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Re: New sensors from Pitsco-Dacta
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Date: 
Wed, 5 Jan 2000 00:04:37 GMT
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*snip*
The "new" sensors are actually
DCP laboratory sensors. The key part of the system is the LEGO-DCP
adapter

Basically, I think that there is a lot of room left for building
brick based sound, infrared, proximity, &c. sensors.

Barbara Nostrand


The key part MAY BE the Lego to DCP connection, but I don't think that the
connection itself is anything more than a Lego wire connector soldered to a
DIN plug.  I think the real masterpiece to make these "simple" sensors work is
the software (and problably different firmware for the rcx).

-Rob



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  Re: New sensors from Pitsco-Dacta
 
Hi. The "new" Lego Sensors are rather obviously not intended for building mobile Robots. Rather, they are part of the ROBOLAB INVESTIGATOR system which was just released in the Pitsco 2000 catalogue. The idea is to build a miniature computerized (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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