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While the Mindstorms Roverbot is moving it can produce pneumatic pressure by simply adding a few parts to its tracks. Have a look at: (URL) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Pneumatic pump for Roverbot
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That a great idea. But how do you control the pressure, as it is pumping all the time. I suppose you could vent it until a minute before you intend to use the compressed air... I like the Roverbot because it moves slowly and has a lot of torque. (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | New to Lego bots - Where to get Technic parts?
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Hello everybody, I just signed on this list and I am completely new to Lego-based robotics -- but I am quite excited about it all! If I had only had this when I was a kid! (And had more free time!) Anyway, I do have an opening question. I've visited (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New to Lego bots - Where to get Technic parts?
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(...) The Technic Space Shuttle 8480 is a superb parts package, so good in fact that I bought two of them in a sale. Perhaps the down side for Mindstorms folks is that the large motor supplied is an old style 9V one. The smaller one is a (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New to Lego bots - Where to get Technic parts?
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(...) For really cheap Mindstorms motors, look in your local Toys'R'Us for Lego 'Znaps' sets - these are still selling at <$10 and at least two of those sets contain motors that are identical to the Mindstorms variety. You get a few other (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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