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Howdy, Has anyone seen the October issue of Communications of the ACM? On page 13 is a letter critical of the recent article, "Using Autonomous Robotics to Teach Science and Engineering," that appeared in the June '99, page 85. The article is all (...) (25 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: LEGO robotics dis'd in CACM Forum.
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(...) Fischer-Technik is mechanically far superior and more flexible than Lego. It uses metal axles, allows variable positioning (not studs), and is much stronger overall. You can build mechanisms that do real work without worrying about plastic (...) (25 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO robotics dis'd in CACM Forum.
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(...) Either of your examples are possible with Lego... at least for sufficiently small quantities of "weights". Seriously, I always liked the engineering challenge that Lego provides. Solving the structural and mechanical issues generally carries (...) (25 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO robotics dis'd in CACM Forum.
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Tilman Sporkert <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:NCBBKPAJLICLDDA...esw.com... <snip> (...) Check (URL). <snip> -- et (25 years ago, 7-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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