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Re: NXT and FLL
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Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:47:28 GMT
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On Sat, January 14, 2006 4:39 am, Dean Hystad wrote:
> My questions are mostly directed to Steve H. because I believe that he has more
> FLL experience than the other MUP's (sorry if I'm wrong guys). I'm wondering
> what your thoughts are on how NXT is going to affect FLL.
Dean,
It turns out I'm free to talk about almost all this stuff, because I haven't talked
with LEGO about any of it.
> but
> my initial impression of NXT is going to make it much easier to build decent
> robots for FLL. By decent I mean robots that can accurately and reliably
> navigate, almost all that is needed to score well in most recent FLL challenges.
Yes, I also think having a rotation sensor build into the motor will make it easier
to navigate.
> So how do you think NXT will change the FLL challenges?
This is a big question. I would not want to undertake the task of trying to create
a challenge that is good for both the NXT and the RCX. But, it would be
interesting.
> How will the ultrasonic sensor play in FLL? I haven't played around with them
> for almost 20 years, but remember there being interference problems when
> multiple sensors are used. Is this true? And if that is true, then does that
> eliminate this very cool sensor from use in FLL competitions?
This gives the teams the option of using a really cool sensor that may work, or not...
> I'm also a little sad to see how much mechanism the new motors hide from the
> user. The new motor probably has approprate speed and torque for FLL uses, so
> teams won't have as much need for gears. That's depressing
I totally agree.
Steve
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| (...) I've also been involved as a coach/mentor since FLL was introduced to our small country. And as a matter of fact I even won the Adult Coach/Mentor Award last year (URL) soon as I can get hold of one of the Mindstorms NXT, I would ask the kids (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| My questions are mostly directed to Steve H. because I believe that he has more FLL experience than the other MUP's (sorry if I'm wrong guys). I'm wondering what your thoughts are on how NXT is going to affect FLL. I've been bipoler ever since LEGO (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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