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You can build a Technic mechanical and optical system to control Mindstorms Scouts and Micro Scouts. The lights and optic cables from the FOS (Fiber Optic System) rotary LED assembly can provide the light sources and channels to the light sensors on (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.microscout)
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| | Remote Control of 3 motors with Scout & Micro Scout
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You can remotely control each of 3 motors in both directions with a Scout and a Micro Scout. You need these parts: 1) Mindstorms Remote Control, 2) Mindstorms Scout, 3) Mindstorms Micro Scout, 4) 2 motors, 5) Lego Fiber Optic Cable (optional). You (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.microscout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | fiber optics conduit to light sensors
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You can make a sturdy fiber optic cable conduit from Lego tubes and connectors. It can completely enclose at least two Lego fiber optic cables joined end-to-end from a light source to a light sensor. The conduit can shield a light sensor from (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.microscout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | I got a DDK, finally...
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I know the Droid Dev kit is a good starter kit, but is thier anything i should know? hints, tips, tricks, and all info accepted... Rick 'The Roboticly challenged are the ones who get the robots' (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.microscout)
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| | Mindstorms without PC
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Technic fun with the Mindstorms programmable bricks that do not require a PC: the Scout and the Micro Scout. They run built-in programs controlled mainly by sensor input. Their sets also include many newer Technic parts. The Micro Scout comes in 2 (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.microscout, lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | Re: Scout & PocketPC
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(...) There is a Windows CE Program called Sky commander that provides IR functionalities. The program allows you to custom design a remote controller using bitmap files and then use learning functions for the buttons. I have successfully used it to (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.microscout)
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| | Scout & PocketPC
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I have heard that there are ways to control your Scout or Micro Scout using a PalmOS device. Has anyone managed to get a PocketPC to do the same? (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.microscout)
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| | Re: Confused? Scout or microscout
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Although it is better to control Micro-scout by Scout, but you also can use RCX to control it, you need a fiber optic cable to connect RCX/Scout with micro-scout (by light sensor in RCX case, or use light on scout) , or you can use small tube to (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.microscout)
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| | Confused? Scout or microscout
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I am confused, whats the difference between the Scout and the Microscout? I am interested in the Dark Side developer kit which has a microscout (I fancy making the ATAT). I alreayd have a RCX and was wondering if the Microscout be used, controlled, (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.microscout)
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| | Re: Can't wait for the official Mindstorms ATAT ???
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As the page is in Japanese, did you saw there is a movie : (URL) ? It is 'just' the ATAT walking by itself... Anyone started to build one with your lego parts ? Something difficult actually, no ? There is some ways I think to build new generation 4 (...) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.microscout, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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