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Re: GPS for RCX
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Mon, 10 Jan 2000 23:21:55 GMT
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Original-From:
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John A. deVries II <zozzles@lanl.*NoMoreSpam*gov>
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At 03:55 PM 1/10/00 , you wrote:
> The standard RCX firmware with its serial protocol could not talk to a GPS,
> but LegOS could. With LegOS and a GPS we could make robots that could
> tell where they were.
Presuming, of course, that you are referring to "standard" GPS (i.e.
crippled by "selective availability") then I'm not sure what good it is
going to do for your robot. Typical errors of approx. 100 yards are rather
difficult to deal with.
Zoz
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| The standard RCX firmware with its serial protocol could not talk to a GPS, but LegOS could. With LegOS and a GPS we could make robots that could tell where they were. This would be way cool. I want a solar powered toy robot boat with GPS that can (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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