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(...) Ooops my bad... Yes they are marked 2.0. Has anyone checked whether they are any different to the 1.0 from the 1.5 set? ROSCO (22 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have 2 RCXs that came with the RIS 2.0 that are labeled RCX 2.0. my $0.02 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ross Crawford" <rosscraw@bigpond.net.au> To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 12:14 AM Subject: Re: RCX 1.0 (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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I bought the brick by itself and I can see how the seller mis-listed it. Live and learn. I got it at a good price so I'll keep it. I still want one with an external jack. Oh well, just have to buy another. :0) Thanks for the info. Mike (22 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Unfortunately Mike, it's rather confusing - although the *sets* are numbered 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0, the RCXs are all marked 1.0. Only the one that came in the 1.0 set (9719) has a power jack, although you can also still get them from Lego (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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That is a 1.5... same numbers... no power jack. Liz B (...) Behalf (...) jack. (...) all (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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I bought a RCX 1.0 used on Bricklink to get an RCX with an external jack. The one that arrived is marked 1.0 but has no external jack. I thought all 1.0 units had the jack. Anyone else run in to this? Mike (22 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It doesn't work (yet), but it's very close... (URL) K (22 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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I did, did no one read it? (...) (22 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Tinkertoys is close. This site also has the plans: (URL) -----Original Message----- (...) (22 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I have almost nothing to contribute to discussions re: robotics, but I spotted this marginally relevant story on cnn.com: (URL) of course. Dave! (22 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Lots of responses to my post, so I'm following up my own post to address all of them. A lot of people are pointing out that this has been done before in the field of robotics, but what I was actually asking about is if it's been done before in (...) (22 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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I think you need to get some shifting of weight over the hips involved so that you don't fall to the side. it's complex. do a google search - i'll bet there is lots of online material available.... good luck (...) (22 years ago, 18-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Parallax markets the Toddler, which is a walking Robot that shifts its center of gravity to walk. It turns by sliding its feet in opposite directions. It has 34 possible movements. (22 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Now, think about what physically goes into making yourself walk. How much energy and control is involved? Try walking on a flat, level surface (or better, one at a slight decline, like a very long handicap ramp). Walk with your natural gait, at the (...) (22 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) More info here (URL) (22 years ago, 18-Dec-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Dunno but this non-LEGO robot (with knees) has been taught to run (URL) wish there was a video available on the net somewhere - I saw it on TV yesterday, and though it's difficult to tell it's running, it does seem rather more "human-like" (...) (22 years ago, 18-Dec-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hi Mark, I have never seen a walker like this. I'd be the last person to say it can't be done. Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 18-Dec-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yes, there was a lot of work on this at the MIT robotics lab back in the 70s/80s, with bipedal, quadrupedal, and even unipedal hoppers. To get it to work, you need good orientation and/or acceleration sensors (I believe that the MIT folks used (...) (22 years ago, 18-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Yes, I did a prototype using pneumatics as muscles. It worked semi-well - the thing walked somewhat, although in a very stiff gate. The main problem came from using pneumatics. I couldn't keep the pressure high enough to swing the legs back out (...) (22 years ago, 18-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Thought this would be of interest to the group - if you haven't seen it already! (URL) here's the link to the Slashdot discussion: (URL) (22 years ago, 18-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Consider the way we walk... we start by effectively starting to lean slightly forward, and we swing a leg some distance in front of ourselves to stop from falling. We then start to bring the other leg forward as we reupright ourselves and repeat the (...) (22 years ago, 18-Dec-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Oh, believe me, there will be copious amounts of spirits this holiday season...whoo-hoo!! (22 years ago, 17-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Jean-Marc, Besides doing a google using something like 'books Lego Mindstorms' to find Mindstorm specific books I can suggest, Programming the Parallel Port 0-87930-512-4 Programming Robot Controllers 0-07-140851-7 Mobile Robots 1-56881-011-3 (...) (22 years ago, 17-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Jean-Marc, Brian Bagnall's "Core Lego Mindstorms Programming" would be an excellent place for you to start. Learning how to program is always more fun when you have a specific goal in mind, and this book gets you running without drowning you in (...) (22 years ago, 17-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Jean-Marc, (...) ... (...) (URL) Be the holiday spirits with you, Happy Holidays y Felis Navidad! -- -- Open Forge, LLC 24/365 Onsite Support for PCs, Networks, & Game Consoles 512-695-4126 (Austin, Tx.) help@open-forge.com irc.open-forge.com (...) (22 years ago, 17-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, "The Definitive Guide to Lego Mindstorms" by Dave Baum is a great reference for NQC "Extreme Mindstorms" is a sequel to Definitive Guide and contains chapters on NQC, pbforth, brickos(legos), and homebrew sensors by Dave Baum, Ralph Hempel, Luis (...) (22 years ago, 17-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello there, I'm enjoying my RIS, but I have big trouble to program my MOCs. Beeing a complete newbie at programming, my brain is very chalenged and I have trouble to find good litterature to help me. I recently borrowed mindstorms for dummies from (...) (22 years ago, 17-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I already got it.thanks anyway. -Nick (22 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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(...) You will have fun with it! I know I did! It's like a video game, except in real life :) Gave one to my nephew a while back and he still does missions with it. Dave K (22 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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The german shop@home dropped the spybots from 80+ Euro to 41 Euro. So I finally gave up and ordered one :) Regards, Michael (22 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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use bircxcc (22 years ago, 14-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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there's probably a way to use a light sensor to sense four different colored bricks. one for each direction. = sensor red ylw blue wht / ---\ /---- different heights of 'wedges' would lift a column, as a bumper is either slid in, or the bumper (...) (22 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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You could attach 2 touch sensors to each port and take a look at the raw values when different combinations of the sensors are pressed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Øyvind Steinnes" <phoenix@online.no> To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> Sent: (...) (22 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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By the way, there are 5 states, all switches off, and each of the 4 switches. (That does not count the combinations if more than one switch were triggered at the same time). Thus a binary solution would take three inputs, just one less than the (...) (22 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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"Nikhil Sarma" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:1071524909.3fde...ojo.com... (...) prospect of (...) I have done some experimenting with the Lego Solar panel with the Lego capacitor. Each solar panel with the capacitor will provide (...) (22 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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For a pure Lego solution, you could try rigging up something with a rotation sensor that would have the sensor point in the direction of the collision. Suppose the rotation sensor was mounted with it's input shaft pointing up vertically - with a (...) (22 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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There was discussion of one company that made switches with analog values that could be mixed, but they were apparently either expensive or hard to find (at least there was some difficulty). But simple resistor network, say a load resistor to ground (...) (22 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It would take a truly immense number of solar panels to drive an RCX with a couple of motors. The Lego Solar Panel (you can get it from Pittsco Dacta from their educational stuff) just barely drives one motor...very slowly - and then only in (...) (22 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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"Rob Limbaugh" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:004201c3c2be$0a...markera... (...) can (...) How can I attach lets say 4 switches so the make a binary code, (4switches should need only two ports). I want to have one switch on each (...) (22 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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I'm programming the RCX in the leJOS environment and don't like the prospect of downloading the firmware everytime I have to replace batteries. How good and reliable are the solar panels available for the RCX 2.0? Is anybody on the list using an (...) (22 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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