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| (...) Which you can make rigid by merely using a rack or worm gear, and depending on space - some additional gears to displace the locking mechanism, however there may still be some play in that. OrionRobots (19 years ago, 25-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| late last night I stumbled onto their website: (URL) vaguely remember playing with a set when I was maybe 10 yrs old. They seem to be trying to compete with Mindstorms lately, especially in the educational market. Does anyone have a set, and/or have (...) (19 years ago, 26-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Have you seen the new Vex robotics stuff from Radio Shack? I think that is more of a competitor to mindstorms (several people on this list now have some experience with that). Larrry Whitman larry.whitman@wichita.edu (...) (19 years ago, 26-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Try here: (URL) (19 years ago, 27-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) I don't see them as competitors. Here they are amicably side by side: (URL) LEGO, FT, and now Vex. They each have their own strengths and weaknesses. I use them all :) CS (19 years ago, 28-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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