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Finally got a chance to have a closeup look at the much talked about Mindstorms NXT when Prof Mitchel Resnick (of MIT Media Lab) was here for the LEGO MINDSTORMS Education (LME) NXT Regional Pre-Launch at the Singapore Science Centre. (URL) (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jun-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.sg)
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(...) Real tanks and dozers have lots of little sprung wheels resting along the bottom edge of the track - adding those would give you back that down-force you miss from the center of the track being unsupported. Tank tracks are a subtle thing in (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jun-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Steve Hassenplug wrote: > You can (A) add more weight (B) make it go faster, or (C) add more traction. > Considering you're already at the weight limit (out of parts), option (A) is out. > > Making it go faster is a reasonable option. Geared down (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jun-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Well, I'm not exactly an expert - but it seems to me (if the rules allow it) that attaching the tow rope above the center of gravity of the robot and putting the drive wheels at the end nearest your opponent would result in the force of your (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jun-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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can anyone help me. im trying to communicate a basic stamp 2 microcontroller with the RCX 2 via infrared. i dont get the protocol it works on can someone help. -- View this message in context: (URL) from the LEGO Robotics forum at Nabble.com. (19 years ago, 5-Jun-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yes, you would think so. But, they don't. Tank Treads look like they have a big "contact-patch" with the ground. In reality, each one only applies pressure in two points (at each wheel), and even those are not in contact with the ground all (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jun-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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"BTW, don't use tank treads." How come? Gut feeling is that it would provide more traction? -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...ugnet.com] On Behalf Of Steve Hassenplug Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 2:36 PM (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jun-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I suspect you're far from breaking gears or axles. However, keep in mind it is always possible (so don't blame me if it happens) :) Keep the distance between gears & wheels small, so the axles don't twist. Sounds like you still have more (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jun-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Steve, Thanks for the tips and good wishes. Currently this is what we have: - 3 wheels driven by 3 motors. Each geared down at 15:1 - the wheels do keep spinning when the robot is held in place - very generous size limit, a 250mm cube - so no (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jun-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Raj One major key to making a good Tug-of-War robot will be making it go the "right" speed. If it goes too fast, some of the "power" will be wasted on speed. If it goes too slow, it won't use all the power it has. To change the speed of the (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jun-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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