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My first recourse would be to contact LEGO for a replacement part. Mark Near (...) Mark (NOTE NEW PHONE NUMBERS) Mark Harrison Near markn@scoca-k12.org LAN Manager 800.634.8828 x5300 (Toll Free) 740.289.5300 (Desk) 740.352.9141 (Cell) 740.532.7752 (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hy to all ! I've a Ris 1.5 since 2000 and everything was going good. Until today. I was assembling a lego pneumatic switch with a touch sensor to detect the center position on the switch, but the sensor seems to have lost sensibility. When i touch (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hi Kevin, Thanks for reviewing the website! The chapter on walking robots discusses basic concepts behind the mechanics necessary for building such a machine. RCX programming using state diagrams is explained for the software development phase (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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I spoke with Lego here in the US last week looking for Mindstorm accessories. The product HAS been discontinued and a new product (details unknown) will be coming out for the 2004 holiday. Rick From: Bruce Boyes <bboyes@systronix.com> To: (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yep. I've been looking at the theoretical basis for how rubber tyres work in full-sized cars - and it's an insanely complicated process. However, one thing one learns early on is that the normal rules of friction that we were taught in school (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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I apologize for the double-post; I didn't think the first would go through because my website was down. And also wasn't meaning to sound so adamant. But more hopeful, I guess. I just can't see LEGO selling Mindstorms use on one hand and cutting off (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hello Philo, This is an extremely interesting and informative analysis. Did you notice any effects caused by the location of the scale attachment point? It seems to me that any attachment point below the axle centerline creates a lever arm (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hi Don, Congratulations on getting our your second book! Authoring a book is a lot of work. Your page hints at a section on walking robots. Could you give me more information on this section. I'm very interested in walking robots. Kevin (22 years ago, 5-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi everyone, I'm curious to know if there is a way to make our own barecodes. i.e. In the main instruction catalog, the is a barecode for the whole program of the truck (main model) I do have the downloaded program to make and print one program with (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.codepilot)
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I heard this about the cybermaster set years ago. Even lego told me it was out of production. Then last week at my local Toyrus (UK) they have the original cybermaster set on the shelf. Lego have invested too much cash into R&D to just scrap (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) today. One of the supporting LUGs at the con is SMART, (the Seattle Mindstorms and Robotic Techies) and so a number of questions were about the future of this product. General answer: Mindstorms isn't going away. Though it might be sold (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Consider that the FIRST LEGO League registered the following number of teams so far this Challenge Season: NORTH AMERICA 3.359 teams registered SCANDINAVIA 325 teams registered GERMANY 94 teams registered UNITED KINGDOM 92 teams registered FRANCE 52 (...) (22 years ago, 4-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi LEGO Enthusiasts, My new book titled "LEGO Mindstorms Mechatronics" is available. This book combines mechanics, electronics, and software with the usual lab projects format that was presented in the Interfacing book.There is info on how to use (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Sorry, I didn't want to give false news. I was very worried but I didn't know all those things you have said... Thanks to all Apologize for this mistake. Chris. (22 years ago, 5-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Consider that the FIRST LEGO League registered the following number of teams so far this Challenge Season: NORTH AMERICA 3.359 teams registered SCANDINAVIA 325 teams registered GERMANY 94 teams registered UNITED KINGDOM 92 teams registered FRANCE 52 (...) (22 years ago, 4-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I'm very skeptical about this... Last week I was in LegoLand at Billund, Denmark. They are adding _more_ interactive Mindstorms exhibits, based on the Mars Lander. I also had meetings at Aarhus University with people who work in the Lego lab (...) (22 years ago, 4-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I' m agree, Mindstorms is a revolutionnary product and may be I am too negative. But there is less and less mindstorms additional box (like vision command).... I' m sure a new "robotic LEGO product" will appear..but when ??? Chris. (22 years ago, 4-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) At Brickfest 2003 in August Brad Justus clearly stated: ?: What is the future of Mindstorms? There haven't been many updates lately? A: It's a real product and it is staying. It IS expensive, so that cuts into where it can be sold, it probably (...) (22 years ago, 4-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Everybody, I have the badest new of the world: LEGO stop Mindstorms products. I hear it of several persons, LEGO shop on Paris (they won't receive other RIS box or additional box) and also from LEGO staff. They have stoped RIS production 3 months (...) (22 years ago, 4-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I think there are hints that the ROM can. IIRC, the Spybotic software allows you to set the IR to detect "some kind of thing at an unknown distance and direction". This is my interpretation of what the Spybotic GUI is telling me, not a verbal (...) (22 years ago, 4-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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