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Hello! I have LEGO Mindstorms NXT. Because I use mainly Debian GNU/Linux Etch as OS I'm wonder whether can I use LEGO Mindstorms NXT on this OS? Any advices will be appreciated! (17 years ago, 3-May-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Question about NXT Servomotors
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(...) Hi Iain, I hope this questions means your getting the lego bug (again) and we will start to see more of your great creations. In short, I can safely answer.... I think so; but im not 100% sure. Ive FWD this to the .robotics group where I'm (...) (17 years ago, 3-May-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Daniele Benedettellli's book
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"Creating Cool Mindstorms NXT Robots" by Daniele Benedettelli has come out with some delay. The author and editor's wise decision to take their time to do this book has purified the contents and enhanced its quality... which can be only described (...) (17 years ago, 3-May-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Voyager... GPS guided autonomous outdoor LEGO robot
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(...) Yes, the GPS communicated directly to the NXT via bluetooth. I can't remember who it was that figured out how to do this, after most of us thought it was impossible, but it does work. It's difficult to quantify the accuracy. I have it set that (...) (17 years ago, 29-Apr-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Voyager... GPS guided autonomous outdoor LEGO robot
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"John Brost" <john.brost@gmail.com> wrote in message news:K0384x.Lzu@lugnet.com... (...) So does the GPS talk directly to the NXT? What's the accuracy? Great work and a nifty bot!! -Rob www.lifelites.com (17 years ago, 29-Apr-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Voyager... GPS guided autonomous outdoor LEGO robot
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(...) <snip> (...) That was fantastic! Spotlighted for sure! Dave K (17 years ago, 29-Apr-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Voyager... GPS guided autonomous outdoor LEGO robot
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(...) I don't remember if I posted it, but here's the web page... (URL) After some gentle (...) Steve (17 years ago, 29-Apr-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Voyager... GPS guided autonomous outdoor LEGO robot
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A while ago I watched as Steve Hassenplug started building and testing an outdoor GPS guided LEGO robot to compete in a RoboMagellan contest he called the Green Monster. It was great fun watching it drive outdoors. After some gentle prodding, I (...) (17 years ago, 29-Apr-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Brickworld Keynote Speaker
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(URL) Brickworld is pleased to announce that Mr. Tormod Askildsen, Head of LEGO Community Development. We are very excited to have Tormod as our keynote speaker. The goals of the community development team and the goals of Brickworld are very much (...) (17 years ago, 24-Apr-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, FTX) !!
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| | RE: GBC display in Fana'Briques, June 28-29 - call for participants
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Jean-Marc, Unfortunately, I won't be making it this year. It's great to see GBC still making waves in France! I plan on an update to the website soon. If there are some links on it that people want me to add, just drop me an email at (...) (17 years ago, 20-Apr-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: GBC display in Fana'Briques, June 28-29 - call for participants
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(...) Salut Jean-Marc, (...) Are you trying to turn this LEGO event into a gastronomical meeting! You're such a gourmet ;-) (...) I'll be there - And yes that's a central place in europe. Many people from belgium, germany, switzerland and the (...) (17 years ago, 19-Apr-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: GBC display in Fana'Briques, June 28-29 - call for participants
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(...) Excellent, I was of course counting on you. Actually, I didn't even consider you had a choice ;-) Jean-Marc (17 years ago, 19-Apr-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | NXT, Bluetooth & cell phones/PDAs
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Greetings, I need to buy a new PDA/cell phone. I want to get one that will be able to communicate with my NXTs via Bluetooth. Ideally, I'd like to be able to have the NXT send a "take picture" command to the device and have the device send commands (...) (17 years ago, 19-Apr-08, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: GBC display in Fana'Briques, June 28-29 - call for participants
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Hello Jean-Marc, I will be there :-) Greetings Maico Arts Netherlands Jean-Marc Nimal schreef: (...) (17 years ago, 18-Apr-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: GBC display in Fana'Briques, June 28-29 - call for participants
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(...) I should be there ... ;o) Philo (17 years ago, 17-Apr-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | GBC display in Fana'Briques, June 28-29 - call for participants
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Hello GBC enthousiasts and others, During the Fana'Briques event in Rosheim (France), we'll try to get use of the extra space we have for the GBC to make it as big as we can! Our ambitious aim is to reach 100 of modules,last year we had 29 but there (...) (17 years ago, 17-Apr-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX) !
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| | Re: NXC: turning on the light
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(...) Well... my messages were published about 10 hours after posting... :-( Philo (17 years ago, 16-Apr-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NXC: turning on the light
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(...) Philo wasn't able to post here but via email he pointed out that it is best to use the lamp on an output port rather than a sensor port. Here's what he had to say: Since the lamp is a rather power hungry device, it is best to drive it with an (...) (17 years ago, 15-Apr-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NXC: turning on the light
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We successfully tried the following: task light() { OnFwd(OUT_A, 100); } It works like a motor =) OnRev works as well. We haven't yet tried the other idea. (17 years ago, 15-Apr-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NXC: turning on the light
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(...) Hi, Have you tried to connect the adapter cable in the output port and put the lamp on it? Use this program to test: task main() { OnFwd(OUT_A, 100); Wait(5000); Off(OUT_A); } This program assumes that you connected the cable in output A. (...) (17 years ago, 15-Apr-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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