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Re: RCX & RIS, a fading glory?
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Thu, 21 Aug 2003 15:50:53 GMT
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Yes, you are on to something.
Many industrial robots are "programmed" in much the same way. The operator
"teaches" it which movements to make using manual controls, and then the robot
can do those movements over and over again without error.
In the newest Syngress LEGO book, {LEGO Mindstorms Masterpieces}, there's a
robot built by Mario Ferrari that sorts bricks by color. There's nothing special
about that, since many people have done this. What makes this one different is
that you have to teach it how to sort bricks once you run the program. It picks
up a brick and drops it in a bin. If the robot got it right, you tell it this.
If the robot got it wrong, you tell it that, too. After a few trials it has
worked out by itself which colors go in which bin.
That's not quite the same as what you're describing, which is simply a mimic
system where you show the robot exactly what to do and then it does it. But
they're related in that you're not actually writing a program to perform an
exact sequence of motions; you're writing a program that can be taught which
movements to make, either by mimicking them, or by figuring them out based on
feedback.
Your post has inspired me to try building a robot that can do what you want. I
know I'll have to use some manual controls and have sensors built into the robot
so it knows what I'm doing, but I think it's possible.
It's too bad I don't own a control center. I always wanted one as a kid, but my parents didn't want to spend that much money on just one gift for me. :p
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| (...) I agree. One thing I thought is that, Keep the RCX and offer an expanded version of the Technic Control Center. It currently has three motor controlls via the pad keys and plays back movments. I'm making a giant robot that has 6 motors on just (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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