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(...) Yes, the motion reminds me a a bird as well sometimes. The speed of the arm motions is under program control - it will slow down smoothly as it approaches the target position, for instance, and some movements are set to accelerate & (...) (16 years ago, 31-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Doh being blind it did move on... (16 years ago, 31-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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Nice work again Brian, It is a nice action, is it accelerating? or fixed speed?, reminds me of a bird.. perhaps Peck'n'Place... :) I noticed you have a calibration with a limit switch under the 'place' rack, are your Pick racks also calibrated or (...) (16 years ago, 31-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Dino, (...) probably yes, the interface is simply TTL I/O according to this site: (URL) that I have no personal experience with this, use at your own risk. Jürgen (16 years ago, 31-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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OK, I had to post this in rtl because I confess the main inspiration for this was watching Ian's amazing LEGO industrial P&P automations over the years. This isn't nearly as fast as his, but it's the first time I've captured a motion I really like, (...) (16 years ago, 31-Aug-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic) !
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(...) Please, can you help me? (16 years ago, 29-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Official New Service Announcement From The BrickEngraver--LONG
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<Snippage> (...) </Snippage> 60's, huh? Although I wasn't there myself, my uncle always said if you remember the 60's, you weren't there. You remembered part of it. Does that mean you were partially there? ;) -Rob www.lifelites.com FUT - O-T.fun (16 years ago, 26-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Steve/Stewart not bad for 40 years of being in a muddled brain of millions of pathways. Even got "access to tools" right. As you can tell, that was a really important book in my youth. And memories from youth are the ones that stick the best (...) (16 years ago, 26-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) (URL) Whole Earth Catalog> by Stewart Brand (16 years ago, 25-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) Back in the late 60's or early 70's a guy name Steve Brand (this if from memory) came out with The Whole Earth Catalog--An Access to Tools. Big rage in the hippie/design/commune/techno geeky subcultures. He essentially provided a source for (...) (16 years ago, 25-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) And there's always BrickOS - can be a bit of work to setup, but gives you a GNU C compiler & tools, with C++ support. (URL) (16 years ago, 23-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) There are several (numerous?) wireless power transmission systems in development. Electric toothbrushes were early adopters. Google "eCoupled" for a system aimed at eliminating the hassle of recharging all your mobile gadgets. Steve (16 years ago, 23-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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On Linux, you could use Java-based leJOS for programming the RCX in connection with the associated Eclipse plugin (see ((URL) Nachricht----- Von: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...ugnet.com] Im Auftrag von Andrew G. Meyer Gesendet: (...) (16 years ago, 23-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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NQC works like a charm. I take it Ubuntu users prefer a IDE to simplify things. But coding in NQC is not so bad. Open up gedit and code away! (...) (16 years ago, 23-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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NQC will run under linux. Unfortunately my preferref IDE- bricXCC does not work under WINE. (It seems to work for everything except the communication to the brick part). Rob A. (...) (16 years ago, 23-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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So, I am delurking after a year or so to ask if anyone has seen a good way to work with the RCX on Linux. I have available to me RS232 and USB towers, RCX versions 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0, ROBOLAB versions 1.0 through 2.9 (plus bug fix), RIS2.0, as well (...) (16 years ago, 22-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi The 1.05 sources have been changed toward compatibility with a gcc-toolchain. To save rewriting, I take the liberty of pasting the contents of the readme file that you find in the root directory of the NXTGCC-0.0.10.zip file that can be (...) (16 years ago, 22-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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I recently dug my old MindStorms sets out of storage after about five years of inactivity. Naturally the RCXes (I have three) all needed to have their firmware re-installed. I was able to successfully refresh two of the bricks but not the third. I (...) (16 years ago, 20-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Actually, now that you force me to pay attention, I was thinking of the #8886 Power Function to 9V cable, which can connect to NXT via the NXT to 9V cable. But of course, given that stack-up of kludges, there is a wire pair missing, at least (...) (16 years ago, 18-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Help vintage 1093 Interface A
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Ciao to all, I need your help concerning the vintage 1093 Interface A. I found the 9750 version, with no interface cable and no software :-( Is possible to build-up a parallel cable for PC ? I have noticed that it is compatible with Apple II, IBM (...) (16 years ago, 18-Aug-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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