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Sick. Majorly, majorly sick. Coming to a fest near us sometime soon? (16 years ago, 4-Mar-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) This is only for debugging purpose! (...) Fortunately the processor has a special boot mode to recover from that without ressorting to JTAG. But I appreciate the concept of "un-bricking a bricked NXT brick" ;o) Philo (16 years ago, 4-Mar-09, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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(...) No BS Gallery as yet, but here's a YT video: (...) (URL) son and I watched the video through 3 x and his comment every time is "We've gotta learn how to build one for ourselves!" Now you need a companion bot that goes around and cleans up all (...) (16 years ago, 4-Mar-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The download page has this nice little notice: DISCLAIMER: You have to open the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT and solder on PCB. Please note that the LEGO Group warranty of the NXT is invalid after doing this. Neither IAR Systems nor the LEGO Group (...) (16 years ago, 4-Mar-09, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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If you haven't heard yet, IAR has released a free LEGO MINDSTORMS version of their compiler. It happens to be the same compiler that LEGO uses to build the NXT firmware so it makes it extraordinarily simple to build your own modified firmware (...) (16 years ago, 3-Mar-09, to lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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(...) Thank you - and don't worry about the cats, they think LEGO robots roaming around the house are normal. All depends on the environment that you are raised in... (...) They don't. The launcher works be squeezing the sides of the spheres as they (...) (16 years ago, 3-Mar-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Now, that's just flat out cool...and fun!!! (except for maybe...the cats.) I'm curious if soccer/foot balls and basketballs can work in place of Zamor spheres. Scott (16 years ago, 2-Mar-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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OK, it was pointed out to me that I hadn't actually announced this on LUGNET, so... Ogre is the logical (or perhaps I should say "obsessive") conclusion to a series of Zamor shooting robots I've played with for a while. The launching system fires (...) (16 years ago, 2-Mar-09, to lugnet.robotics) !!
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(...) Nop, I have seen it. I will try to get more information about it. (16 years ago, 1-Mar-09, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.boats)
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(...) due to who's catalog arrived at my house first. They look almost identical in functionality except the LabQuest has a stylus and more memory, while the XplorerGLX has I2C sensors (or seomthing like them; it seems they transmit digital (...) (16 years ago, 1-Mar-09, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.boats)
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(...) I would be interested, but I have no audio equipment (apart from a function generator) Very interesting data BTW! Philo (16 years ago, 28-Feb-09, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.boats)
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(...) Excellent suggestion!!! We'll open one sensor and try once again. (...) (URL) else interested in repeating the experiment? Philo? Claude P.S. I added a graph to the page, where the sound pressure is maintained constant. (16 years ago, 28-Feb-09, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.boats)
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(...) Since I was doing this all manually, it was by far the easiest. I realized that a better way would be to vary the signal generator level at each frequency, but often when trying that I simple "maxed out" the reported level from the sound (...) (16 years ago, 28-Feb-09, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.boats)
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Thanks Brian (...) Your excellent graph shows that you tried to maintain the sound pressure constant. We did the inverse in the last graphs, where we tried to draw the curve for a constant NXT sensor value. We also repeated the experiment, and this (...) (16 years ago, 28-Feb-09, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.boats)
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(...) anything interesting at 3 kHz... perhaps because I didn't go that high (oops). To figure out the frequency response I did it manually: I borrowed a signal generator and speaker from the university, as well as a sound meter, and then simple (...) (16 years ago, 28-Feb-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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We've worked some hours to do some interesting experiments with the NXT sound sensor in order to learn more about the sensor characteristics: Please consult: (URL) and help discussing. Claude Baumann (16 years ago, 27-Feb-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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Chris, Your story and your efforts make me smile! KUDOS-2-U!! ...keep us posted! yours, Eric Sophie Legomaster Biomechanical Bricks p.s. congrats on the Gizmodo nod, too cool! (16 years ago, 26-Feb-09, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) They found out about it because I ruthlessly, shamelessly sent emails and posts to everywhere I could find, including ABB and some of their partner companies. I had no intentions except saying "Hey, look at this." They did, and they liked it. (...) (16 years ago, 26-Feb-09, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Congrats! That is great! How did they learn about your Robot? Did they see it on Youtube? This is a great opportunity! I bet people will be very very very interested in your robot! Likewise, I am sure it will be equally facinating for you to (...) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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Calling all EE's, robotics nuts, technic gurus, PF fanatics, and electronics geniuses... So by using the PF to 9V connector wire, I can run a PF motor using the 9V Train regulator. This is all wonderful...until I try to put an IR receiver between (...) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
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