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  Ideas for new sets?
 
I have a very basic question, on the subject of new sets and themes and so on; If technic "was" a viable medium for kids with latent engineering skills to learn with, why are those kinds of sets not still available? If Lego were selling to the same (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Shutting off illumination LED on Light Sensor for LIDAR
 
(...) That's not a legOS feature. You just set the input port to passive mode, and read it in RAW mode. There is an example in NQC at (URL) (I forgot to add the address in my previous post :-). (...) You can find light sensor schematics on Michael (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Ideas for new sets?
 
(...) Basically what you're asking is, "Why has LEGO completely lost their mind?". I think the "Technic concept" is still valid. I think it's just being re-marketed under the Mindstorms product line. Who knows what LEGO was thinking when they came (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Shutting off illumination LED on Light Sensor for LIDAR
 
(...) Thanks. I had seen this technique (and noticed this effect myself) but had heard rumor that this impaired the sensitivity of the detector. I'm going to try some rigorous tests and see if I can verify this. (...) We almost needa Yahoo-style (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Ideas for new sets?
 
(...) Don't forget the selling of Lego Technic to George Lucas! I agree the Dacta Catalog is repleat with wonderful kits that are unavailable to the consumer. The solar kit is one of the most fascinating and would be a wonderful way for children and (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)


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