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Last reminder about this Saturday's SMART meeting. We'll be meeting at the Seattle Center, in the Centerhouse during Robothon 2007. The meeting starts at 12 noon. This month's meeting will be a BrickHeap Wars event. It's a competition where you (...) (17 years ago, 20-Sep-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: September SMART Meeting at Robothon!
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(...) Don't forget, we'll be meeting at the Centerhouse, in the Seattle Center on Saturday, September 22nd at 12 noon for this month's meeting. The meeting will be a BrickHeap Wars competition. There's only a bit over a week left to start another (...) (17 years ago, 13-Sep-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: September SMART Meeting at Robothon!
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My son, Peter, and I should be able to participate. While I could bring electronic parts, I may not be able to bring a computer so I'm a little hesitant to volunteer to lead a team. However, if there are a bunch of people who want to participate but (...) (17 years ago, 8-Sep-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: September SMART Meeting at Robothon!
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(...) There's just a couple more days that we've reserved only for SMART teams to register for BrickHeap Wars. After that we'll open up registration for other teams. Once all the slots are taken, you'll have to join one of the teams that has already (...) (17 years ago, 5-Sep-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: September SMART Meeting at Robothon!
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(...) David, I'm trying to arrange to attend Robothon. If I can make it, I'll have a team. Steve (17 years ago, 24-Aug-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | September SMART Meeting at Robothon!
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The next SMART meeting will be on Saturday, September 22nd, held during and at Robothon. The meeting will be a BrickHeap Wars - a competition where we bring the (Technic) LEGO pieces, you build and program a robot at the meeting. For this reason, (...) (17 years ago, 24-Aug-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: May 19th SMART Meeting
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It's time to think of a game for your robot to play -- the next SMART meeting is only 10 days away! What kinds of game would you like to have your robot play? Something physical (baseball?), something with props (cards?), something purely (...) (17 years ago, 9-May-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: MicroMouse
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(...) Hi Steve, I think you are assuming this is my 'bot. This was just something I found on YouTube. I have a Micromouse robot in the works so I will attempt to answer your questions based on my experience. I believe it is flashing the LEDs in an (...) (17 years ago, 4-May-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: MicroMouse
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(...) Gus, Just so you know, there are people out here watching. :) Thanks for posting this stuff, and the crate contraption stuff from BFPDX. Nice job on the maze. Are you recording your path? You're using flashing light sensors to detect the (...) (17 years ago, 4-May-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: MicroMouse
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It can be done! (URL) Gus (17 years ago, 4-May-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart, FTX)
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I have built a small, 4 x 6, micromouse arena and uploaded a few pictures. I will bring this maze to the next meeting. The maze: (URL) Note, it will be very tight to build a LEGO robot that can navigate the maze, but I'm sure it can be done. For (...) (17 years ago, 26-Apr-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart, FTX)
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| | May 19th SMART Meeting
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The next SMART meeting is only a month away, on May 19. We will be back at our usual location in DigiPen for this meeting. There are two mini-challenges you can build robots for. Pick one, or build a robot for both! First: Build a robot that plays a (...) (17 years ago, 20-Apr-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Brickfest2007 Crate/GB Contraption
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(...) I have added links to video files, as well as some commentary, to the write-up on the Crate Contraption shown at BrickFest. These video files all come from David Schilling, Thank you David. The write-up page has several embedded Brickshelf (...) (17 years ago, 18-Apr-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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We had quite the Mindstorms/Technic display at BrickFest2007 in Portland last weekend! Now that I have been home for a week, I'm starting to recover enough to actually write something about the event. David Schilling was in charge of our (...) (17 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | EggArt - a 4-colour Easter egg painting robot
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Just in the nick of time, the day before Easter, I completed building a 4-colour NXT Easter egg painting robot. I started building it several months ago, when I thought I'd have plenty of time before Easter. Of course, at about the 85% complete (...) (17 years ago, 9-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.org.us.smart) !
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| | BrickFest 2007 registration closing tomorrow
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In case you've been hiding for the last few weeks, here's a last reminder for a few things: First of all, our next SMART meeting is this Saturday, and will be at Renton Technical College. See previous posts in this group for time, (...) (17 years ago, 14-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: March 17, 2007 SMART meeting
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One more week until our next SMART meeting. Just a reminder that we'll be meeting at the Renton Technical College instead of our usual location. This is because Gus and I are giving a presentation on the NXT at the SRS meeting in the morning. You (...) (17 years ago, 10-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | March 17, 2007 SMART meeting
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In just over two weeks we'll be having our next SMART meeting. This meeting will take place at 2pm, after the SRS meeting, at the Renton Technical College. Here's a map for how to get to the campus: (URL) Here's a map of what room we'll be in on the (...) (17 years ago, 2-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Lego Robotics Instructor(s) needed this summer
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I'm forwarding this from the Washington FLL yahoo group. I would consider doing this but at this time I'm not sure what weeks this summer I will be in the Seattle area. Poulsbo is also a bit of a drive (and ferry ride) from Seattle. But in case any (...) (17 years ago, 10-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: NXT for $200
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FYI: I received the NXT set and as far as I can tell it was a smooth transaction. -Craig (17 years ago, 1-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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