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Re: LEGO data drive
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 19 Jul 1999 00:12:06 GMT
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Rich Clemens <CLEMENS@ihatespamWVWC.EDU>
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Looks as if the bricks can take either of two positions and then all it
would need is a sensor (light sensor perhaps) to "read" and the software to
process-- nifty.
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Richard Clemens
Associate Professor
Computer Science Department
West Virginia Wesleyan College
59 College Avenue
Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201
clemens@wvwc.edu
304.473.8421
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Knepley <jknepley@chisp.net>
To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 1999 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: LEGO data drive
> A nifty looking device, but I don't see how it meets the requirements of a
> Turing machine.
>
> "The language of the machine consists from some simple instructions like: • L-
> for moving the head to the left, R- for moving the head to the right, the
> "symbols"- for writing the symbols on the tape and the "variables"- for
> writing the variables." (http://www.glissando.net/vturing/)
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> I don't see a mechanism in the robot that'll write or erase just one bit.
> The motor on C would seem to twiddle the bricks, but that impacts the • entire
> stream.
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> Am I missing something?
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> JK
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> Michael Ebstein <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message
> news:001201bed134$856efaa0$9b9966d8@pacbell.net...
> > Thanks! Actually, It may have been done:
> > http://member.nifty.ne.jp/mindstorms/Gallery/K025.html. I wish I could • read
> > Japanese!
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > This is a COOL little project...I wonder how long it will be before
> > > someone comes up with an RCX simulation of a Turing machine...Ben??
> >
> >
> > --
> > Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
>
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
--
Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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