posting it here. Mike Brock posted in (URL) that many of the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Notes from the November 2001 SMART meeting
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Meeting Notes ===...=== Today we had our last SMART meeting of the year. The first hour or so we ran the sumo and puck gathering events with our improved robots. Some of the improvements were very interesting, and also quite good. We also got to (...) (23 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: November SMART Meeting - tomorrow
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Last reminder for tomorrow's meeting. Hope to see everyone there. -- David Schilling (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: November SMART Meeting
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The next meeting is fast approaching. Date: November 17, 2001 at 2 pm Location: Redmond Regional Library Room 1 15990 NE 85th St Map: (URL) it's at the *Redmond* library this time. The mini-challenge is to improve the robots you built for the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | BotBall
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Hello SMARTies, Remember the BotBall video that I showed a few months ago at our meeting? Well, BotBall is coming to town. At the next SRS Robothon, May 2002, there will be a regional BotBall event. Currently there are no local teams but we are (...) (23 years ago, 3-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | November SMART Meeting
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In case you've forgotten, the next SMART meeting is in just two weeks, on Saturday November 17th, at 2pm. Note that there IS a change of location this time. We will be meeting at the **REDMOND** Regional Library this time. Here's a map: (URL) is (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Code-only Line-tracking competition
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(...) Yes, that is indeed how you must do it. But there are two things that make this more difficult: first of all, the surface is highly reflective (while the line itself is flat). You'll get a high percentage of light return even if the light (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Code-only Line-tracking competition
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(...) I don't know anything about this competition, but can't you just store the black line and the table as two different variables and have your program pick the halfway point and use that in its decision making when line-following? Of course, you (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | RE: Code-only Line-tracking competition
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(...) David, thanks for putting this contest on. I admit that I was intrigued when it was announced but did not have time to put an entry together. The idea of a code-only competition on a standard hardware platform is brilliant and opens up the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Code-only Line-tracking competition
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Well, it's been a few weeks since the Workshop 3D RCX Challenge, and all the other results were in a long time ago, but we finally have the results for the code-only event. Since tab characters seem to disappear in these posts, and a table is (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Line Maze Challenge!
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Excerpt from SRS October Meeting Minutes: | We ran out of time to talk in detail about some of the Line Maze | robots that showed up to the meeting. Of the eight or nine robots | at the meeting, four or five were running (depending on your | (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Photos of Workshop 3D RCX Challenge #3
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(...) So, when will the results be available? As a participant in the code-only category I'm very curious how my program did, but I didn't see anything about the line tracking event yet, neither on the webcast nor among your pictures nor on the (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.loc.us.wa)
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| | Photos of Workshop 3D RCX Challenge #3
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Thanks to everyone that helped out, everyone that participated, and everyone that attended, the third Workshop 3D RCX Challenge was a phenomenal success. I don't know if it was an official count, but someone said there were over 30 participants, and (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.loc.us.wa)
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| | Web cam for Workshop3d RCX Challenge
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For those trying to watch the Workshop 3D RCX Challenge on the web cam, the url was incorrect. Please use the following: (URL) for the inconvenience. -- David Schilling (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.events)
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| | Re: WORKSHOP 3D LEGO RCX Challenge
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Only two weeks left for building your entry to the Workshop 3D RCX Challenge! Make sure you register if you intend on bringing a robot! Check out (URL) for details, including how to register. And don't forget, the November SMART meeting (Nov. 17th) (...) (23 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | September Meeting was Excellent
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On Saturday we had a fantastic SMART meeting at the Renton Technical College after the SRS meeting. There were many participants who attended the SRS meeting and came back for the SMART meeting. Ray Freeman came and set up the Workshop3D RCX (...) (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | September Meeting Details
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On Saturday, September 15, SMART will have a meeting in Renton after the Seattle Robotics Society meeting. The SRS meeting is from 10am to noon. The SMART meeting will be from 1:30 to 3pm. We have to be out by 3:30pm. For those who plan to attend (...) (23 years ago, 8-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | WORKSHOP 3D LEGO RCX Challenge
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Just in case anyone reading this group hasn't figured out yet that there will be a robot competition coming up soon in Seattle, consider this fair warning! You have only one month left to build your robot and program it! Check out (URL) for details, (...) (23 years ago, 7-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | September Meeting
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SMART will have its September meeting on Saturday, the 15th at the Renton Technical Collage after the SRS meeting. The SRS meeting runs from 10am to noon. SMART will have their meeting from 1:30pm to 3pm. For this meeting we will be considered to be (...) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | July Meeting Photos and Notes
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Hello SMARTies, Sorry it has taken so long to get this on the net but I have been rather busy with trips and relatives and camps etc. To top it off, my AT&T cable modem has decided that it will only work when it feels like it, which is not very (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Botball demo at SRS meeting on 7/21
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Hi Everyone, I just saw the following mail on the SRS mailing list. This Saturday, July 21, there will be a special demo of BotBall. This is the high school Lego competition that is taking place August 8 as part of the at AAAI convention in Seattle. (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | July meeting reminder
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This is just a quick reminder: the next SMART meeting will be in a little over a week. Specifically, July 28th, at 2pm. Bellevue Library, room 1. Bring your robot creations, and your questions. And don't forget this month's challenge: Build a robot (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Notes from third SMART meeting
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Today's SMART meeting was a great success. We again had many people bringing robots for a very tough challenge this time: moving around on a table without rotating wheels, and searching for a reflective block. Gus Jansson also demonstrated his (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: May SMART meeting; retro-reflector data
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(...) nicely on the lamp. If you use it then you don't have to worry about any light coming directly back into the light sensor. It also focuses more light forward thus increasing the amount reflected back. Look at: (2 URLs) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: May SMART meeting; retro-reflector data
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(...) I tried another light sensor I had, and it's readings were 670 around the rest of the room, and 655 at 9 inches. In other words, not only were the readings lower, but much less sensitive. You might want to search for your 'best' light sensor (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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