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Subject: 
Re: Lego Mindstorms Europe Demo Tour
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Date: 
Tue, 28 Nov 2000 16:26:15 GMT
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John Barnes <BARNES@nospamSENSORS.COM>
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Andy Lynch wrote:

>There were also some other bricks modified to press into the touch sensors
>on the blue robot. There may have been more, but I stopped looking at that
>point.
>
>Don't get me wrong, the robots were *still* impressive, but I was
>disappointed that they couldn't stay within their own system to build them.

So what is so terrible about modifying parts as required?

Didn't you ever bend erector set parts to fit?

    .. and now, it is clear, TLC modify parts to make their creations too!

All of a sudden I feel better :)

JB



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  Re: Lego Mindstorms Europe Demo Tour
 
(...) I suspect the custom pieces that make their way into sets began life as a modification of an existing part. After all, I doubt they wanted to make a custom mold until they were certain it did what they wanted it to. John A. Tamplin (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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