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Re: Surveying MTBF of Edu NXTs
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Date: 
Sat, 24 Feb 2007 02:33:50 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.nxt, Edwin Pilobello wrote:

Two 6th grade girls at Ladd Acres Elementary in
Hillsboro Oregon USA, named the NXT, "OOBER" out
of the box...

The girls were looking VERY sad at this time. There
on the table, was their robot, attachment modules
dangling on their wires, and their well-cared for
"OOBER", lying dead.

I wasn't prepared for the tears.

Ouch, I understand quite well, actually*. But I agree with John, it sounds like
the NXT might be in firmware update mode. If you *haven't* already done it,
download the latest firmware (1.04), and a patch for the driver (1.02), from
LEGO's site:

http://mindstorms.lego.com/Support/Updates/

(I'm not sure if the the educational version needs the patch, but the commercial
version certainly does on rare occassions), and there are directions there for
updating the firmware as well.

--
Brian Davis

*PS: you can tell them adults have fun naming their NXTs as well. So far, Rufus,
Jennifer, Willow, Lucy, Rommie, & Eowyn.



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(...) Thanks Folks. I'm just finishing up a class for 9 & 10 year olds. When I get home, I'll try resetting and upgrading OOBER. Without the tears and emotions breaking around me, I should be able to isolate the bug. (18 years ago, 24-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)

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(...) Two 6th grade girls at Ladd Acres Elementary in Hillsboro Oregon USA, named the NXT, "OOBER" out of the box. They used a rechargeable until that needed recharging. I replaced their original rechargeable with another one. Today, about 30 (...) (18 years ago, 24-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)

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