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In London, I know Hamleys on Regent St and Harrods in Knightsbridge both have stock of Mindstorms. There are several ToysR'Us locations on the outer areas of London, but none in the city proper, and you would want to call them first to check stock, (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Is Scout powerful?
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I agree the droid kits are a bit too much (and I was never a huge Star Wars fan). But they're discounted now to $49.00, and there are 656 other parts.....that's 7.5 cents a part, well below my pain threshold. I got me two ;>) Jeff Jeffrey Hazen (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello, I'm a new RCX owner and I find that the tutorial for RCX Code that comes with Mindstorms explains squat. Is there an online tutorial that explains what each object does and actually shows how to do more than just turn on a motor for one (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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"Jeffrey Hazen" <jeffrey.hazen@northmill.net> wrote in message news:01C039AF.73F65F...thmill1... (...) I could think of some applications for that, but I'd have to win a lottery before I could afford 8 Microscouts!! About Microscouts: when I first (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) LegOS doesn't use the standard Byte Codes... So, no I did not... If I was proficient in C I probably would like it. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I don't want to crash your party, but I thik you just described legos as in news:lugnet.robotics.legos ;-) Regards, Hakan (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) If you are looking for NQC for Linux go to the NQC web site and click on the Unix installs. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The Scout has the following drawbacks. Passive Sensors only. No Rotation or Light. It's very hard to use the Light sensor for some projects since it's built into the brick. 1k of RAM!!! That's 400 bytes to play with. Not very much at all. (The (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Need more help with NQC
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Why didn't you try my WinNQC? although it is only v1.1. You can find information in lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, you won't be sorry. Zhengrong (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I also think Scout is very good, and it has some new features that not in RCX but will be in new RCX2, like event monitor and so on. NQC 2.2 r1 supports scout in NQC language, so you can write software like for RCX, if you like to use IDE (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi All, I am travelling to London from Europe and would welcome suggestions as to where to buy Lego and or Mindstorms in London. Pref. shops that carry stock as I can probably visit them once. Alternatively, mail order organisations selling Lego (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Do you have any references or links that you could share with us about "Game AI" ? I'm curious : ) (...) research (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I've got a linux box sitting here that is not doing much at all. I was thinking that I could devote it to Legos. I know that I have seen something on here b4 about using Linux. Where could I get the appropriate driver? Thanks, Jim (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have to agree, the Scout is great. While it will never be as powerful as it's bigger sibling (not sure on the gender here....), it still has plenty of fun inside. And it's being discounted at places like BestBuy for $79.00 which makes it a good (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I think the scout is great. We build quite a lot of simple models to be controlled by the IRRC, it is perfect for this. It is also good for checking out larger models before the RCX is cranked up. It is biggest draw back is the it only having two (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I just acquired the Discovery set that includes the Scout. At first I always face the scout as a simpler version of the RCX with the following disadvantages: -2 motor outputs only -2 inputs only -inputs are restricted to touch sensors only -less (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You have to be careful with upper and lower case: task main() { OnFwd(OUT_A); OnFwd(OUT_C); Wait(200); OnRev(OUT_A+OUT_C); Wait(200); Off(OUT_A+OUT_C); } Jürgen (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I think you have to define out_a, out_b and out_c as OUT_A, OUT_B and OUT_C. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Com'on doesn't everybody want a robot that has more sense then only reverse/turn when it hits a wall ... (...) One of simplest forms of AI is to incorporate moods (AE) that can result in more human behavior. This can be done by using different (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Need more help with NQC
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I need some other help with NQC. I downloaded the tutorialof Mark Overmars, a lot of example of NQC, but when i write the first program of the tutorial i got at least 6 errors (maybe 8 !), here is the program: task main() { onfwd(out_a); (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: AI, AI & AC (CM<->RCX)
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(...) As Dean Husby said in a reply to your "Communication between the RCX and the Cybermaster" thread, and as it has been discussed by me and others already in older threads, it's pretty safe to connect directly the CM's OUT to a RCX IN, and doing (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I think that everyone who thinks that to have intellegence you must have a computer communication system. Look at what Bert van Dam did, and only using the RCX. More complicated, independent robots could be built, but everyone sees the home computer (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: US S@H Specials, Oct 18 - Oct 24, 2000
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(...) Ooh -- if you're a fan of the old-style Toggle Joints with teeth, jump on that 5289. There are 4 of the old 2L Gray Toggle Joints and 4 of the old gray piston rods with opposing side studs. The rest of the parts aren't particularly uncommon (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.space)
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(...) I ran into the same problem with the LEGO Studios MovieMaker set. I am having to switch from Win2000 to WinME to run the Studios Software. S@H was telling people (including me) that it would work in Win2000. Tech support confirmed thta it will (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Looks like most of your questions have been answered, but I'll add a couple points ... The camera is variable focus - you have to manually rotate a focus ring on the front of the camera (like similar PC cameras). I wish LEGO would have built gear (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Fair enough - I can't think of anything better to do with a Jar-Jar minifig either! :-) Weeellll - you are only *just* marginally, arguably, maybe wrong. Nobody should assume that they'll get the Lego camera working under Win95 - the obstacles (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I thought there were a bunch of them on the NQC homepage - if you can't find them, email me and I'll send you a bunch of NQC programs I've been playing with and whatever examples I havn't "modified to death". (...) Functions are 'inline' code (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Every one that shipped after the OEM update came out shipped with the latest OEM version of Windows 95. See that sticker on your computer that says "Designed for Microsoft Windows xx"? OEM's want to be able to put that sticker on their computers. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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same thing as another poster. I'd hardly call it an event. The one here in chicago had a wall climber, two of the new droid robots, and some p.c.'s set up running lego ads. That was it. The wall climber is neat to see, but hardly worth a trip. hope (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Rats! I hate the taste of plastic. :) Thanks for the article. Of course, it's worth noting that the only way to get these OEM versions is to buy a computer with it installed! I wonder how many machines shipped that had the update? --Doug Wilcox (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Doug, better start chewing on at least an arm. The original retail version of Windows 95 did indeed not support USB. But starting with OEM Service Release 2, USB support was added to Windows 95. See (URL) software vendors may choose to not test new (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Not really, else I would have used one of the AI groups :) (...) Well, if you are trying to make a copy of some simple machinery, like your toaster with it's timer etc, it hasn't. But if you want to make your robots do more than just get stuck (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yes, I think it is important to differentiate between these three "modes of thought". I think they are among the more important parts of our mind, and that it won't be a bad idea to copy nature into our programs and robots. The reason I think (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Get a copy of RcxCC by Mark Overmars ((URL) is a great interface for programming NQC and has a tutorial that might have some examples you can use. (...) The main differences are: 1) Functions can have arguments and subroutines not. 2) If you (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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(...) I am a programmer a so I will try to answer some of your questions. 1) I think the NQC distribution has some examples. D. Baum's book : The Definitive Guide to LEGO Mindstorms" is excellent and has very useful examples. I may have not gotten (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have a couple of basic AI applications on my website at www.bvandam.net using the Mindstorm, Scout, Cybermaster or PC. Bert -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Gawel Boguta <gawel@adgam.com.pl> Aan: lego <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> Datum: dinsdag (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Finally i decided to use NQC, the Lego Programmer was too much limited, and others system to program the RCX where still limited;in the other hand ,however, i do not want to get under the firmware. Ok ,i downloaded the firmware 2.0 ,the NQC+Manual (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) On the front page of my Windows 95 manual, it says "USB support". I wonder if I can use Vision Command on my system? Do anybody know just what kind of Logitech camera it is based on? Perhaps one can grab some shareware software from the net to (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: .dat files for robots?
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Hi Peter, Did you know that building plans for the robots from my book are online? (URL) includes a clever arm designed by Ben Williamson and also exhibits a directional transmission. (Note that Minerva 1.5 includes a slightly different directional (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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