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Subject: 
Anyone using a RCX to find a candle???
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Date: 
Wed, 1 Mar 2000 18:01:41 GMT
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Hi ,
I am entering the robot fire fighting copetition at Trinity college in conn.
I plan to attept to use the RCX. Does anyone else plan to try this Maybe we
could exchange ideas about it, I have entered three times but using other
micros to control the robots.
Thanks
-Mike



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: Anyone using a RCX to find a candle???
 
(...) Good Luck Mike! The Seattle Robotics Society has a clone of the Trinity contest each year and last year I got interested in entering a mindstorms controller firefighter. I was getting close to a solution but then was overwhelmed with work and (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics)
  Re: Anyone using a RCX to find a candle???
 
(...) Hi Mike this is something I am working on when I have some spare time (it means not so often) and it will be a pleasure for me to share my poor but well confused ideas about a candle seeking RCX truck. Let's start with your project and I will (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics)
  Re: Anyone using a RCX to find a candle???
 
A few months ago I made what I call Fire Extinguisher. Its an RCX-based walker that uses a tail-like steering mechanism. It combines a light sensor to seek out the candle, and pneumatics to put out the flame. To see it go to (URL) the robots link (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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