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Lego for real research
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 7 Oct 1999 11:32:28 GMT
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John Barnes <barnes@!spamcake!sensors.com>
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I was interested to note the sad comments about Lego being
just a toy! I am also a professional engineer, of 25 years
standing, who enjoys recreational Lego. RIS is one of the
more significant steps toward accessible home robotics in
recent years.
I noted that in the September issue of the OE-REPORTS, the
paper published by the International Society for Optical
Engineering, an article about simulating fly's eyes! The
article, from Caltech goes on to describe testing a simulated
fly's eye for guiding a small robot. Guess what. The photo
clearly shows Lego RIS parts being used as the basis for the
robot platform.
Yes!! Way to go, Caltech!
JB
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 | | Re: Lego for real research
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| (...) In an important series I took as part of my computer science degree at the University of Utah, we did group projects simulating industry (requirements, design phase, etc....) which turned out products which were robots and scanners and such of (...) (25 years ago, 7-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Lego for real research
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| John Barnes wrote in message <3.0.32.199910071132...server>... (...) John: I am a Mechanical with 11 years, and my wife is an Electrical with 15 years experience. Between our Lego habits, and our poor "doomed to be a nerd" 3-1/2 year old, Lego does (...) (25 years ago, 7-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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