 | | Re: [ANN] leJOS: Replacement firmware for the RCX
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| | Wired Article Today
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I am sure lots of people will have seen this, but Wired has another article on Mindstorms at (URL) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | [ANN] leJOS: Replacement firmware for the RCX
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The first beta release of leJOS is out at (URL) leJOS is a Java based replacement firmware for the RCX, forked out of TinyVM ((URL) practically all of its features, plus: - There is a Windows version (CygWin not required). - Much faster Sensor API. (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Gear spacings.
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(...) Something else I've thought would be handy would be a program which would take as inputs the desired positions of the input and output axles in a gear train and the desired gear ratio. Space constraints in the form of "bricks" blocking off (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Funrise treads etc.
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(...) ^*shudder* (URL) a big WOW for the sewer rat! Jürgen (25 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Funrise treads etc.
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I have just put a couple of pictures of the Funrise treads in use on my web page - www.borg.com\~pinkmice. I know there were a few people who had expressed interest in them after I described them here the other day. There's also a couple of views of (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: (furby)tizing
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You might take a look around at (URL) or (URL) There is (was? they're a few years old) a fairly active hacking community. The autopsy theme alone is worth visiting the first site for. Complete with toe tags. You'll find a complete schematic and some (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | (furby)tizing
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Has anyone scrapped a furby for use with an rcx? There are many components inside furbies that would make good sensor components, tilt sensors, sound sensors, swithes, ect. Does anyone have thoughts on this and has anyone succsefuly taken apart a (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Gear spacings.
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This may be more appropriate for lugnet.technic. There has been postings or listings of these before, but don't let that stop you. You should add the turntable gears (outside is 56t, I think) somehow. I also would rather see the vertical in mixed (...) (25 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Cheap motors
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"John Heins" <Johnmhiii@aol.com> wrote in message news:G3L5n1.BF9@lugnet.com... (...) If only we had them overhere... (...) ARE those gears called??? Gearballs? Duq (25 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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