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I realize this is not the correct newsgroup, but i fugured you all would be interested. At Hammecher Schlemmer's web site, Mindstorms RIS is going for $109, excteme creatures and robo sports are both going for $29. Best prices i've been able to find (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Which should I get first -Exploration Mars or ultimate Accesories?
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Definitely the Ultimate Accessory set if you don't already have one. It also has an angle sensor, which can be quite useful for sensing which way your robot is facing using a differential. The Exploration Mars doesn't have that many pieces in it (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Has the RIS 1.5 been discontinued??
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(...) USB tower. No battery. You will soon see a new host of software that can poll all the time. The Power Adapter port is back. This should really save on Batteries. I have 3 1.0 bricks. Would not buy a 1.5. And it's rumored that the extra 16k of (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: proximity detection with laser?
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(...) In my current project, I mount a wireless camera on top of the mobile robot, to look for barcode tags as the landmarks. The idea is: In the computer it stores a topological map of the locations of each barcode tags. A typical session: I: (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: proximity detection with laser?
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(...) When I said one dot is enough, I was thinking about those IR-based distance measuring sensors from Sharp, (See (URL).), but you are right, two dots simplify things a lot. In my current project, I mount a wireless camera on top of the mobile (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Dean wrote: >The 2.0's should be out any time now. 2.0 is WORTH waiting for! Why? I thought it was basically the same thing? Yellow brick with two motors, two touch sensors and a light sensor. They haven't added anything special have they? and (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I'm guessing that LEGO's 1.5 stock is about used up. YAY! The 2.0's should be out any time now. 2.0 is WORTH waiting for! Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX & Motors
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.... Can I attach two motors to the same input? I want to the control to be identical, but driven by two different motors so that I dont need to use any axles. ..... (I assume you meant output?) Yes you can, I do, often! There are two things to (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, Here is a very stupid question. Can I attach two motors to the same input? I want to the control to be identical, but driven by two different motors so that I dont need to use any axles. Also, does anyone know of a source for small DC motors (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Ping Pong Ball Lobber
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Hi Raoul, This has been a great experience for me. Perhaps I am not that creative, but I ran out of building steam for a while and these contest proposals have certainly solved that. I am looking into adding some voting system to the site, but with (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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