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From: Gary Mullen <garym@the-mullens.net> (...) It's a little of both. (prize & prestige) When you go to a contest sponsored by a robot club, they often give out "real robot" prizes. (stuff WE can't usually use) But at the last line following event (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) > of trying hot-glue if it doesn't melt the LEGO's... There are two kinds of hot-melt glue guns - High temperature and Low temperature. I know that the low temperature kind definitely don't melt Lego and the glue does peel off relatively (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Depends on who you are, a 100% LEGO solution is better IMHO. Of course glue or cross stitching falls out of the purists world. I once made some heavy duty treads from halvbeams and cross axles but found it difficult to get enough traction from (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Are non-Lego treads are out of the question? I've had lots of luck with different brands including the ones shown on my very old web page at www.borg.com/~pinkmice JB (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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<SNIP> (...) I haven't tried any adhesives on my tracks yet, but I was thinking of trying hot-glue if it doesn't melt the LEGO's or some tub caulk. School glue and/or wood glue (leaning more towards wood glue) may have enough strength to hold and it (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I don't think there is really a good source for this information, yet. I'm planning on making a web page with information about line following, including event locations, in the near future. One place to look is the regular robot clubs. Like: (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(URL) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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hi stef mientki gives the ability to see my hovercraft in motion thanx stef (URL) file soon (i hope today) depends on stef's free time :)) regards pixel (23 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hi Tobbe, sorry for delay in replying you, I have pleasure in your comment. As you specified, main news on this model are RCX's applications. Really my target is building a big "work zone" technic figure scale with 3-4 interactive models (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.loc.it)
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(...) Yeah, tell me about it. My latest MOC (still to be published) uses 1 x 6 plates on this type of treads and I made the MOC remote controlled and had to pick up a lot of plates when I was done driving. The treads have some serious flaws but are (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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hi all again mission 1.5 completed it means i did big brother of my hovercraft so this is some data diameter of deck: 53 cm skirt length: 6 cm diameter of duct (tunnel): 15 cm height of tunnel: 8 cm i used lighter (thiner) film lighter scotch the (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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at last :)))) hi stef i'm interrested in sending you my movies converted to mpeg files if you are ready let me know i can sent movies sliced on about 2mb pieces i'm ready to send thanx a lot regards pixel (23 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Of course. But then, some are more "real" than others ;-) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Should have posted this hear Peter, (...) Alas, unfortunately I consider myself to be somewhat of a Lego purist, I look for almost pure Lego solution where I don't have to 'modify' bricks. If I started buying non-Lego stuff I'm afraid my hobby might (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) When I was first designing the tank base I had assumed I would have to use an adder/subtractor to have straight driving. I spent a fair put of time playing with different A/S trying to fugure out which would be best to use. It was then that I (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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All this talk of line following competitions has got me interested. Does anyone know if there are any such competitions in or around Minnesota? Also, what are the best places to look out for this kind of thing? Thanks, Gary (23 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, Dave, Thanks for the info; I shall pass it on. I have 8 or so serial towers we aren't using for class as we've switched to USB towers. So I can see if they can get that working under Virtual PC. Just as an aside and to answer the question (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I have run the RIS 2.0 software under virtual PC (VPC 5.0, Windows 98) with the older serial tower via a Keyspan USB/serial adapter. I was never able to get the USB tower to work with VPC/RIS. If you *really* want to run the RIS software, then (...) (23 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have a student who is trying to use RIS 2.0 with Virtual PC on a Macintosh. LEGO says the drivers should be on the CDROM; the guy that sold them Virtual PC says it probably won't run the RIS 2.0. Can they run RIS 2.0 on a Mac? Can they use the USB (...) (23 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) No good news. Scott Evans of US FIRST wrote that 3M only prepares this material for FLL and is not prepared to deal with individual requests. He suggested that spliced 36" printouts from a large format printer work well for him during testing. (...) (23 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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