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Re: mindstorms NXT
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 5 Jan 2006 22:14:06 GMT
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Matthew Davidson <MATTHEW@BLANK.spamlessORG>
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On Jan 5, 2006, at 8:21 PM, Ross Crawford wrote:
> Yeah it woulda been nice if the new one had IR as well and be able
> to control
> the "legacy" bricks. I'm sure the old ones will find a myriad of
> uses doing
> simpler jobs like moving cows heads on train layouts ;)
Interesting scenario. Perhaps someone can work up a homebrew
bluetooth to IR repeater. Sound crazy? I'll believe anything after
what I've seen people accomplish with the RCX, extending it with
gameboys and such. I'm sure there are existing portable devices with
both bluetooth and IR that can be hacked.
> Well, I hope they are also planning a smaller motor, without RPM
> sensor. I'm
> sure there will be many situations when I'm happy to sacrifice
> accuracy for
> size.
Me too. Those motors look bulky. Sometimes a micromotor is just what
you need for the job.
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| (...) I thought of this yesterday. If I end up as one of the 100 people who get it early, I'll connect a LEGO USB tower to the NXT USB port and see if I can get the NXT to control the tower. I assume I'll need a USB type-A to type-B converter. As (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| (...) Yeah it woulda been nice if the new one had IR as well and be able to control the "legacy" bricks. I'm sure the old ones will find a myriad of uses doing simpler jobs like moving cows heads on train layouts ;) (...) Well, I hope they are also (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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