 | | Re: Nic_1
|
|
(...) Hey that's pretty amazing for the standard RCX firmware. I guess calculation time doesn't really matter though. I'm a graduate EE taking estimation theory this semester so I'll keep this close to my heart. :-p I can't wait to try 2 mics on the (...) (19 years ago, 10-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: MDP Status
|
|
(...) I wouldn't think of that list as people who "happen to be part of a particular newsgroup". You should see it as people recommended based on their potential to meet LEGO's goals for the MDP. Who (outside of LEGO) better understands these goals (...) (19 years ago, 10-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: MDP Status
|
|
(...) It's totally possible, there's someone out there that builds much better robots than I do, and would have been a much better MUP than I am, but they've never posted anything on the internet. However, because I'm part of a particular newsgroup, (...) (19 years ago, 10-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Nic_1
|
|
(...) A robot that follows Kelly Clarkson around! Now that's the kind of computing that I can really get into. Thomas (19 years ago, 10-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: MDP Status
|
|
(...) This morning, I had like 40 spam messages and I actually found myself skimming through them...ouch... -aps (19 years ago, 10-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Nic_1
|
|
If you want to see Nic_1, a sound following robot, go to (URL) runs a program on the RCX that first samples two RCX sensor input ports at 36000 Hz (there is no mistake here !) to receive 300 samples from both microphone channels. Then the program (...) (19 years ago, 10-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: MDP Status
|
|
"Steve Hassenplug" <steve@teamhassenplug.org> wrote in message news:IuG0JL.1xIx@lugnet.com... (...) I must admit that I'm very disappointed to hear that such a list exist. Why should one group of people, who just so happens to be part of a (...) (19 years ago, 10-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: MDP Status
|
|
(...) To answer several questions: I don't really know anything more. :) I suspect their selection process will not be as through as "America Idol". Either you answered the questions like they wanted, or not. But, I'm really guessing here. We did (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Brickos c++ threads problem
|
|
:Hi. I'm currently working on a thesis using Brickos 0.9.0. I succeeded in writing, compiling and uploading c code. When I tried to convert the SAME program in c++ (changing extension from .c to .cpp) and eventually including a library such as (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
|
| |
| | Re: MDP Status
|
|
(...) Steve, thanks a million for this post. I know I hate waiting as well for stuff like this but realize that they have thousands of applicants to review and its not easy. I'm sure LEGO has some goals for the MDP with respect to demographics and (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: MDP Status
|
|
"Steve Hassenplug" <steve@teamhassenplug.org> wrote in message news:IuFDA3.2uH@lugnet.com... (...) I'm sure a "yay! I made it!" would be OK. So does Jake. We'll just have to see what the NDA states... -Rob www.brickmodder.net (19 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: MDP Status
|
|
(...) What I am curious to know is how they are doing the selection process. The survey seemed to allow them to determine the demographic of each user that submitted, but it did not provide a way for us to provide details or "references" of sorts. (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | MDP Status
|
|
I hate waiting. I don't have much info about the status of the Mindstorms Developer Program, however I will say they are still in the final phases of selecting the "Lucky 100". Unfortunately, I doubt TLG will post a list of the people that were (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Mindstorms NXT on NPR radio program The World
|
|
Hey all, I just caught the very end of an interview with what I believe was the author of the Wired article on Mindstorms NXT on the NPR program The World. It looks like you can (URL) listen to their programs on-line>, but today's program (February (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: MOC: Working solar powered rover and geiger counter
|
|
(...) I fear all I can do is gawk in astonishment. Getting a HV sensor to work off the RCX is truly an amazing acomplishment. But you've gone well beyond that, with the solar panel (I'd seen the earlier one on eBay), the powercan... and the (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: MOC: Working solar powered rover and geiger counter
|
|
(...) Thank you :) I don't have a schematic (more like a few pages of illegible notes :) and the gieger counter sensor isn't something that's easy to make a useful schematic for anyway because of unusual parts that vary in key properties, and the (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Capacitors on sale
|
|
Hope this is the right place for this, but wanted to share that LEGO SaH has capacitors on sale real cheap. Get em before their gone. Aaron (19 years ago, 8-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: MOC: Working solar powered rover and geiger counter
|
|
(...) Thanks :) As to the power results, I'm not sure how familiar you are with solar cells, so if the following isn't useful, ah well :). The difference in energy you get from sunlight compared to artificial light is massive. Running solar from (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Good luck!
|
|
(...) Brian, exactly. That's why I asked when is the day LEGO is sending out the MDP letters...ah well...I will be easy on the delete button... With that said, with the thousands of entries they received, it wouldn't surprise me if it takes a week (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Re: Good luck!
|
|
(...) I have the same problem. But I would *NOT* count on the email standing out dramaticly. I hope it will, but I know it doesn't have to... and this is not an email you want to miss, correct? (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
|
