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Glad the EV3 software download is free. It would definitely support the students working on their programs outside of the lab. Of course, in many of the Title I schools, many have no access to home computers. It's going to be interesting how younger (...) (11 years ago, 11-Sep-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Love it! My young students haven't melted anything yet, but they've sure twisted a lot of axles in battle. Is the software only downloadable with a purchase key? It would be interesting to have my students download the software onto their home (...) (11 years ago, 10-Sep-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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Also I got an interesting reply from lego. I asked them why all of their motors were slow. I MOC'ed a 8090 Supercar together with a 30,000 rpm 7.2 Hobby RC motor. Great in theory… reality not so much. I got it to move quickly and I spun a tire off (...) (11 years ago, 9-Sep-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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Saturday Academy, the non-profit I taught summer camps for, provided my class with pre-ordered NXTs the week they became available. That was before the recession. They are in no position to replace their 60+ NXTs with the same amount of EV3 in the (...) (11 years ago, 9-Sep-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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BrickFair VA will be holding four separate contests for LEGO MINDSTORMS enthusiasts this year. The long-running favorites Stock Sumo and Unlimited Sumo will be held again as usual, and there are two new contests as well, Capture the Flag and Journey (...) (11 years ago, 17-Jun-13, to lugnet.events.brickfair, lugnet.robotics)
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Good afternoon everyone, If you have not heard, Brickworld 2013 will be held at a new home - The Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center in Shaumburg, IL. This move is in response to the attendees desire to hold the event in a single room. We will be (...) (12 years ago, 15-Feb-13, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, FTX)
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(...) snip (...) Already mention the Mindstorms EV3 Press Release information in Mediawatch, General, Lego and Robotics newsgroup. -Abner (12 years ago, 8-Jan-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) snip (...) Already mention the Mindstorms EV3 Press Release information in Mediawatcth, General, Lego and Robotics newsgroup. -Abner (12 years ago, 8-Jan-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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In case no one has noticed, earlier today LEGO announced their newest MINDSTORMS version at CES. This version is called the EV3, and will be released later this year. I'll let you do your own web searches for official announcements, pictures, and (...) (12 years ago, 8-Jan-13, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.announce)
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(...) That's what the Kalman filter is about. One of its important application areas is navigation (from rockets to ships and robots). In our example, we try to develop the implementation for a robot driving in one only dimension, the x-axis. And (...) (12 years ago, 29-Dec-12, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have a memory from attempting to use the Kalman filter, starting with a model, and working through the math, that it made some assumptions, which importantly included an originally good sensor signal subsequently clouded by noise. Kalman can (...) (12 years ago, 28-Dec-12, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) All over my head. But, if and when I actually get my GPS robot working, I'm going to look this up again. Dave K (12 years ago, 28-Dec-12, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) That's really cool! Another aspect of this hobby that people can delve into. Dave K (12 years ago, 28-Dec-12, to lugnet.robotics)
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The Kalman Filter may be perceived as a discouraging, almost occult calculation method. Many do apply the filter just by following some "cooking recipes", and they don't care much about the internals. However, if the filter is well studied and (...) (12 years ago, 28-Dec-12, to lugnet.robotics)
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A LEGO Arducoptor: (URL) (12 years ago, 27-Dec-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general)
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Danish LEGO Group supports World Robot Olympiad From November 9-11, 2012, World Robot Olympaid 2012 is held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. For several years in a row, Danish LEGO Education has been a main sponsor of World Robot Olympaid (WRO). This (...) (12 years ago, 9-Nov-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: "Casemate explorer" project resumed
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(URL) (12 years ago, 27-Oct-12, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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Last academic year we started an ambitious project with the LEGO compatible (URL) Tetrix> robotic kit: (URL) Casemate> Explorer As the City of Luxembourg is undermined by casemates, which are vaulted chambers of the old fortress, our robot should be (...) (12 years ago, 27-Oct-12, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: Raspberry Pi and Berry Box – The Transparent Case
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(...) I just received my Raspberry Pi (lastest revision which is Rev 2 with 512 MB of RAM) and will be building a Lego case for it. There are several Lego case designs out there for public consumption: Lego case which can be ordered (instructions (...) (12 years ago, 18-Oct-12, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: Eureka! Problem Solving with LEGO Robotics
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(...) (URL) ntspress.com> (12 years ago, 8-Sep-12, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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