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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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| | Re: May SMART meeting; retro-reflector data
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(...) Thanks, David. I would like to add that using a Lego lamp will significantly improve your ability to detect the reflector. These lamps are part if the ultimate accessory kit and can also be purchased from Lego Shop-At-Home and/or Lego Dacta. (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | May SMART meeting; retro-reflector data
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This is a reminder of the upcoming SMART meeting. It will be May 19th, 2pm, at the Bellevue Library, room 1. (Check out our meeting page at (URL) if you haven't done so yet!) At the meeting we'll have brief introductions, a show & tell of robots (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Gus, congratulations
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(...) Thank you Dave, (applause), Thank you, thank you everyone (more applause)... Actually, SMART members David Schilling and Barton Place were also at the Robothon and have already congratulated me. The speech: The Line Maze was a very challenging (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Gus, congratulations
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Can't believe no one has mentioned it yet. Gus took his Lego robot to the SRS Robothon last weekend and took FIRST PLACE in the Line Maze. That deserves a good round of applause. You have set a standard for us all to try and achieve. Well done. (23 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Colorado Sumo went great!
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Thanks for your help, gentlemen, we had a terriffic time. Our fledgling club has a web presence now, including a *ton* of pictures, video, and analysis of our first competition. I'd like to invite you to drop by (URL) at your convenience. (23 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Web site on Lego Bi-Ped Walkers
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Since the next challenge is to build a walker, I thought I would pass this on to you in case you have not seen it in the robotics or technic newsgroups. (URL) a related matter, Barton Place and I were talking about using a wheel or similar mounted (...) (23 years ago, 15-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Meeting Home Page and Mini Challenge lists
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I've created a home page for our SMART meetings. (URL) page will contain details about when and where the next meeting will be held, what the current mini challenge is, and what mini challenges will be up for a vote for the following meeting. This (...) (23 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Length of Diagonal Spreadsheet (Now in PDF format!)
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Thank you everyone who either offered to make a PDF file or went ahead and made one and mailed it to me. Here is the PDF version of the spreadsheet. (URL) suggest that you print it out and try out some of the diagonals. For the new 12 and 20 tooth (...) (23 years ago, 8-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Length of Diagonal Spreadsheet
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"Gustav Jansson" <GJansson@aol.com> wrote in message news:GBFto5.GFC@lugnet.com... <snip>> Please, if anyone has the means to create Adobe Acrobat .pdf files, please (...) </snip> I'll give it a go when I'm back in work on tuesday..... Duq (23 years ago, 7-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Length of Diagonal Spreadsheet
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Hi Everyone, I just created a spreadsheet that I think will be useful to many of us. It shows the lengths of possible diagonals in terms of LEGO Units. I created it because I often find myself searching by trial and error for possible diagonal (...) (23 years ago, 7-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: David Schilling
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Oh I see. thanx....good luck! (...) (23 years ago, 2-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: David Schilling
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(...) I built the Killough platform for the March SMART meeting mini-challenge. (SMART is the Seattle Mindstorms and Robotic Techies group.) The basic idea was to build a robot to wander around a table, without falling off, and stop beside a heavy (...) (23 years ago, 2-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Killough Platform and Meeting Thanks
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First of all I want to say thank you to everyone who came today. I think it was an excellent meeting and I'm already looking forward to the next one. The next challenge should be fun, especially now that I know what 'around' means :) I especially (...) (23 years ago, 1-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Notes from second SMART meeting
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The second SMART meeting just is just over, and we had a terrific time! Quite a few people tried out the mini-challenge of locating a heavy block on a table. And most of them were even successful! (Though my own entry wasn't, perhaps I was overly (...) (23 years ago, 1-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Tomorrow's Challenge Notes
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I funny thing happened to me while I was writing up some reminders for tomorrow's meeting to send to SRS and Workshop3D. I realized that I, myself, had totally misinterpreted the challenge as stated by David Schilling. When I reread it today I (...) (23 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Point new-guy to resources?
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(...) Now there's an interesting idea.. but I'm out of sensors. )-: (...) Aww.. (-: Actually, one of our guys is doing just that. I've had a couple of ideas, but they're kludgy. Our first match ruleset permits only peices from a single RIS (plus one (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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