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(...) The deadline has been extended to noon Friday so go ahead and register. Gus Jansson event co-chair (20 years ago, 14-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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(...) How loose is the registration? I'd like to enter, but I'm 4 days past the deadline. Yeah, I know I'm lame... -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (20 years ago, 14-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Workshop 3D RCX Challenge in two weeks
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(...) It's just one week until the RCX Challenge ... if you are planning to participate, make sure you register ahead of time. (URL) Also, as noted before, the mini-challenge for the May SMART meeting is any portion of the Gap Crossing/Cube (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Workshop 3D RCX Challenge in two weeks
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The next Workshop 3D RCX Challenge will be in just under two weeks. If you are interested in entering a robot, please review the rules carefully as the Line-Tracking and Sumo rules have both changed. Also, the Puck Gathering event has been replaced (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | March 27th SMART Meeting Notes
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Today we had our first meeting at our new location at DigiPen. It's pretty nice there. Thanks Tyler and DigiPen for providing an awesome new location! For our mini-challenge we had four or five people attempt it, and while no one was able to (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: SMART's 2004 Grand Challenge: Robot Soccer
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(...) I didn't actually unroll the mat until today, only to realize that it's 72" long, not 96". So the arena we'll use is 4'x6'. -- David Schilling (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: March 27th SMART Meeting
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(...) Since my time was limited, I decided to just build two robots that could meet each other. Pretty fun challenge, even without exchanging crates! I just completed programming the robots, and they seem to work ok. I'm excited to see what other (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: March 27th SMART Meeting
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Last reminder about tomorrow's meeting (at DigiPen 5001-150th Ave NE, Redmond; map: (URL) -- the door is near the end of the building that's behind the Chevron gas station and the 7-11. Here are DigiPen's directions from their web site: (URL) I've (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: March 27th SMART Meeting
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In just under a week is the next SMART meeting. We'll be meeting at DigiPen (5001-150th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052; A map: (URL)) The mini-challenge is to build two robots that can find each other, and pass a crate from one to the other. Check past (...) (21 years ago, 21-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | March 27th SMART Meeting
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In two weeks we'll be having the next SMART meeting. Remember, this meeting will be meeting at a new location! We'll be meeting at DigiPen. The meeting will still start at 2pm. The address is 5001-150th Ave NE Redmond, WA 98052 Here's a map: (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 12-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: SMART Robotic display at Crossroads Shopping Center - Feb 28th
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Here are some pictures I took at the event: (URL) David Schilling (21 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: SMART Robotic display at Crossroads Shopping Center - Feb 28th
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If someone left a coat at the mall, please contact me. (Remove the spam block on the above email address.) -- David Schilling (21 years ago, 29-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: SMART Robotic display at Crossroads Shopping Center - Feb 28th
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Today we had an AWESOME show at Crossroads Shopping Center! We had a new Crate Contraption with 10 RCXs, and dozens of other robots besides being displayed. The Kids competition was good too. There were 8 competitors in the Tug of War. Robots paired (...) (21 years ago, 29-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: SMART Robotic display at Crossroads Shopping Center - Feb 28th
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(...) Final reminder about the show at Crossroads Shopping Center tomorrow. If you are bringing robots that you wish to demonstrate which require significant setup, and you're willing to show them all day, it's okay to arrive earlier. People (...) (21 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | SMART Robotic display at Crossroads Shopping Center - Feb 28th
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This Saturday SMART will be putting on a display of its members' robots at Crossroads Shopping Center. The show will be on February 28th from 10am to 5pm. SMART Robotic Marvel LEGO Mindstorms Display and Kids Robotic Competition February 28, 2004 (...) (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: SMART's 2004 Grand Challenge: Robot Soccer
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(...) *SNIP* David, I am glad to see that this challenge is being tackled by another LEGO based robotics group. I have to say that so far this has been the most challenging event we have tackled. (...) *SNIP* We found that robots that get stuck on (...) (21 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | SMART's 2004 Grand Challenge: Robot Soccer
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At our last meeting we voted on a new Grand Challenge: Robot Soccer. This will be an ongoing challenge for 2004. The reason for a Grand Challenge is that this lets you build a robot over a longer period of time. You will have many opportunities to (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | January 31st SMART meeting notes
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At last Saturday's SMART meeting we had a bunch of people coming for the first time: welcome! Even more impressive, a number of them brought robots! I've posted a few meeting pictures at: (URL) The mini-challenge was to build a robot that could (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: January 31st SMART meeting
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Final reminder about tomorrow's (Saturday) SMART meeting at the Redmond Regional Library, room 2, 2pm. See previous posts about the mini-challenge. It's our third anniversary, I hope everyone can make it! -- David Schilling (21 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Cooperative Cybernetic Crate Contraption
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"Tobbe Arnesson" <StPnAtM@lotek.nu> wrote in message news:Hs7AyD.898@lugnet.com... (...) for the (...) the (...) I was amazed at the way that everything was designed to work together without passing bytes. absolutely excellent work, the pcitures (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Cooperative Cybernetic Crate Contraption
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Amazing! Purly amazing. Well done all of you! To bad this post seems to have been hidden in the flow of Lugnet. Thanks for the highlight Philo (added a spotlight myself alas I think it's too late for the frontpage). (21 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Looks like this incredible job didn't got enough attention... Congratulations, spotlighted ! Philo (21 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | January 31st SMART meeting
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Just a reminder that the next SMART meeting is only a week away. We'll be meeting at the Redmond Regional Library at 2pm this Saturday (the 31st). The mini-challenge is to build a robot to manipulate crates or the small Lego soccer/basket balls. At (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Has anybody successfully added an RCX to 7471 Mars Rover?
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Ever since I picked up the 7471 Mars Rover a few months ago, I thought it screamed out for an RCX modification. I saw a lot of discussion about the possibility, but didn't find where anybody had actually successfully done it. Now that BrickFest PDX (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.org.scibrick)
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| | January SMART meeting in two weeks
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The next SMART meeting is less than two weeks away. On January 31st we'll be meeting in the Redmond Regional Library at 2pm. The mini-challenge is to build a new robot that either manipulates crates or the small Lego soccer balls or basketballs. The (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Cooperative Cybernetic Crate Contraption
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Cooperative Cybernetic Crate Contraption ===...=== In June of 2003 SMART put on a massive display of robots at a local shopping mall. After the show a few of us got together for dinner to decide what would be cool to do for our next show. Instead of (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.robotics, FTX) !
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| | November 2003 SMART Meeting
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It's a little late (I've been having weird computer problems for a while) but I thought I'd post some notes on the last meeting. First, though, someone lost an RCX remote; if anyone picked it up, could you please let me know so that we could return (...) (21 years ago, 5-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | January meeting
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For those that were not at the November meeting, for Brick Heap Wars (which was a blast, BTW!), the challenge for the January meeting is to build a robot that either manipulates Lego soccer or basketballs, or crates, like the robots in our (...) (21 years ago, 1-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | November 8th SMART Meeting
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It's been a while since the last SMART meeting, but that doesn't mean we haven't been busy. Nor does it mean that there aren't Lego robot activities that you can participate in: Robothon, sponsored by the Seattle Robotics Society this week at the (...) (21 years ago, 24-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Workshop3D RCX Challenge 7
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(...) I've been looking forward to this, as usual. I've entered the last four Workshop 3D Challenges, and I've never even been to Seattle! David Schilling has been nice enough to run my robots in past events, but it doesn't look like that's going to (...) (21 years ago, 24-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Workshop3D RCX Challenge 7
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On Saturday, November 1, the Pacific Science Center in Seattle will be the venue for yet another Workshop 3D RCX Challenge. This will be number 7! Events as usual will be Line Tracking, Sumo, and Puck Gathering. Last year he also had walking sumo (...) (21 years ago, 19-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.events)
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| | NWBrickCon 2003
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This weekend SMART will be participating in NWBrickCon 2003. Any robots you would like to display are welcome. SMART will have a large display of cooperating robots, called the "Cooperative Cybernetic Crate Contraption". A smaller version of this (...) (21 years ago, 3-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: September SMART Meeting Canceled
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(...) Just a reminder that the usual SMART meeting that would occur this weekend has been canceled. A number of our club members are participating in the LEGO roadshow which will be held this weekend at the Seattle Center near the international (...) (21 years ago, 24-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | September SMART Meeting Canceled
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The Lego Roadshow is taking place the same weekend that we'd normally have our SMART meeting. Since a number of us are participating at the roadshow, it has been decided to cancel the normal SMART meeting that would take place on the last Saturday (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | NWBrickCon Registration Deadline
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Some SMART members might not be aware of this because they missed the last meeting, but NWBrickCon is happening on the first weekend of October, at the Seattle Center. SMART will be putting on a display of robots at the convention, but there will (...) (21 years ago, 27-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: July 26th SMART Meeting
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One of my robots decided to try the "center of gravity above the rope" challenge on it's own initiative Sunday. The results were not pretty, but nothing was permanently damaged, and the robot is back together now. Sean and I are having a lot of fun (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: SMART Robotic Marvel
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I want to thank David for putting this show together! I think it went very well, introducing many people to Lego robotics and our club. The robots on display captured the interest of a large number of people walking by. The contests worked well, (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | July 26th SMART Meeting
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In two weeks SMART will be having its next meeting at the Redmond Library, room 2 at 2pm. The mini-challenge this time is to build a robot that can cross from one table to another on a taunt rope. You won't be told ahead of time how far the tables (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | SMART Robotic Marvel
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SMART Robotic Marvel A LEGO Mindstorms Display and Kids Robotic Competition SMART's robot display and kids competition at Crossroads Shopping Center was tremendously fun! We had a ton of robots, using over 40 RCXs, a half dozen scouts, some (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: SMART show at Crossroads
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I'm short some boat weights for my demo robots (my line crossing robot uses some, as does Sean's tug-of-war robot). If anyone has some extras laying around, I could use 6 just for tomorrow so I can have the helicopter, spot finder, and Sean's (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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