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  RCX with AC power - Still Available
 
Hi. Yes I mostly lurk, but what a great listserv this is!! I recently acquired a Robolab for my 8th grade science classes - WAY COOL. Also, I recently went to a Lego sponsored training workshop, where the Lego Rep. tells me that you can still get (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  RCX Mower (was RCX with AC power - Still Available)
 
You wouldn't necessarily have to map the lawn. Just let it go around randomly. A purely random algorithm would have a tendency to miss corners, though. You could do something random, but add a bias of some kind to help it get the corners of your (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: RCX with AC power - Still Available
 
James C. Jones <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:v01540b02b43b87...121.26]... (...) Yea, but they want something like $150 compared to $200 for a RCX and a whole lot of parts with the RIS. (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: RCX with AC power - Still Available
 
have the bot use scisors. James C. Jones <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:v01540b02b43b87...121.26]... (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: RCX with AC power - Still Available
 
(...) These things are commercially avaible already, my uncle has one. If I remember correctly, it was made by Husqvarna. The major drawback is that the solar power driven one is +/- Hfl 8000 ($4000). One with batteries is half as expensive. Really (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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