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| | | As I wrote in my last mail I'm planing to build a system for robots guidance and communication similar to ants. I can't get a big enough paper and I can't paint my floor so anyone has an idea of how to 'draw' a path without damaging my floor. The (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | Re: Ant pheromones —Jim Choate
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| | | | | (...) Is your floor carpet or hard? Makes a diff. Have it dispense reflective stickers on the floor every so far. Then when you're done playing just peel them up. You could even go around and peel them up to emulate the evaporation of the pheremone. (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | Re: Ant pheromones —Mike Reddy
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| | | | It does work - drywipe pens and horizontal white boards I mean - I worte a paper on my Lego ant laying trails for Ants 2002; sadly rejected. However, this combination works well, and my robot can raise and lower a pen depending on its internal (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: Ant pheromones —Jonathan Spitz
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| | | | I have built my robot but I'm having some problems with the light sensor. Can you give me some advice on wich colors to use to avoid problems or how to put the sensor. Maybe it's just a problem of the RCX but I can't get it to see a thin line at a (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: Ant pheromones —Mike Reddy
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| | | | (...) OK. Two factors here: 1) Status of pens - colour, newness etc. Reflectance of the base surface - glossy, etc. I am using a white board for my playing surface, which is quite reflective. Furthermore, dry wipe pens are translucent - otherwise (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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