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Re: Cheshire LEGOFest pictures
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 7 Mar 2001 10:28:33 GMT
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Steve Baker <sjbaker1@airmail.AVOIDSPAMnet>
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Jennifer Clark wrote:
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> In lugnet.loc.uk, Gaurav Thakur writes:
> >
> > Wow...that seems really impressive! I think 8 channels would make it a
> > radio-based equivalent of the dacta robolab console. I would love to get
> > hold of one of these units...as ROSCO said, how much are they going to cost?
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> It gets better - in my haste yesterday I forgot to mention one of the most
> important features of the transmitter unit; it has an RS232 port to allow
> connection to your computer, which can then control the motors over the air
> interface.
Now if it had a reverse path to send sensor data back to the computer, you'd
*really* have something. Without some way to read back sensors though, the
ability to control motors using the computer is a LOT less useful than you
might think.
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| (...) Tell me about it! I've had to program real systems (as opposed to real lego systems :-) with no feedback at various points in the past, and it can indeed be horrific. However, I believe John may have something up his sleeve with regard to (...) (23 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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