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In a message dated 8/9/99 3:43:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, woodward@guesswork.com writes: << -However, the Dacta stuff tends to be much more expensive per part than "regular" Lego kits like 9719, and storage is cheap. (Try the WorkForce Organizers, (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) (Again? You're thinking of someone else.) (...) includes (...) -And good for it. If, however, you'll go through the Pitsco-Dacta catalog and look at the various Lego packages they sell, some of them are _extremely_ expensive on a per-piece (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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I've missed something: What is TEAM CHALLENGE, and who has it? I can't find it in my pitsco catalog, but that's not saying its not there. Karen (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) This assumes that all pieces have the same value. As an absurd example, if you just count pieces you are counting the value of an RCX the same as 1x1 plate. In addition to that, you have marginal value to consider -- if I gave you 1000 1x1 (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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You have to get the latest version of the catalog, or just go to their website. Also, if you are planning on doing any data-taking with the RCX (graphing, analyzing graphs, etc.) you want to get the "e-lab" sets that are at the website, and ROBOLAB (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Yes, I've seen e-lab in the catalog, and thought of trying to get one set in with my other stuff, but the grant was specifically for robotics (because I wrote it before elab came out....) and I want enough for a whole class. My curriculum this year (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Karen Gold writes: > So I'm not sure how to work any of this stuff into bio, but I have > to use it for something this school year, according to the grant, so maybe > we'll just have a Play With Lego week, right before Christmas when the kids are > (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Delurking now. Karen, I would think that the RIS would be a fascinating introduction into the relatively new field of artificial life (A-life). Also, the RIS would make a very good introduction into insect behavior, particularly if Braitenburg (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I hope by irellevant you mean there will be a curriculum but you are unsure of the content!!! :-) Bio, did you say bio? Here are some LEGO related bio ideas... 1. Actuators - how does the natural world move things? Hydraulics (simulate with (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) be (...) blind!) [snip] (...) [snip] (...) [snip] And THE work that can be used as background material for a BIO based robotics class is Valentino Braightenberg's "Vehicles". Its in print as a paperback for about $15 at Amazon.com. His writing (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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OK, You've convinced me. I'll spend the 25 bucks! K (...) will (...) Volume (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Probably just me, but the first time I glanced over that I saw, "4. Lovers, how can we...." Made me do a double-take there... Guess that's what I get for trying to give up the mighty coffee bean. -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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