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RE: interfacing PCs with LEGO?
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 22 Aug 2004 19:30:32 GMT
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Joseph J. Strout <joe@stroutSPAMCAKE.net>
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Hi Rob,
> It sounds like you want to do something more like the open source
> "Rodney" project:
> http://www.fuzzgun.btinternet.co.uk/rodney/rodney.htm
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> It's not LEGO, but it is cool and sounds more like what you describe
> above--would probably be a heck of a lot cheaper than attempting to do
> the same in LEGO.
Cheaper, maybe -- but certainly not easier, at least for me. I
haven't the tools, skills, or desire to work with metal or fabricate
custom parts. I'm willing to do a bit of adaptation to, say, make an
RC servo interface with my LEGO structural elements, but that's about
the only custom fabrication I think I can handle.
So, yes, something like this bot is what I would like to eventually
do, except that the structure will be LEGO rather than metal.
> To give you an appreciation of size in terms of LEGO, check out Eric
> Sophie's Jamocklaquat
> (http://www.biomechanicalbricks.com/ESLC/jamocklaquat.htm) which uses 41
> motors. The robot is as tall as an 8-to-10 year old child.
Thanks, I'd been looking for that! I saw some pictures of it from
BrickFest, but hadn't found its home page yet. Very cool. (And ye
gods, that guy has a lot of blue LEGO.)
Thanks,
- Joe
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