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(...) Well, I could certainly create an artificial environment which would increase the solar cell's output without the need for scheduling another test on the summer solstice, if you were merely curious as to its maximum output based on the cell's (...) (24 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.dacta)
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Hi all, I am looking at buying the book - Extreme Mindstorms. Any comments welcome. I am an advanced user, and am looking for some ideas. For those who have it, what customized sensors do they provide instructions to build? Dave (24 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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For an advanced user, you will enjoy this book. I brings together some of the best of people. Michael Gasperi's part four in the book gets into passive and powered sensors. There include, the coin detector, Stick in ring switch, Thermistor temp (...) (24 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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John Barnes <barnes@sensors.com> wrote in message news:4.2.0.58.200103...lserver... [Snip] Thanks for the info, John. Just going to check out Australian remote control stuff.... (...) control (...) multiple (...) It can be done using LegOS - but it (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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I have to disagree here. I have looked at all the current Mindstorms books and NONE of them are much use to the advanced user. I have only been into Minstorms for 4 months, but everything in these books, I had either figured out for myself, or found (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Some of the "advanced" (according to Gordon's definition) engineering, physics, and math topics covered in "Creative Projects with LEGO Mindstorms": Engineering Aside: Feedback Engineering Aside: Top-Down and Bottom-Up Design Engineering (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | The Making of "Creative Projects with LEGO Mindstorms"
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(URL) week I had the opportunity to watch my book get printed. The book itself is about the process of making a robot -- so here is a website about the process of making the book -- which itself is very robotic! -Ben (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Perhaps this is because many of the authors have had Mindstorms webpages up before they published any books. True, if one is willing to spend a few hours researching on the web, one can find more info on Mindstorms than any one book can cover. (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The Making of "Creative Projects with LEGO Mindstorms"
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Cool site, Ben. Looking forward to your book! -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net (URL) Erwin" <ben@alum.mit.edu> wrote in message news:GAsADu.56u@lugnet.com... (...) itself (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Henry, Thats what I've found as well. My last post might have sounded a bit strong, but I get really annoyed when I go out and buy a book ($50-$100 in Australia), and read it from cover to cover in a couple of hours, and get nothing from it. This (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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