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Re: Serenity, an autonomous NXT-based boat
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:59:36 GMT
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> 5) Other suggestions?
Airboat!
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| (...) Good idea, and I should have added that to the list. But a high-thrust LEGO air propeller or fan seems to be even tougher to make than a water propeller. There's been a lot of discussion in the past about LEGO hovercraft, but it's rather hard (...) (17 years ago, 14-Sep-07, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Serenity, an autonomous NXT-based boat
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| OK - Since you beat me to that one how about magnetohydrodynamic propulsion (thought that might be hard with stock Lego :) Or more realistically, how about counter-rotating screw drives, like this one: (URL) be able to make something like it by (...) (17 years ago, 14-Sep-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Those are a good all-LEGO solution... but they tend to splash. A lot. This isn't fatal, but means either "splash shielding" the electronics (which requires more weight), or making the entire robot bigger (so the splashing wheels aren't close (...) (17 years ago, 13-Sep-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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