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Newbie needs Help
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Date: 
Mon, 5 Jun 2006 01:22:15 GMT
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Hi, I am a newbie and would appreciate some help. My 11 year old has just
joined his school robotics club. He will be using set 9794 (Mindstorms for
School with ROBOLAB 2.5.4) and has to prepare a robot for a Tug-of-War
competition (based on FLL rules) in just 2 weeks time. This is really short
notice! I have
downloaded various pdf files from the net (artoflego, FLL guides etc.) as
well as buying a digital copy of the Ferraris' book. I am at a loss as to
how to help him beyond attempting to digest all this downloaded material as
fast as I can. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
Raj.



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  Re: Newbie needs Help
 
(...) Raj One major key to making a good Tug-of-War robot will be making it go the "right" speed. If it goes too fast, some of the "power" will be wasted on speed. If it goes too slow, it won't use all the power it has. To change the speed of the (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jun-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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