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(...) Good question... My understanding is that something like LabView, which has been used by FLL and others for some time now, is being shipped with NXT. If there are other choices you can talk about, please do! I'm also *very* interested in (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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I was wondering if anyone has seen some hints at the following information: What Bluetooth profiles will be supported by the NXT? Will it support the RFCOMM sockets? Has anyone seen any detailed info about the Bluetooth support in NXT? (other than (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) ...and somewhat frightening ;o) Philo (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Why Java for Robots (was NXT and bluetooth enabled phones)
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(...) Peter, I know that its not quite the same thing, but the robotic space vehicle DeepSpace 1 was to use visual navigation and rendevouz with an asteroid. The light wasn't good enough, and being 300+ miles off course at the final approach, (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) More powerful than what? (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Let me throw in here: the reason to port a high-level language like Java (or my favorite, Python) to a machine like NXT, even though there may be some compromises: Programming is hard. Programming in a language that is closer to the machine is (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Would if I could, but I can't so I'm sad--only 17! One of those few times that I have wished to be older faster. Grr. And I've experience with MINDSTORMS that is on par with many people out here: my first MINDSTORMS set was given to me on (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I run a business that teaches kids Mindstorms in after school groups, birthday parties, and summer camps. I have many kids who are Mindstorms fanatics as well as just curious kids. I teach hundreds of kids each year and would love to work with (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The old style universal joints had a white centre: (URL) possible one has been substituted into a new joint. To me the part looks the same, except it's grey in the new style joints. ROSCO (20 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I would try to figure out how to program this thing with a more powerful language, and see what it's really capable of. Someone has to be the Kekoa of NXT. (20 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Peter, (...) there are plenty of other languages, many in research, that sit on top of a Java VM, and the interesting ones need garbage collection (I've been explicitly asked this for Curry :-) ). Also, other kinds of VMs are popular with Lisp (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) No - absolutely not. I program with both and am fully aware of the differences. Java was ALSO designed to stay in the sand-box when initially started from there. (...) Java is faster where someone has already written suitable libraries. (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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I dont have the camera handy, I need help identifying a Lego Universal Joint. I just got in a few used lego Universal Joints from a seller in the UK. They are all fine, nice condition, even this one in question. But this one has a all white solid (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I don't envy the people (presumably Soren) that have to roll their sleeves up and make the decision. But what could/would I do to help in the time frame from March to August? 1) I am good at beating software to death. As a former Software (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Kevin - why wait until Brickfest? Make a T3 robot (presumably completely pneumatic) and come to Lafayette for the competition in March. Based on Steve's robot performance Sunday, you would earn a tie by just showing up :) (in all fairness - (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You seem to be confusing "Java" with "Javascript", they are not at all the same thing. It's unfortunate that Javascript is named to suggest that it is somehow similar. Javascript in a browser (it can only execute within a browser) is (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: What would I do and why would I do what I don't want to do :)
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(...) Possibly within (URL) BrickWiki>? If you prefer a seperate area, we can set that up for you. Or you can just use Category:NXT. Talk to me (Astronouth7303) or Venkatesh if you're interested. (20 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) From the pictures we've got right now? Pretty challenging. Especially if the parts are odd-sized compared to bricks and beams. But I expect we'll get better pictures before August. So who knows? Of course, the one thing I'll definitely do when (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) How hard would it be to generate LDraw parts from the pictures? I wouldn't mind waiting until August for the real thing if I could start planning right now. (20 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) <snipped> (...) Agreement here all around. Mike's post hit well with what I was trying to say last night: what can NXT do when in the hands of someone who doesn't have all the technical acumen of the people who tend to post to this list? (...) (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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