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Re: Automatic Change sorter
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Tue, 10 Aug 1999 05:58:44 GMT
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<<   There are at least six coins in common circulation in the US: the penny,
nickel, dime, quarter, Kennedy half-dollar, and Susan B. Anthony silver
dollar.  Did I miss any? >>

Yeah, well, accually, I screwed up, I forgot about the half dollar, but
accually, how about the 4 main coins, penny, nickle, dime and quarter.

While diameters are nice, but the differance between a dime and a penny is
next to none.  possible reflection could do it via light sensor.

KGB AgEnT #4 OUT AKA Clint Rutkas
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics



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  Re: Automatic Change sorter
 
Weight (or mass, for the engineers out there) would be another distinguishing characteristic. Thickness would be another, but I expect it would be a tough one to measure with Legos. Sounds like your design may have to distinguish more than one (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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