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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 (...) (23 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 (23 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 (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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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) (...) (23 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 (...) (23 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 (...) (23 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 (...) (23 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 (...) (23 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?!?) (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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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, (...) (23 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 (23 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 (...) (23 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 (...) (23 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. (...) (23 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 (...) (23 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 (...) (23 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 (...) (23 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) (...) (23 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 (...) (23 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 (...) (23 years ago, 31-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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