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(...) I assume MacNQC won't work at all because it doesn't include USB tower support yet. Re 9.2.1 - I found the same problem when I moved from 9.1 to 9.2.1. The Lego driver was happy at 9.1 and hung during boot with 9.2.1. It would boot ok if you (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I have one and just recently purchased another one for one of my projects I am busy working on. I have had no issues at all with it especially not the problems you have described. I would reccomend (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have four of these sensors and have not had trouble with them. I suspect that you may have a bad one. -- Bob Fay THE SHOP (URL) Auton" <tim.lugnet@uton.org> wrote in message news:GnwoKL.Atw@lugnet.com... (...) beams (...) intended (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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I'm having problems fitting my Lego Rotation sensor into my models. It doesn't seem to quite fit properly - even the most basic setup of two beams either side held in place by plates on the top or bottom (with 1 plate on top or two plates below the (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) They suck, don't waste your money. They pretty much require the light of direct sunlight to be able to view anything. Anything dimmer and the picture is so dark you can't see anything. I've been trying to figure out a way to mount a couple of (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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This site will give you some idea of what the kit involves: (URL) may need (URL) as well : ) Robin "Gareth Bestor" <bestor@cs.wisc.edu> wrote in message news:Gnvtw2.IEs@lugnet.com... (...) out (...) thinking (...) read (...) problems (...) I (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) with Model #1 in Joe Nagata's LEGO MINDSTORMS Idea Book, called 'Rolling Car', as the platform. It is exactly like 'IT' without the steering column. It can be programmed to balance. It has 2 outputs and 0 inputs, so there's lots of opportunity (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) out (...) I bought one of these with the AA battery pack for under $100 and mounted it with rubber bands on the radio control Lego car #5600. I used a small color composite monitor on the receiver. Then I steered it around our office building (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) They suck bad... I have three of them. In really bright light they are ok... Just ok. But in 'normal' lighting they are terrible. And the wireless 2.4ghz can't take moving around at all without 'blipping'... It was a huge disappointment and (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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A long time ago, I built a robot based on the older x10 cam. You can find some example video of what the robot sees here: (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The video works reasonably well where the lighting is good. I've never been to thrilled with the audio. You will need a video capture device in order to get the signal into the PC (which I see you have after reading the rest of your message). (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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If those x10 things do work at least half as well as the ads claim, that would be a cool idea! (...) and tried out (...) I'm thinking (...) I'm using to read (...) is too big and (...) of problems (...) not, then maybe I (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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I hope this isn't too off topic, but has anybody actually bought and tried out these wireless X10 cameras that are advertised all over the web? I'm thinking of using one in a Lego mobile robot. I have an Intel webcam that has a composite video input (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Dave, Thanks for responding. Your efforts have been outstanding! I'm using a G4 Cube. The tower is connected to a 17" AGP monitor. I've never used an earlier version of the system. That's an interesting story. I was having mysterious ethernet (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Could anybody tell me how to proceed to install the Lego-camera with Robolab 2.5 under Windows 2000. I tried the highly recommended Web-help at the Robolab-support, but I definitely got no answer from these Lego-guys. Nor did I get any reply about (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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I think there was something similar to this using legOS to move a uincycle like contraption and keep it balanced. Do a search on lugnet, and see if you can find it. IIRC it was a pretty hard task to do. Ooh, I think I remember - that contest site (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) here-- you'll see you have plenty of company: (URL) C. (lurking non-geek, of course! :-) ) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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"Quinton Delpeche" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:200112030904.EA...net.com... (...) it? (...) me (...) Hello everyone: Thank you all for your opinions, comments and most of all where to order. I have placed my order and (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Don't know if you know about this, but it was unveiled yesterday. Final release name is the Segway Human Transporter. Unfortunately it doesn't live up to the hype it attracted. See: (URL) and built by Dean Kamen's company and over $100 million in (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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I haven't tested with 10.1.1 yet. Were you using 10.1 (or even 10.0.4) previously? If so, was communication more reliable? What Mac are you using? I'm just trying to isolate the problem. (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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