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Re: Custom Sensor poll (Re: Mindstorms on Slashdot)
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Fri, 2 Dec 2005 18:15:44 GMT
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On Fri, December 2, 2005 9:53 am, Chris Magno wrote:
Steve Hassenplug wrote:
If not, what's required to make [3rd party sensors] legal [in LEGO-only events]?

This is a very difficult question to answer.

I know.

The counter argument to all that, is those rare lego parts, or country
specific ones that are not easily obtained. Hypothetically, what is the
difference between me (being in Canada) getting cybermaster touch
sensors from Bricklink.com, and someone else getting a custom sensor
from John? Both are obtainable via the web. Why is one more "legal" than
the other?

Right.  For C$ (connect four competition) I bought a handful of cybermaster touch
sensors off the web, because I couldn't use a touch-sensor-multiplexer that I have,
because it was not sold by LEGO.

Now, with that being said, your "what if" idea of an "authorized" lego
part not manufactured by lego, puts a whole new twist to the above
arguments.   Essentially your "what if" IMHO would by definition extend
the  lego product line.

So, exactly what IS required to extend the LEGO product line?  Is it enough for TLG
to say this product and/or company meets TLG's standard?

Steve



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(...) I guess this is an important issue for contests, so that someone with infinite $$$ doesn't automatically win. But in all other cases, who cares? I will probably take some flak for this, but it's like the AI battles of top down vs bottom up. (...) (19 years ago, 2-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics)
  Re: Custom Sensor poll (Re: Mindstorms on Slashdot)
 
Steve Hassenplug wrote: > >> The counter argument to all that, is those rare lego parts, or country >> specific ones that are not easily obtained. Hypothetically, what is the >> difference between me (being in Canada) getting cybermaster touch >> (...) (19 years ago, 2-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: Custom Sensor poll (Re: Mindstorms on Slashdot)
 
Steve Hassenplug wrote: > > Would such parts be "legal" in "Mindstorms Only" contests? > > If not, what's required to make them legal? > > Steve > This is a very difficult question to answer. The current base rule set for the rtlToronto robot games (...) (19 years ago, 2-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics)

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