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Andy, I think the curved foot concept is the wrong direction for a two-legged mechanism. The few simple two-legged mechanisms I have seen rely on two feet, each with a VERY large footprint. Each footprint is large enough to support the weight of the (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) What about using #32250 liftarms? They may not be large enough for your needs, but here's a pic: (URL) Regards Micah J. Mabelitini - LUGNET #918 The University of Kentucky SECC Middlesboro Academic Skills Resource Center accutron@kih.net - (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Well, if you want to keep the Lego 'firmware', you are pretty much stuck with 'NQC' (Not Quite C) which is a small C subset that generates the same kind of special bytecode as Lego's own graphical programming language. This is a relatively (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Andy: That's an interesting site. I can't think of a way to make curved feet, BUT there is the 1x6 sloped beam. as seen here: (URL) was thinking that if you used two of these with the "studs" pointing down, you might be able to replicate that (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Perhaps you should let John Barnes answer for himself. Different people have different approaches here. Dave Baum, for example, has spent huge amounts of effort on NQC and has been quite happy for people to use his invention. (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, Skip to the bottom for the question :) I am getting back into building robots now, and decided I wanted to build a 2 legged walker. I looked at the various Lego solutions, and realized that none used pneumatics. That began my quest to build a (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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So you can choose what language you want to use? For example, could you use a C++ programing program like MS Visual C++, and transfer it to the RCX? Or is there specific software that comes with it? -Adam (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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Yes ? Steven Lane <Steveroblane@aol.com> schreef in berichtnieuws GAMGB6.Joo@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Any kind you want, there are a myriad of available languages to use with it, whether its the out of the box lego, paint by number language ;) , or the down and dirty full C/C++ legos language, and many others in between, forth, python, java, to name (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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What kind of programming do you do with the RCX? ~Adam (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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