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(...) But you could use the treads without, yeah? I'd really like some better treads, as the ones that come in Mindstorms RIS, Tread Trekker, and Mountain Rambler are too small for a lot of things. (Particularly, hard to power and still have a lot (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yes, you can. I haven't tried that, though, so it may very well be that you'll have a hard time trying build a chassis that fits the treads correctly. But it's probably just a matter of adjusting the yellow wheels properly. An interesting (...) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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Matthew Miller wrote in message ... (...) Yup. First thing I did was put the treads on and try to get into the manual control bit. Unsuccessfully, as it turned out. So I watched about 20 min of video, some of which was cool, then discovered that my (...) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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Moz (Chris Moseley) wrote in message ... (...) That's "should NOT be too expensive". Oops. (...) This is very true - you get more cycles as well as more capacity. Moz (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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"Moz (Chris Moseley)" <moz1@ihug.co.nz> writes: Do you have Cyber Master? Cool! Be sure to watch the lego-robotics list, if you aint already. (...) Is this to keep parts of them for later reference? That may be interesting. Personally, I would like (...) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) :) Yes. I'm waiting to see what the (frighteningly impressive) reverse-engineering people determine -- if I can program (...) Well, I've had my RoboTag robots going for large portions of the day for lots of days (sorry for being vague -- I've (...) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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Moz, I couldn't find this reference in the previous posts: (...) I am I understanding that you have treads that are larger and more flexible than the ones that came with the mountain rambler? I am dying to get something bigger for an pneumatic (...) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) We were talking about the European 8482 Cyber Master set. This has treads that are larger than the mountain rambler ones. Fredrik (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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Linc Smith wrote in message ... (...) Yeah, CyberMaster ones. (...) Those are still available from Dacta in the US I think, so try the Pittsco catalogue first. Someone here will know more. about that. But be aware that the link-based treads are (...) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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Moz (Chris Moseley) wrote in message ... (...) I will check out Pittsco! I have always had a hard time finding information about them. I needed a large turntable at one point, and just ended up getting the Log Loader form S@H. I needed some of the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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Linc Smith wrote in message ... (...) Well, you're welcome to email it to me and I'll put it on my page. With pics, even, if I can get a non-expired copy of POV-Ray. Moz (26 years ago, 11-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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Linc Smith wrote in message ... (...) Hmm. Does Mindstorms count? While I like the extra parts, I bought one for the RCX and transmitter, the other just for the RCX... at $US265 once shipping and GST are included. (...) MS? Fun? Well, yes... :) Moz (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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