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(...) Well it sounds promising, I'm going to try it. I really appreciate your input. -Ben (19 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Well, sort of. First, what the US sensor returns is the range of the nearest sound-reflecting surface: but it's not a pencil thin laser beam of sound, so the same object might be detected at slightly different angles, making the object apeear (...) (19 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Actually, my counter was mechanical, in that each ball temporarily opened a normally closed touch sensor, and the RCX was just counting touches. For an optical one, you can use a ball breaking a lightbeam (two light sensors pointed at each (...) (19 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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I haven't bought an NXT yet and I have a question about the ultrasonic sensor it comes with. Can I use it to take a bunch of readings and then use them assemble up a 3D picture of what is around the sensor, kind of like how a radar works? How long (...) (19 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) That got me thinking...we had a few ball counters going: Rafe's impressive digital counter, Greg's analog one, and Brian's optical one in the "penalty box" with all of my modules (heh heh). My question is this: is there agreement on what the (...) (19 years ago, 5-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Brian, hi everybody, (...) I'd like to suggest to use e.g. Google Video instead of YouTube, as long YouTube requires Flash to view the videos. Google Video allows to download the videos in their native format, so it is usable with free players (...) (19 years ago, 5-Sep-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) It was quite an impressive array of modules. I wonder where the trains got emptied, and if there ever was an overflow in some module, given the enormous number of balls? Cheers Jürgen (19 years ago, 5-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I have a GBC video on YouTube...search for "Brickworkz" - (it's currently being processed so I don't have a URL yet) Unfortunately some of the devices weren't working when I came by. (...) I also posted (URL) footage of Droidy>. Enjoy! Folks, (...) (19 years ago, 5-Sep-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Done. (URL) Brian Davis (19 years ago, 3-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Brian, (...) how about Google Video? Jürgen (19 years ago, 3-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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