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(...) Well in terms of price, their kit DOES NOT come with a GBA so I still believe the NXT is fairly priced. I just perused their entire site and this is very close to what I envision the NXT runtime and development environments. They are using (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Check this out people, this sounds just like NXT: (URL) (from GameBoy) Bluetooth Closed loop motor controll (servo like motors) with back EMF... I guess this is the way to do it, no need for integrated encoders since you get 10000 counts per (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) WOW! I haven't even seen the box! That is really cool. Looks like LEGO is ready to go...I'm wondering if the release date will indeed move up instead of back...I certainly hope so! -aps (20 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) If you want pneumatics, you would do better to go with the VEX Robotics Kit (URL) S Soh (20 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Both. Likely due to bad design and/or manufacture. Someone at TLC is supposed to be looking into it. But I do not know what is the outcome. C S Soh (20 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.technic)
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As usual, I've stored up a bunch of questions, and I'm sending them out into the great beyond in the hopes that, amidst NXT battles, they will find their answers and return to me ;-) Question 1: Are the omniwheels at (URL) worth US$9.00? I am (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(URL) nobody else has bothered to dredge this up, CES did have the box and Jeff at nxtbot.com took a picture of the inside flap. I can make out: 2 books and CD, 2x long, 2x med, 1x short wires Sensors, motors, NXT brick Row under brick may have (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Awesome robot! That is extremely cool. John Hansen (20 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) I disagree. The original software produced by LEGO was definitely far from "bullet-proof". Robolab is extremely far from "bullet-proof". It is a mind-set and nothing more which says that kids need the simplicity and hand-holding that a (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Welcome back, Chris ;) Philo (20 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) And the very best way to use MindScript with LEGO programmable bricks is with Bricx Command Center. It provides context sensitive help, syntax highlighting, code insight, code completion, and a host of other incredibly useful features which (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I'm almost certain, but not quite, that the original RIS 1.0 GUI did not save programs in textual form (MindScript). I believe that functionality was introduced in a later release. When you say "the LabView environment does the same thing" I (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, I' m just like you and can' t wait for Mindstorms NXT.... :) but don' t forget all the great things we have build with "old" mindstorms.... I' ve just put online new videos of my (old) robot on brickshelf: (URL) Ho2 is my second humanoid: 1 (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) I believe there are JIT for J2ME environments which can be as low as 128KB of RAM. I'm not disagreeing with you, I'm just stating that the JIT technology is applicable to embedded systems and the argument of "its too complex" doesn't always (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I think this would be a nice project and prove very useful. (...) I'm not really advocating Java or any language. Personally, I think Java is in appropriate for low-level programming and one is probably best off with C/asm. However, in this (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Is this triggered by time or by usage? (i.e. will a motor that is run more wear out faster?) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) You may want to check if your motors are the new type 9V geared motor (#43362). If so, please be aware it is prone to failure, the first sign being sticking. Pl see my previous post on this ailment: (URL) amount of lubrication is going to (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Sorry for that test. I am just trying to get rid of my company signature by using a web based post service :) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Why java is (not) bad for Mindstorms
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(...) You should try very high level math... So yes every effort should be made to ease learning but definitel, as others said, one language won't fit everyone needs, because those needs can really be way too different. Laurent -- IMPORTANT NOTICE: (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Why java is (not) bad for Mindstorms
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(...) Wrong :) For two reasons: - a JIT is quite complex if you want to really gain something and requires too much memory (remember the NXT only has 64 KB of RAM); - JIT and real-time are not good friends... On top of that, a carefully implemented (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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