To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.roboticsOpen lugnet.robotics in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Robotics / 22254
22253  |  22255
Subject: 
Re: Hassenplug's Connect 4 robot at Child Expo
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun, lugnet.games, lugnet.loc.us.in.ind, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic
Date: 
Wed, 3 Mar 2004 08:52:16 GMT
Viewed: 
273 times
  
really cool :)

Can you open it ? (source program, MLCAD design etc ?)

nanobapt

David "Fuzzy" Gregory wrote:

IndyLUG participated in the Parent & Child Exposition this past weekend (Feb.
28-29) at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Part of our setup included a table with
Steve Hassenplug's {AWESOME} Connect 4 robot.¬ ¬
<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/crazylegoman/Connect4-ChildExpo/connect4robot1.jpg
<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/crazylegoman/Connect4-ChildExpo/thumb/connect4robot1.jpg_thumb.jpg>>¬
¬¬ This robot does _everything_ on its own, except press its own start button.
It waits for you to drop your chip, finds where you put it, then drops its own
and verifies that if fell properly.  Yes, that's right, I said {[it drops its
own chips}]!  It isn't slow either.  Both the strategic decisions and the chip
dropping mechanism are quick and flawless.¬ ¬ Pictures of the Connect 4 robot
(and the large crowds that it drew) can be found here:
<http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=74419 Brickshelf gallery>¬ ¬
The robot was kept busy all Sunday by children and adults alike...and all day it
continued to skunk children and adults alike.  The robot suffered 2 defeats the
entire day.  One was by its master and creator Steve Hassenplug.  The other was
by IndyLUG member Steve McDonough.  (I need to change my name to Steve, then
maybe I'll stand a chance.)¬ ¬ The robot's table was also graced by a Dexter
sculpture, a couple giant "mini"figs and some Star Wars stuff.¬ ¬ A big congrats
goes out to Steve Hassenplug for making this super cool machine.  It was the
only LEGO creation that the kids were allowed to touch, so they really enjoyed
it.






Message is in Reply To:
  Hassenplug's Connect 4 robot at Child Expo
 
IndyLUG participated in the Parent & Child Exposition this past weekend (Feb. 28-29) at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Part of our setup included a table with Steve Hassenplug's AWESOME Connect 4 robot. (URL) This robot does everything on its own, (...) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun, lugnet.games, lugnet.loc.us.in.ind, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX) ! 

5 Messages in This Thread:



Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR