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Re: Wireless Robots
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Fri, 26 Nov 1999 03:21:56 GMT
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Vlad,
    Bingo.  I want to be able to control the whole thing via a web page on
the 'net and see images from the quickcam that's mounted on the beast.  Much
faster to transmit jpgs over wireless ethernet than over 2400 baud IR.  BTW
the lap top is a piece of junk 486 that I recently purchased at a computer
show for $30, so I'm not worried if it gets destroyed in some mishap.  I'm
much more worried about my RCX : )

                                                    -JSM



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  Re: Wireless Robots
 
You can transmit pictures over the IR link? If you could do this, even if it was slow, then that would open up a whole new range of possibilities. Andy (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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(...) That was what I was thinking too... I still am not seeing how this is going to be faster than if the RCX was communicating directly with a stationary PC... the only improvement is that the range of the robot is better (if the laptop sits on (...) (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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