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(...) I cannot aid with the Bluetooth issues but I have a strategy that I use to when programming my Lego things that helps me change numbers without the cycle of program, save, download, run. I write the program with, for lack of a better term, (...) (16 years ago, 11-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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I'm using BricxCC and whenever I've changed something (even a single number) I've to download my program to my NXT. It's a bit slow. But I can live with that. The worst thing is that the connection drops during or after the download quite often (...) (16 years ago, 11-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Lucky you. :) Sounds like you have everything you need. (...) With 2 light sensors, two possible (there are other) strategies are (1) Try to keep both sensors on the line. When one goes off, turn towards the one still on the line. If both go (...) (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi all, Just wanted to follow up on this! It turns out that Tim (the 10y/o) has a next door neighbor with a complete RCX mindstorm kit with tons of extras from being in a lego robotics club in the past. The neighbor was nice enough to give us all of (...) (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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Dear Linmix, Yes, I did sent these message to Lego before I wrote this request, but get nothing yet. Anyway, I have some solution found in google, but not Lego MindStorms solution. Thanks for all your guys. Alan (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Thank Rafe Donahue, actually. I learned about it from a math/statistics-based presentation about GBC modules he gave at BrickWorld 2007. If he didn't discover the technique himself, he at least documented it. :) I haven't seen a lot of modules (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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You should contact LEGO directly through the contact form on their website. They are always very helpful and may be able to point you in the right direction linmix 2008/7/7 Morten H Pedersen <mhp@dadlnet.dk>: (...) (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have probably the same problem? Get the error message: A critical error has occurred. You may be running out of memory, or you may need to reinstall Robotics Invention System 2.0 I think a Windows update patch has done the thing, since it used to (...) (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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Dear All, I have probelm to excute RIS 2.0 that enclosed with original package under Windows XP system. On the other hand, I found one patch on Lego officical site, but it doesn't work when I installed it. And, seems that patch is not for that (...) (16 years ago, 6-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hi George, NXT will do this fine, however you might want to try two light sensors (1 more than in the Retail Kit) Otherwise you might not be able to tell going off line and a break in the line! The NXTG language would be fine for this task and (...) (16 years ago, 4-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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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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