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"Guido Heunen" <heunen@esrf.fr> wrote in message news:Gx6EIA.79@lugnet.com... (...) If you mean like, one of those MLCAD or LDRAW files, no I don't. I've fiddled around a little bit with that program but not enough to understand how to connect (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics)
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Iain, Do you have a .dat file available of your neat machine. I would like to understand more of the mechanisms you used. Guido (23 years ago, 4-Jun-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics)
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FYI, the Ferrari brothers' book masterfully covers all of the topics you list, and in a coherent sequence as well (IMHO). Dave Baum covers a subset of them with more emphasis on programming in his book. No NQC in FLL? Ack! --Russ (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Maybe it would help to lay out the format of the training course. 1. Structures I start out with how to build strong structures. There is a discussion of LEGO joining techniques. When is a friction type connection OK, and when is bracing (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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include/lnp/lnp.h (from the cvs repository) 114: file://! set new LNP host address 115: extern inline void lnp_set_hostaddr(unsigned char host) 116: { 117: lnp_hostaddr = ((host << 4) & CONF_LNP_HOSTMASK); 118: } Why is host bitshifted by 4? This (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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In lugnet.robotics, Dave Baum writes: But I can't overstate (...) My favorite reference on the simple stuff is (URL) but good. Roger (23 years ago, 4-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) That's true - I hadn't appreciated the level these people were at. In that case may I strongly recommend a classic: "The Art of Lego Design" by Fred Martin. You can find it in several places: (URL) could perhaps get these people to read it (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I ran a training session for FLL coaches last year. Some coaches already have Mindstorms experience - those aren't the ones that need training. Many of the others had never played with Technic or Mindstorms before. We spent over an hour on (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I think you should toss in some weird ones: Bipeds, Quadrupeds. Shrimps. Killough platforms (a personal favorite of mine). Er - those weird wheels that have rollers instead of treads so they can roll smoothly sideways - what are those called? (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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I am writing up some coaches training materials for First LEGO League (FLL) in Minneapolis MN and I need some help with examples of various robot designs. I plan on covering: Platforms: Differential Drive (2 drive wheels, 1 or more casters) (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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