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(...) Hello Jordan, Thanks a lot for the tip! This is an amazinly simple and effective way to serialize a ball flow. According to my experiments, there is a little thing to add to your explanations: the narrow ramp level must be sufficiently lower (...) (16 years ago, 4-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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GBC module creators tend to independently reinvent the same hopper solutions used in factories. Some of them shake, many of them have an agitator spinning inside it to loosen the pieces, but the simplest just use gravity and a change of direction. (...) (16 years ago, 2-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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Maybe a look into actual GBC designs and their approaches to transportation might prove useful (?). (Ok, it's for LEGO balls instead of plates) (URL) Nachricht----- Von: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...ugnet.com] Im Auftrag von John (...) (16 years ago, 2-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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George, I think the NXT would be an excellent way to get your son involved in robotics. And, it should do just fine in that competition. That's pretty much what it was designed for. Don't worry about a lack of experience with Mindstorms. I'm sure (...) (16 years ago, 30-Jun-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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What I'm trying to do is inspired by the feeding mechanism of (URL) trying to feed 1x1 plates into an assembly line. I've built several hoppers to hold a few hundred pieces each. I've got a chute design so that the pieces slide down without room to (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jun-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi all, Every year on our campus we have a robotics competition called the Mobot race, where home built robots attempt to steer through a course by following a painted white line. This white line curves and breaks at some points depending on the (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jun-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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I am so sorry I missed it due to work schedule :( Maybe next year... sigh (16 years ago, 24-Jun-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) Stacy and I second this. The whole Brickworld Team deserves a huge round of applause for all the hard work and long hours you put in to make this a spectacular event. Everything just seemed to run so smoothly and it seemed that every detail (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jun-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(URL) A HUGE thank you to everyone that participated in Brickworld 2008. Once again, the event was a great success because of your efforts, your donations and your artistic & engineering talents. We never thought we could top the feel of Brickworld (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jun-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, FTX) !
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(...) ball point pen tube, I found a light saber. They seem to be the same gauge. So, I now have a very large minifig spear! (16 years ago, 19-Jun-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I'm still looking for a new phone/PDA which can communicate with my NXT. Any suggestions? Sometimes the best information is what NOT to use... -MDT P.S. I'll be at BrickWorld. If you want to talk about it, or anything else, I'll be one of the (...) (16 years ago, 15-Jun-08, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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For those that didn't know the DDC (Display Data Channel) on A PC Video Connector is actually an I2C BUS. so dont bother buying an adapter all you need is an old monitor cable! Read more here: (URL) (16 years ago, 13-Jun-08, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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| | LEGO Attendees and Sponsored Events at Brickworld
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(URL) Once again this year, The LEGO Group will play a wonderful part in the Brickworld event. This year, we expect 15 LEGO attendees at the event. I have listed their role at LEGO as I understand it wherever possible (I am sorry I don't know (...) (16 years ago, 10-Jun-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, FTX) !
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WOW Thanks! linmix 2008/6/8 Philippe Hurbain <philohome@free.fr>: (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jun-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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(URL) Brickworld 2008 will feature four 3 hour classes on Thursday, June 19th. You can now sign up for classes at the Brickworld website. To register for a class: 1) You must be registered to attend Brickworld 2) Go to the Thursday, June 19, Program (...) (16 years ago, 28-May-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(URL) Brickworld 2008 will feature four 3 hour classes on Thursday, June 19th. The classes are: Studs Out Mosaics with PicktoBrick, Art & Architecture, Introduction to Mindstorms, and Introduction to Brick Filming Details about each class can be (...) (17 years ago, 22-May-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, FTX) !
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Hi there, I recently put together a resource at (URL) that lists most of the published NXT books that I'm aware of. I call it the "Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Book Repository." Please check it out--comments and suggestions welcome! Thanks, David (...) (17 years ago, 21-May-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Retail Store Offerings for Brickworld Attendees
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In lugnet.events.brickworld, Steve Hassenplug wrote: snip (...) As I understand it. The special pick-a-brick offering will be from 9 PM to 11 PM only for the in-store event. The roving discount is valid for the whole day. So, you wait until 9 PM if (...) (17 years ago, 20-May-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Retail Store Offerings for Brickworld Attendees
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(...) Do you have any idea what (beyond pick-a-brick) will be offered here, that will NOT be available with the "Roving Discount"? (why should we wait until 9pm?) (...) Damaged? You mean when I rip the box open, and dump the contents out, I'll be (...) (17 years ago, 20-May-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics)
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| | LEGO Retail Store Offerings for Brickworld Attendees
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(URL) Brickworld is very excited to announce the following offerings from The LEGO Group for Brickworld 2008 attendees: In-Store Events: Friday June 20, 9 PM to 11 PM at Northbrook Court - event will include a special pick-a-brick offering Saturday (...) (17 years ago, 19-May-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, FTX) !!
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