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(...) Hey! I use Linux every day and I don't use X as a GUI. And I program 8 hours a day all within vi. I will admit that I may not be the typical mindstorms programmer. In the end it really comes down to what folks are most comfortable with. In my (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Brian missed a method that worked for me. I put a 14 long lift arm on an RC Buggy motor and created a feed mechanism to put in one ball at a time. The resulting distance was about 25-30 feet. Ultimately, Steve threatened me with the addition (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Well, there's a few methods that have been tried. The first was just to have two closely-spaced wheels spinning rapidly - when a ball falls between them, it's shot out. This seems to require heavy wheels and RC motors (gear motors have been (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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I was wondering if there is anyone from Lego or someone well versed in legalese that can tell me if it's ok to use 'NXT' in an open source project name? e.g. "leJOS NXT" (20 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Ahem, I'm using debian right now as a server, and haven't even installed a graphical interface on it. And yes, I regularly have to go delve into config files etc with vi. (...) In fact I did exactly that with LegOS (as it was then) and NQC for (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I bought a bunch of them for a flocking project and have been generally pleased w/the purchase. However if cost is an issue, you can make your own from these: (URL) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Linux isn't a language. It's an operating system. And nobody I know uses Linux without a graphical user interface. And nobody I know programs in text-based languages at a OS command prompt using VI. Do people write posts to Lugnet by dragging (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Andrew, Im sure other people will be able to fill in with more information, but I might be able to point you in a few directions. (...) WOW, nice wheels. I do not own any, but they sure do look spiffy. if your OK with non lego pure, these might (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The RIS v2.0 software actually DID save files in "Mindscript", which is a text language. I suspect they won't go that direction again, because it just wasn't that popular. (...) ... (...) Sorry if I wasn't clear. TLG must provide FIRMWARE (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) There's quite an important difference in that the Xport uses a user-programmable FPGA for its more important processing. That means you're free to write highly parallel behaviours essentially in hardware, not limited to the CPU. These chips (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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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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| | Re: Why java is (not) bad for Mindstorms
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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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