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The Keyspan adapters are still a bit of a grey area. I've had several reports of them working just fine, and one report of it not working at all. I'm still trying to isolate this problem (which affects NQC and presumably MacNQC). The tweak in MacNQC (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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Am/Um 15:32 06.10.99 -0700 schrieben Sie: (...) Fischertechnik, too! Have alook at (URL) klick on 'Profi-kits (from 9 years)' Werner (26 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi all, I am selling laser modules for Mindstorms. The modules are two 2x6 lego bricks one on top of the other with a plate on the bottom. It has a wire with a lego power connector on the end attached to one end, and the laser sticks out about 1mm (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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To my great dismay, I have the opposite problem: a good friend just told me he's getting married that weekend :-(( Suz, isthere a way I can cancel / get any money back?? I have one adult and one child registered (separately). Can I pass it along (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Tell your friend that it's too rushed for him to get married and that he really ought to think about what he's getting into before he leaps. Suggest he put it off for a week or so. (26 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Forgive my ignorance with respect to robotics and the like but what would you do with a laser? Is it used for guiding the robot or can the RCX detect when the beam is broken? I don't assume it is used to zap dirty dishes from the dinner table. <g> (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Yeah. In can't think of anything that a laser could be used for. Unless you had reflective walls and could use it as a range finder. Sort of like an ultrasonic range finder, only with light. I wonder if the timing could be done fast enough. Andy (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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I think a laser would be very useful for vaporizing pesky obstacles, I'd like mine to be a CO2 @ 50 Watts please....Blue bricks would be just fine :>)) Seriously, a laser might be an interesting source of light for a homing beacon. I don't know if I (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Andy Gombos <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:37FE04DD.CA5505...nfi.net... (...) Maybe you could use it to blind people or pets. (26 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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i assume that i will be able to make a small lego robot that hunts for annoying dogs in the neiborhood and vaproizes them. i demand no less. b ---...--- (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) My initial thought was "Why?", but of course the next couple of posts displayed the creative energy of this group and contained several good answers to my question. For range finding using the laser wouldn't monitoring the intensity of the (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Wasn't this what the SUN Jini demo did? Joel Shafer joel@connect.net (26 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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The New England Lego Users' Group (NELUG) will be hosting an open meeting on Saturday, October 23rd at 7:00 PM, during the upcoming MindFest event. The MindFest organizers at the MIT Media Lab have graciously offered us a large room for the (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Pulsing the laser would be implemented with the "motor speed control". (...) How about just using it with mirror(s) and the light sensor as a tripwire? (26 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) difficult (...) of a (...) Snip You put a single field lens in front on the laser to provide a conical beam, but this is usually already done by the manufacturer because a laser diode is basically a point source and needs to be collimated to (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Lasers are very well, and make cool toys. My cat loves to chase the little red spot on the carpet! But if you're talking about scanning or diffusing the beam, aren't you defeating the purpose of using a laser. If you want a cone, use a super- bright (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Maybe the robot could use the laser to draw spiro-graph designs on the wall, I'm not sure if the motors could position the beam that fast though. Joel Shafer joel@connect.net (26 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Rangefinding can be done without much of this hassle. I developed an application a few years ago to "showcase" a product for the optoelectric company for which I worked. The product was a "position sensitive diode", aka a photodiode with two (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I don't think I was clear enough in my last post. The $35 price includes shipping, but only for orders inside the US. International orders need to pay shipping. Josh (26 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi all! I recently got hold of a sharp GP2D12 ir range sensor (The analog version, not 8-bit serial) Upon connecting it to my handyboard (Vcc-5v, Gnd-Gnd, and Vo to analog port) I get between 249 and about 251 value from the analog port. Clearly no (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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