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(...) That's an interesting suggestion. One should point out (for those who have not played with these devices) that the Gyro itself doesn't mechanically stabilise the helicopter. The Gyro is hooked up to some kind of a rotation sensor that detects (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Has anyone considered adapting one of the tiny gyros used to stabalize remote control helicoptors ? These work by modifying the pulse stream that controls a standard R/C servo. - pete. (...) -- Pete Sevcik sevcik@flash.net Techno-stuff Robotics (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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You can get the Control Center for $85.00 US from Pitsco ((URL) but I think Cybermaster is Europe-only. (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You can't technically overload an input port. Output ports (motors, lights,etc) are a different story. Matthias Jetleb VA3-MWJ (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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A simple on/off sensor can be placed in series or parallel with other on/off sensors however analog sensors cannot. It should be pointed out that if you do group sensors, it becomes impossible to determine which one was actually triggered. This (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You might try this: stand two mirrors on edge at 90 deg to one another. This creates a corner reflector which will reflect light back in the direction from which it came. Have the robot first search for this reflection and then move toward the (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Where does one get CYBERMASTER and CONTROL CENTER anyway? Matthias Jetleb VA3-MWJ (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You left out PRIMO (aka BABY). These are aimed specifically at the 0 - 2 age group. They connect with DUPLO on the bottom and a few speciallized pices connect with DUPLO on the top to allow a transition from one product line to another. The (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I can't see this making much sense. It would be soooo much cheaper for TLC to send stickers out to the stores to be applied to the 1.5 boxes. These stickers could direct customers to Lego Customer Service to obtain a free replacement CD if the (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Local Toys-R-Us has 1.5s on the shelf in my area. -- Richard Clemens clemens@wvwc.edu (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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