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I just installed it on my XP machine and the tutoriasl seem to crash. This maybe be due to the fact that I have Quicktime 7.x installed instead of the 3.x from the kit. So far other things seem to be working but I have just started. I thought this (...) (19 years ago, 13-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Robolab software
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I am new and still learning. An example is that I bought a used Mindstorms 1.5 kit off Ebay assuming Robolab would be included. Wrong, I was dead wrong (no fault of the seller just my inexperince). So now I am looking for a copy of Robolab. Was not (...) (19 years ago, 13-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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I just bought a Mindstorms 1.5 kit off Ebay and thought it came with Robolab but I was wrong. Question: What kits come with Robolab? Thanks for your time, Tom S. (19 years ago, 13-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mindstorms software
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(...) Should be OK - mine works on XP SP2. I don't remember doing any updates to get it to work, but that was a while ago. Fear not! Ed (19 years ago, 11-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Ok, another new user question (by the way, thanks for all that have answered my other questions): I bought a used Robotics Invention System 1.5 kit and since it was 1999 vintage and ran on Windows 98, I was wondering if it will run under Windows XP? (...) (19 years ago, 11-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Great Ball Contraption at BrickFest '06
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(...) Yes. So the bad news is a lot of standard GBC modules will break if they hit a Zamor sphere, so they really can't be used unconstrained in a GBC. the good news is there are a number of GBC modules that can process both easily, so if you build (...) (19 years ago, 11-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Great Ball Contraption at BrickFest '06
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(...) Hey Mat, Dont know if anyone has answered you or not, Janey, did the initial test, and others have since confirmed that NO, the 2 balls are different in size. A soccer ball will fit with room to spare between 2 studs. and a "horta egg" (1) is (...) (19 years ago, 11-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NXT compatible bluetooth adapters
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(...) Correction, Tried again with the Billionton and managed to get it to work. The trick is not to use the software that came with the adapter but rather to use the native drivers in WinXP. So uninstall the application software. Insert the adapter (...) (19 years ago, 9-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Tom: (...) RoboLab is standalone program (include LabView cutted) (...) Actual version for RCX is 2.5.4 you can buy at www.legoeducation.com (US$69) look under LEGO MINDSTORMS for Schools (Not NXT) The new upgrade 2.9 supports RCX and the new NXT (...) (19 years ago, 8-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Keep in mind I am new at this. I ran accross a website today looking for information about Lego's Robolab. I have a few basic questions perhaps someone could answer. 1) Is Robolab a standalone program our must you have Labview installed too? 2) (...) (19 years ago, 8-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Great Ball Contraption at BrickFest '06
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(...) Hey, Just wondering, are the Bionicle radioactive green balls pretty much the same size/weight as the soccer balls? I have just come across a HUGE (about 500) stockpile of these things and thought they would be good for testing. I live in aus (...) (19 years ago, 8-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Here's an addition to your list: Device MFG: D-LINK Device Model: DBT-122 Cost: $23.00 SGD Works fine on Win XP BTW, the DBT-120 has been phased out. This one didn't work: Device MFG: Billionton Device Model: USBBTC1A Cost: $29.00 SGD Nogo on (...) (19 years ago, 8-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Jordan said: (...) themselves: (...) is available at (URL) assuming that when they give an adapter the three-happy-minifig-head rating, that means they've tested it on BOTH OS X and Windows XP. Jeff Garbers (19 years ago, 8-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Well folks, I made a simple (and somewhat silly) challenge the other day to Steve Hassenplug and Bryan Bonahoom while chatting about Line Following robots. The final outcome is another event at BrickFest this year. This event is not as formal as (...) (19 years ago, 8-Aug-06, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) LEGO has also posted a table of compatible devices they have tested themselves: (URL) (19 years ago, 8-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | NXT Robot Swarm at BrickFest -- featuring Bluetooth
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I'm interested in trying some experiments in (URL) swarm robotics>. The basic idea is that simple robots with simple programming can behave in complex ways, provided that there are 1.) a lot of them, and 2.) they can communicate locally in some (...) (19 years ago, 8-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX) !
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| | New NXT robot instructions posted on mindstorms.com
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Instructions and sample programs for a cuckoo clock and a sound bot (like a DJ system) have been posted: (URL) They both include custom .rso files. (19 years ago, 8-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Another Bluetooth adapter that works
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After plugging and unplugging the USB cable a million times, broke down this weekend and got a Bluetooth adapter. i could not find one on the list that had been confirmed to work. I ended up getting a Kensington Model 33348. It was not difficult to (...) (19 years ago, 6-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Where to get parts?
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I see there are several places to get parts (in US). Any recommendations on which companies (people)? The biggest confusion I have so far is shipping cost. Still learning, Tom (19 years ago, 5-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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