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(...) I find pins go into holes much easier if initially pushed at a slight angle, not more than about 5°. ROSCO (18 years ago, 14-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Another 3 hours and "Spike" is complete. "AlphaRex" and "RoboArm T56" had to be torn apart and rebuilt when later modules showed there was something wrong with the base. Both are about halfway done. The AlphaRex team was quite frustrated as (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) a lot (if not all) of the technic instructions list the axles, ruberbands and beams in a small bubble on the page or at the front of the book with a 1:1 picture. Chris (18 years ago, 14-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Huh. I always counted holes/studs, as most LEGO instructions are not at "true scale", are they? (...) Well, one nice thing about the content of the Mindstorms software is an *awful* lot of it is stored where you can get to it. For instance, (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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I'll use this space as my blog on my initial classroom experience with the NXT. Today, I had three pairs of boys (ages 10-11), building the arm, scorpion and biped. They had three hours from openning the boxes. Two teams (scorpion and biped) got to (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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I'm currently teaching a Basic Programming and Pre-Robotics class for Saturday Academy. I've been using the RCX since it's invention. Today, I took a fully built NXT Tribot to class. First, I showed the class how to program a simple "go forward for (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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A new newsgroup/list lugnet.robotics.nxt has been created for the focused discussion of LEGO NXT issues. Feel free to crosspost between .robotics / .robotics.rcx and .robotics.nxt, as appropriate, or just to .robotics if you feel your topic is of a (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.robotics.nxt) !
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TERMS OF USE FOR LUGNET.COM OVERVIEW AND DEFINITIONS lugnet.com ("LUGNET") is a privately owned Internet site designed and run primarily for the benefit of those who enjoy building with, discussing, collecting, buying & selling, trading, and (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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Welcome to lugnet.robotics.nxt, a LUGNET discussion group. CHARTER/PURPOSE: lugnet.robotics.nxt (group): Focused discussion group for NXT™ programmable bricks: Alternative software or firmware, in-depth technical discussions, collaboration, (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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