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At 08:03 15-12-2000 GMT, Monica Stewart wrote: <[snip] (...) If he wants to control the pBrick *directly* through the PC, he'll have to use some kind of PC based language (VB, VC++, Delphi, Nortwoods Software Sanscript or any other ActiveX-enabled (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi folks, On saturdaymorning (12/16/2000 CET) I will put up the final ActiveX for controlling the Vision Command camera from within VB or any other ActiveX-enabled language. You can find more information on (URL) the "new stuff" area. Greetings, (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yes - but that's using TWO inputs. With a little thought, you can actually get the direction from a single light sensor. Make your detector wheel white around one half and black around the other half. Looking at the wheel, you'd want: Light (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) This seems like an EXCELLENT project! Send photo's! It would be cool to make it bidirectional and have touch sensors in the 'fingers' of the robot arm that send commands back to the thingy you strap to your arm to make a set of motors press (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I like your 'thinking big' approach. I am sort of wondering why you are wanting to use VB. Even if you are used to using VB, programming for the RCX is so different than standard VB programming problems that I wonder if past experience with VB would (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi John, some answers to your questions... 1) I don't know of any lego clubs in London - I live west of London and am not aware of any in the area. (maybe we should start one!) 2) I found this web site (URL) excellent for learning VB for Mindstorms (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Thanks for that explanation, everything is much clearer now. I suppose it is to do with the line perpendicular to the vehicle coinciding with the centre point of the turning circle; with all wheel equal steering, it will intersect the middle (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) If you are parallel and very close to an obstacle, like a curb or a wall, you can't get away from it with all-wheel steering. As soon as you turn the wheel to get the front away from the wall, the back of the vehicle will smash into it. This (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) ... A number of cars have done this in the past, though not many were brought to the US. Amusingly enough, a little-known option on the 240SX (I forget which years) is the HICAS (HIgh CApacity Steering) system which is a 4WS option. The rear (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Heh! I've come to the conclusion that while it is interesting to tinker with suspensions, it is better to use the space in the models for other things. After all, the suspension one can make in a LEGO model is nowhere near realistic in it's (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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thanks jennifer, those threads help some, but i have put the whole idea behind me for the present and started working on the phased walking mechanism for the december challenge actually now that i saw more of the printout those writings helped lots (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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You might want to look for information on "QuadraSteer". That's a Delphi Saginaw product (my company) that will be coming out on full size trucks in the near future. It adds rear wheel steering to the truck. The wheels are in phase (both turn the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I thought in the same direction. For driving straight you don't need a light sensor (but for accurate turning) It must work with two touchsensors that were touched from an arm placed on the "detector-wheel". So you are able to detect to which (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello all, I'm new to mindstorms and I have a few of questions. 1.) anyone know of a lego club in London? 2.) Could someone point me at a good resource that clarifies how to use vb to program a robot. (I have written a tiddly little program that (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Is there already any NQC code for *reading* VLL ? I've adapted the libvll.nqc to work *also* with direct connections (OUT port ->lego standard electrical wire-> IN port) using the Off() & Float() mainly for CyberMaster<->RCX comms [Note: By mistake, (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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You can create two rotation sensors with two gears and the two touchsensors. (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Thanks for your input, need to rethink what I am going to do... (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Thank you very much! -- David Schilling (25 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, lugnet.loc.us.wa.tac, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us)
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(...) I would assume no, but I have no proof. As for Linux, I'm still trying to get the Lego Cam to work on that. Anyone finally get drivers? Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I meant slow when running, not booting... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The RCX has 10 tasks. LegOS you have to build your own. I have noticed that the 2.0 Firmware is slower then the 1.0 firmware. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Video: Unibots' round 3 at FLL State Tournament
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I tossed together a little video of our 3rd round (the one that moved us from 6th place to 2nd) at the State Tournament. If you're interested, check out: ftp://ftp.stelizabet...round3.asf (Windows MediaPlayer) ftp://ftp.stelizabet...round3.mpg (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.events)
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| | Re: Announcing the Seattle Mindstorms and Robotic Techies
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(...) Coming right up. --Todd (25 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, lugnet.loc.us.wa.tac, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us)
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(...) Yes. (...) No. There are 16 splines, and the axle joiners come in increments of 360/16=22.5 degrees. (...) If you mean the single angle beam ((URL) angle is related to a 3/4/5 triangle, so that the longer side becomes the 5-side of the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) It does, however, get more complicated that than - see a recent thread on lugnet.technic discussing this: (URL) would have flagged it up to you before, but the thread did not deal with the issue of powering the axles, only steering. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) a (...) the (...) Well the standard had been set with the Asian maps and LEGOMUG (Japanese Mindstorms Group). Besides I think it is a logical division with the potential for widespread growth like Trains. (...) No problem. You kind of got (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, lugnet.loc.us.wa.tac)
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| | Re: Announcing the Seattle Mindstorms and Robotic Techies
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(...) Cool, we get our own map! Thanks! -- David Schilling (25 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, lugnet.loc.us.wa.tac)
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| | Re: Announcing the Seattle Mindstorms and Robotic Techies
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Congratulations!! Looks like fun. I have added you to the development map but I will wait until Todd gives you a group on LUGNET before I have him copy it over because I will have to make the link. Here is the development map: (URL) Kingsley (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, lugnet.loc.us.wa.tac)
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| | Announcing the Seattle Mindstorms and Robotic Techies
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After the November 6th "Workshop 3D LEGO RCX Challenge" in Seattle, Gus Jansson and I decided it was time to start a LEGO Robot specific group in this area. Well, it's about a month later, and we're through talking, time for some action! So this is (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, lugnet.loc.us.wa.tac, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.technic) !
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thanks bob, i guess i should have looked down a little further for that scan at brickshelf... that was exactly what i was talking about. after doing some searching i found out that it is called "Central Steering" (?) that is all. m. Bob Fay (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Especially when they have to turn in opposite directions, as in the case of a standard differential drive robot (with one motor driving the left and the other the right side of the robot)! This is because a motor is always more efficient (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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You could use the 6-Leg Walker "Mushi Mushi 7" at (URL) in the "Master Builder Tutorial" as the platform for experimentation. I thought the design was real good, ie, symmetrical and with no extra parts used. My only reservation was that 'turning' (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Bob Fay's suggestion is a good one, here's another option: Drive both sides with a single motor via a differential, add a rack + pinion steering to the front, or, if you have a second differential, create a mixing differential for a skid-steered (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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The 8880 is four wheel drive and four wheel steering. -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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i as thinking about this when i was playing with the new cyber spider www.wowwee.com ] with legs on both sides usually youdon't want the robot to move in such a way that it is bouncing up and down synchronously it just doesn't look right.... so what (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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i'm sorry if i offended anyone but i got like a ton of email from people saying that i should use a synchro drive and it is exactly the opposite of what i was looking for... the super car was more on the track but i didn't look at it closely enough (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) As lots of other people have said - you really need rotation sensors. If you don't have one - then a line-follower is an option (as other people have also suggested)...or I *suppose* you could put a bright light at either end of your 15 foot (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Code Pilot is Fantastic RCX add-on!
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(...) Yo :-) Having had a good look at the Barcode Truck set and having acquired some parts from it last weekend, I have to say that Doug is entirely correct in recommending this set, as it is superb in all regards. Definitely on a par with the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Oops. It looks like in your list you exchanged the labels of #3 and #5. And it occurs to me that the splines had to be set so that the half bushings could be pushed together and lock when on the same axle. I would have to take a look to see if that (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) 4. Measure the deviation and correct it by a small turn every now and then. (this is what I did when I first got my RIS and wanted it to take a tour of my flat, total length about 15m with a few turns). This avoids use of rotation sensor or (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Help with my robot
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(...) You will probably need a rotation sensor to ensure that the robot is travelling in a straight line. No two LEGO motors will rotate at the same speed, so you will always encounter drift when driving a robot. I can think of three solutions: 1. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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My first suggestion would be a swivel wheel in the front to make turning easier for the bot. The only solution to your programming would be two rotation sensors to aid in running straight and to measure the distance that you have traveled. This (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Help with my robot
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I got a problem. I have a simple two motor robot that I want to have a push button cause the following: 1 hit the push button 2 robot turns 180 deg and move forward 3. after 15 feet robot stops 4 repeat 1 - 3 The problme i am having is that the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Axle joiner angles
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I think these just correspond to the splines on the old connectors which they replace. I haven't checked it, but I think the splines are every 12.5 degrees. The connectors are too chunky to make accute angles, so they only do the obtuse angles: 0.0 (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Code Pilot is Fantastic RCX add-on!
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And I just got one for my Birthday! It took coaching a FIRST LEGO League team, but I *finally* have my parents (and my in-laws) convinced that 33 is NOT too old for LEGO :-) -Peter Coach, FLL Team #1096: The Unibots #2 in California State (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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There are still boat bodies that float. I recently bought some police/rescue-style set at Costco in California that contains one. Or how about 6429 - Lego City Blaze Responder. Tilman (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Do you mean the parts about 11x10 for the midpiece and a frontpiece with an eye in front edge and a back piece that's round at its back end ? If so. i've got three of the middle pieces, a front piece and a back piece (with a little piece (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Sadly, lego seems to have discontinued their nice old boat pieces which floated. I have an interest in a fairly significant quantity of these (I want to build some bi- and tri-hull boats.) Does anyone know where I might get some of these? Obviously, (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: vision command idea...
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(...) Hi Mike, I of course see that you are willing to build a robot that turns front and back wheels in different direction! But you said :".... i am going to tackle that problem when i get some more turntables"! Right? The only thing I wanted to (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: how to make 2 rcx cordinate with each other?
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(...) I have a simple-stupid piece of code in NQC illustrating communication between two scouts (with the same code on both) which should work fine on an RCX with minimal tweaks - The communications code will work without mods. (URL) is my (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I read that the RCX is able to have up to eight-threads running. Is this true? These threads are sharing processor time, right? What I mean is that they are not running in parallel? Therefore, if legOS 2.0 is able to do preemptive tasking. This (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Company Welcomes Adult LEGO Enthusiasts
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(...) I don't care how you feel about cookies! If you're going to make irrelevant postings to the list, please attempt to make them funny or interesting. (25 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Books for Mindstorms
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:( ...and it won't be out for a few more months now!!!! (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: For you German speakers
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(...) babelfish.altavista.com tells me you suffered a "gypsum leg" at a tender young age. What an affliction! :-) --k (25 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Code Pilot is Fantastic RCX add-on!
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I've been promoting this set as the "perfect" RCX add-on since I got one last Christmas. The main truck model is waaaaaayyyyy cool and quite ingenious, almost worthy of Jennifer Clark (Hi, Jenn!). I haven't built all the alternate models, but the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: how to make 2 rcx coordinate with each other?
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There is also a very neat project in Dave Baum's first book that has two RCX's talking to each other. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 content !!!
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(...) You should not compare Win95 and its descendants to Windows NT and its descendants. Windows ME is approximately the seventh version of Win9x to be released (Windows 95 OSR 1, 2, and 3 (3 was basically a win98 beta), Windows 98 and 98 SE, and (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Axle joiner angles
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I suspect the crux of your answer lies in the 3-4-5 triangle. [NOT! read on to see why this isn't true!] The complements of 112.5 and 157.5 degrees are 67.5 and 22.5 degrees. The sum of 67.5 and 22.5 is 90 degrees. Add add a 90 degree angle and you (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | OT- but really worth it
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take a look at the cyber spider at www.wowwee.com it does a lot of what walker builders want to do and it's really cheap. $20.00 USD i picked up one this week and all i'm looking for right now is the special batteries that are needed for the remote. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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okay, i guess i am not getting the proper idea across... i do not want a synchro-drive, i'm looking for a solution to the problem of having the back wheels turn opposite from the front wheels thus trimming the turing radius down. now, the drive (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I was looking at the axle joiner thingies that let you connect two axles at an angle. The angles Lego have chosen to supply seem incredibly non-useful (apart from the obvious 180 and 90 degree ones). Each part also has a number on it. Here is a (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Books for Mindstorms
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(...) I assume you mean this model: (URL) like the look of it, but I'm not sure what is does. Can it lift, turn and drop? Scott A (25 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books)
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| | Re: Code Pilot is Fantastic RCX add-on!
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(...) Yes, I agree that this is an interesting function. I've used the same kind of mechanism in many of my own MOCs, as it allows for tighter turns without the friction you would get with a normal setup. While the CodePilot unit itself is fairly (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Code Pilot is Fantastic RCX add-on!
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I bought a CodePilot last year when S@H had them on sale for $US100. The LEGO outlet store in Cookstown Ontario is rumored to have a few left. Anyways, the box was gathering dust until I had finished a major project - the project is still not done, (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: What's the cheapest way to get 9V motors?
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Run out to the local TRU and look for the ZNAP sets in the LEGO section. Some of them have the 9 volt motors (and battery boxes) often for as little as $9.00. Happy hunting! Jeff Jeffrey Hazen North Mill Technology jeffrey.hazen@northmill.net (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | how to make 2 rcx cordinate with each other?
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Dear Friends I have 2 rcxs of the same version 1.0 Can any one suggest a progam to make 2 rcx work together, can you send me a sample program made in the mindstomrs language and in nqc if possible , A simple example is if a touch sensor is pressed (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RCXTCL.ZIP is repaired - finally!
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Thanks for the flood of email indicating that RCXTCL is broken! My own stupidity kept reloading the cached version, and it was, of course, OK. Once I reloaded Windows on my machine, the problem was obvious. Anyways, the new RCXTCL.ZIP can be loaded (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | What's the cheapest way to get 9V motors?
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I have in mind a project that I need several mor emotors for (I have 6 now). Does anyone have an idea of how I could get say, a dozen more? Besides, of course, buying them from S@H for $16 a pop. They don't seem to pop up on eBay or even Brickbay (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Comments on eBlok.com
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Does anyone have any comments on quality of eBlok.com's products? This web site sells new, used and custom parts. (25 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: vision command idea...
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(...) If you're looking for a solution without Lego turntables look at this site (URL) has not the accuracy as a synchro with lego turntables but it does work. BTW it has only about 100 degrees of freedom but you reach every point you want to reach (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) If you're looking for a solution without Lego turntables look at this site (URL) has not the accuracy as a synchro with lego turntables but it does work. BTW it has only about 100 degrees of freedom but you reach every point you want to reach (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: vision command idea...
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"Mike Fusion" <mikefusion@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G59q8z.7Fw@lugnet.com... (...) problem (...) This looks a lot like the 8880 Super car. (URL) the building instructions and see if it relates to your needs. -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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actually i wasn't talking about a synchro- i am going to tackle that problem when i get some more turntables i was talking about (bad ascii art to follow) '|||' is the body of the platform |---| ||| |---| this is straight '|'s are the wheels \---\ (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Is this what your looking for? (URL) Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Fusion" <mikefusion@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G599FE.CI5@lugnet.com... (...) day (...) low (...) the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | vision command idea...
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well, it's been a while and my boss said that i could screw off for the day since it's my b-day so here goes... coming from the lurks... firstly thanks to all of you that have been regularly posting i feel like you are all friends in a different (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RIS 1.5 vs. RIS 2.0
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Heya all ! What's the main difference between RIS v1.5 and v2.0 ? Thanx. (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Books for Mindstorms
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tentatively March 2001 (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I've put together a tutorial on making patterns for Vision Command. You will find it and a player piano application at: (URL) again to Rainer Balzerowski for his work in this area. Michael Gasperi (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Books for Mindstorms
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Ben, when will your book be generally available? --Jack Gregory (25 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Books for Mindstorms
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I've read an advance copy of this book (thanks Ben!) and recommend it *highly* in fact, I'll be buying 10 of them as soon as they are available, one for me, and one for each of my LEGO Robotics team members. I considered doing that with Dave Baum's (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: For you German speakers
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Hello, You can machine translate it, although the results are pretty horrible. I will send you my original manuscript via a private e-mail. I would post it to the list, but then I think NZZ Folio might get upset. Regards, Jonathan (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Books for Mindstorms
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(URL) just realized that there are some things at the above URL that should be clarified: 1) There are actually 30 robotics projects in the book. Its just that only 16 of them have programs in all 4 programming environments (rcx code, robolab, (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Books for Mindstorms
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(URL) :) (...) And then there is my book, Creative Projects (...) advanced (...) THE (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | New Contest at BrickBots.Com - Large Lego Robots
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Hi, I am pleased to announce a new contest starting today to build the best stair climber. This one looks to be difficult so it will run for three weeks. Short Description: Build a robot that will go up 5 steps in the shortest amount of time. Any (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: "No Contact" Homebrew Train Sensor for Mindstorms
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(...) No, there is no apparent decline in the sensitivity of the reed switch when it is encased in LEGO. In fact, the switch that I bought from Radio Shack was originally enclosed in a plastic housing, which I removed to reduce the bulk of the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Re: For you German speakers
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Go to (URL) the option to translate a web page from German to English. Copy in the URL and hit the button. Voila! You get the page translated into (rather comical and error-filled) English. Its good enough to understand. I hope that helps! Brad (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, Jonathan It may be asking too much, but is there an english version? It seens very interesting but my german knowledge is too basic... Maybe that would be a good reason to continue learning. :) cya, Mauro Jonathan Knudsen (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Using Vision Command as a Smart Sensor
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(...) Nice page. It's such a shame that LEGO didn't think to just allow a person to use the MSG's when a zone is active... That's one huge oversight... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Using Vision Command as a Smart Sensor
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Rainer Balzerowski <balze2@gmx.net> wrote in message news:G55w18.1Ip@lugnet.com... (...) It does slow down VC a little to leave the 1.0 seconds in the Spin Left. You really notice it if you put long numbers like 100 seconds in. I've incorporated (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Using Vision Command as a Smart Sensor
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This works for me. NQC task main() { while(true) { SetUserDisplay(Message(),0); } } -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Gasperi" <gasperi@alynk.com> wrote in message news:G55vn0.D3@lugnet.com... (...) command (...) that (...) the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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This works for me. NQC task main() { while(true) { SetUserDisplay(Message(),0); } } -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Gasperi" <gasperi@alynk.com> wrote in message news:G55vn0.D3@lugnet.com... (...) command (...) that (...) the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) I didn't check this out yet, but i guess it does !!?!! (...) Nice to hear ! Thanks ! Rainer (25 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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"Rainer Balzerowski" <balze2@gmx.net> wrote in message news:G55v2z.LqB@lugnet.com... (...) or (...) for one (...) I didn't realize VC tried to compensate for the RCX program. I'll fix that comment. Do you think the Spin Left 1.0s command in the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Using Vision Command as a Smart Sensor
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In lugnet.robotics, Michael Gasperi writes: hoped would be developed with Vision Command. Thanks for the posting. (...) Hi folks, i do it in a task like this : int global_message; task Read_VC_Messages () { int j; int local_message = 0; (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Using Vision Command as a Smart Sensor
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I just used one Message. I still don't know how to do your test program. This will start and stop the motor as long as motion is detected in area 2. task main() { while(true) { if (Message()== 2) { OnFwd(OUT_A); Wait(100); Off(OUT_A); } } } -- Bob (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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"Bob Fay" <rfay@we.mediaone.net> wrote in message news:G55s5H.CHz@lugnet.com... (...) Were you able to make it work with NQC? If it was, I'd like to see the code. Despite the association with my friend Dave Baum, I don't use NQC. (25 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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I made this work with some motor commands. Very cool! This is something I hoped would be developed with Vision Command. Thanks for the posting. -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Fay" <rfay@we.mediaone.net> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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I always find myself confused when I mess with programming. I have no clue as to downloading the test program into slot 1 of the RCX. What would be the equivalent NQC program for this. test program{ main{ display message forever{} } } -- Bob Fay (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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