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(...) When driving I'm sometimes not where I want to be but am rarely lost. When lost I have no problem asking directions :^) When it comes time to make complicated robots out of LEGO I'm often lost and don't like to ask directions! I know this post (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) What if we assume that each output drives a motor, through a differential which drives a pneumatic switch and a compressor. The compressor does not care which rotational direction it is driven, but the switch does. When we are mostly up to (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I gotta see the movie to really appreciate what you'd like to see. (...) The foot on the obstacle is not in the air but on the ground. If you mean that one foot is on the obstacle and the other can't reach the ground, I see your point. I was (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) One of my design goals when making robots is to not use the RCX unless it is needed. I program computers and debug hardware all day at work, so I can write NQC programs in my sleep. For me it is much more of a challenge (and therefore more (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) A* works just fine under legOS. I haven't tried it in NQC, where I'd expect to have some minor issues with the list management. - Alex (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, John Hansen wrote: John, thanks for taking on the maintenance and improvement of NQC. (...) I'd definitely like to see this one implemented, when you can find the time. :-) Mark (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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I'm very interested in hearing from NQC users what their needs/wishes are for future enhancements. Here's my current list of updates/enhancements that I am working on. 1. Built-in and documented Spybot API. 2. Fast firmware download via USB tower (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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On "complexity", I would point out that the computational power of the neural pathways of the house fly thoroughly exceeds the computational throughput of our most massive supercomputer clusters at the moment. True "adaptation" would require (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Just checked, yep. Not counting this one I sent three responses to -your- request for input on your project. -ALL- of them went to the list. Me thinks he protest too much. -- -- Open Forge, LLC 24/365 Onsite Support for PCs, Networks, & Game (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Nothing, you asked a question and I explained the situation. (...) I have no interest in your mental state. (...) I've actually sent you nothing I didn't CC to the group as far as I'm aware. (...) -technical- toys. (...) You asked a question, (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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We have several broken mindstorms motors. Tw got the shafts broken. Two just stopped turning. So, we decided to steal the shafts from one set to fix the other set. However, putting them back together has stopped the working but shaftless ones from (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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i'm sorry to all about using this forum to resolve private issues but i have to say one word to jim what is going on with you? if you want to get me down - do it here on the group!!! send you really smart and wise posts on the group!!! if you want (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Use a watchdog timer instead, if you want to stop don't send any outputs. Once the timer trips the bot stops. You still get your third sensor, you'll need it for a bump switch, otherwise you won't know when to turn/back-up. Each output is (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Hp9qnp.Cn6@lugnet.com... (...) i know what you mean but i thought about walking through obstacles in fact walking over obstacles because we were talking about WWW and the spider from (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Ahh, yes. Not walking is an important part of the behavior :^) I'll probably have the third output control a pole reversor switch. Battery power -> pole reversor -> RC racer motor (or two?) -> pumps. I want a powerful compressor. (...) Kevin (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) That's not what I meant! Silly fingers. I can't suggest Ilya's book strongly enough. This guy 'got it'. -- -- Open Forge, LLC 24/365 Onsite Support for PCs, Networks, & Game Consoles 512-695-4126 (Austin, Tx.) help@open-forge.com (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Much lighter than 1 RCX per leg !!! (...) I guess the third output should control the Walk/Don't Walk function, perhaps directly driving compressor motor? Philo (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) My Quad242 has the ability to walk forward and backward, as well as turn right or left. Currently pneumatic switches, acting as pneumatic polarity reversors, need to be manually flipped to change from behavior to behavior. These behavior (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Hp8uqD.8yM@lugnet.com... (...) but pneumatics gives you just automation you dont have "adaptation" i can imagine sensor-like pneumatic valve configuration but it would be much more (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Has anyone tried A* or D* on an RCX Lester Witter (22 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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