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I've been working on a tiny robot brick that I've nicknamed the "picoscout". The goal is to fit the key features of the Scout brick (the blue one) in a package the size of a light sensor. The plan is to have one pigtail for power, and 2 electrical (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Blast from the past! (was: Re: Is there any interest in a tiny scout-like brick?)
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In lugnet.robotics, Ben Jackson writes: [snip all] Hey Ben - Seen your name floating around lately, and when I saw this post decided to check out your site. I remmeber you were like the second LEGO site I ran into online, right after Paul Gyugyi's, (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.people)
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(...) This sounds like an interesting idea. If you are looking for potential users try the train groups. Allot of the train builders are trying various remote control ideas for driving trains and operating track switches. If I were thinking up a (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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In lugnet.robotics, Lester Witter writes: <snip> (...) I thought this sort of system was actually being worked on by members of LUGNET? I am sure there were several very long and very detailed discussions not too long ago. The "picoscout" sounds (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) This sounds really cool! Just to be able to pack all that functionality into a brick that size would be very useful. I'd buy a couple from you for sure. I assume you'd have IR on the thing, so you could always use the remote or commands from (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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I'd be very interested indeed to buy a couple of those, assuming the price is reasonable! Bert www.vandam.tk Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (...) "picoscout". (...) probably (...) power. (...) it (...) forth (...) well, (...) sell (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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In an effort to not take 2+ years to get pictures from my camera to my website, here's a brief photo update on the project: (URL) mangled, er, adapted only my second 2x8 electrical plate to make it 4 individual 2x2 pads, I'm starting to think that (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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It looks very interesting! Maybe you could sell just the 'difficult' parts like the controller and the interface and leave the rest up to the individual buyers. Bert www.vandam.tk Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning ----- Original Message (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) As someone who is currently trying to bring a custom MindStorms sensor to market, I understand how you feel. I have mangled my share of LEGO with the old Dremel, only to hear that heart-wrenching crunch as I break a delicate reed switch with (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Micro-Brick (Re: Is there any interest in a tiny scout-like brick?)
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I finally got a web page for my Micro-Brick. (URL) I say "mine"... I didn't make it, but it's one of the last things I got from Hi-Technic, before they stopped making stuff. Check it out, and tell me what you think. Steve (22 years ago, 29-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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