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This is about as low as they got in the US, (approx US $50.00), and for that it's a nice collection of white beams and bits. I'm not sure I would have bought it unless I had the other robotics bricks (Scout and RCX) already. It doesn't do much by (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I don't think Dave is exactly right, but it is close. (I tested it on my panio.) I believe though that it repeats twice, one octave higher each time. Hope that helps! Cheers, (25 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yes, you can look at the official Lego Mindstorms site, and at : - for a PDF doc : (URL) an old R2D2 with RCX : (URL) - Christophe - (25 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Local store has this at almost half price from AU$190 down to AU$99 what do you think as a source of parts, Worthwhile? (25 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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"Scott Seaton" <scotts@aus.sun.com> wrote in message news:G4I36H.no@lugnet.com... (...) my (...) The books tend to have a sort of 50/50 split between building and coding apart from the Babani books which have a lot of programming (the first book is (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Im preparing a small presentation about Mindstorsm and I need some sample code written under lejos. Could you send me some - nothing sophisticated but something working! Thanks Gawel (25 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I think the instructions on are the LEGO site... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Has anyone built the R2D2 (in the driod developer kit) with an RCX in it instead of the micro-scout. My DDK can with a small flyer saying enhace your driod with the robotic invention system. They have a picture of R2D2 with the RCX. I've tried to (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Check the follwoing site for a great collection of Handyboard based Robots (some are build by LEGO bricks): (URL) Original Message ----- From: "Scott Seaton" <scotts@aus.sun.com> To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 7:13 AM (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi I use a HandyBoard ((URL) as the controller for all my robotics projects. I'm looking for a source of inspiration for some new projects, especially some robot platform designs. How useful are any of the Mindstorms books, if you're NOT using the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Jin Sato has a good one at (URL) Click on English in the upper left corner. -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Khalid" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:015b01c0551f$1a....edu.pk... (...) the (...) I (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi. This is my second mail to the group... and dont ask me what happened to the first one, I honestly dot know. Anyways, here's hte scenario. I'm tryina make a biped from Mindstorms, but I dont know where to start. Any suggestions ? Waqas (25 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Regarding reviews, I won't try to influence you. However, the books have been reviewed before: (URL) reviews at Slashdot and LUGNET are pretty informative. No doubt there are plenty of other reviews if you dig a little deeper. Regarding (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I have both books mentioned. I found the "Unofficial Guide to Lego Mindstorms (O'Reilly)" book to be more informative for myself. It talks about quite a few programing languages in enough detail to give you a good idea of what's involved. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) shuttle. (...) must be 2x (...) Indeed: *Mindstorms* 4x20 studs, 2x164 studs (including 2x2 connector pads) *Exploration Mars* 2x368 studs I don't consider the extra long ones an addition, don't like really building remote controls for a thing (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The MEGA long ones come in the Mars Explorer sets (Mindstorms). They must be 2x the long ones in the RIS set. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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"Richard Sutherland" <richard@webbox.com> wrote in message news:G4Fss5.L77@lugnet.com... (...) few (...) am (...) Sure do! That's Bob Fay's Shop: (URL) Iain (25 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Actually, I wouldn't mind hearing some honest reviews of both books, especially from people who have both. Anyone? Anyone? I went with Dave Baum's because I was told it had better description of building technique, which is where I'm weak. But (...) (25 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Nope. The really long ones are Mindstorms. They come in handy for remote control. The shortest one (15) and the long middle (70) are from the space shuttle. The 20.5 come in ZNAP and Mindstorms. I don't know about the shorties being in the expansion (...) (25 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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I am not new to programming, but I am new to Mindstroms. I am wondering which book is the better one to get: 1) Unofficial Guide to Lego Mindstorms (O'Reilly) 2) Dave Baum's Definite Guide to Lego Mindstorms You can email me personally to keep (...) (25 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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