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I have a program with a setup routine for calibrating light sensors. During the setup routine, it does: SetUserDisplay (a, 2); Then in a loop, reads the values of 2 light sensors into x & y, averages the readings and then does: a = x * 100 + y; to (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: position calculating for robots
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(...) There are various geometries have been implemented in Lego bricks for this. Here is one example: (URL) searching Google for "Lego adder subtractor" for others. (19 years ago, 2-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: advice for robogrip
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(...) Do you mean robot hands? If so, try the one from my robot: (URL) It's actuated with pneumatics at the moment but the two 24mm pulleys have bevel gears linking them, to keep the fingers synchronised, so you could use a motor and low gearing to (...) (19 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.edu, FTX)
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Hi, I am trying to look for a few lego end effectors configuration. I got the one from CMU's robotics educator. Suggestion will be greatly appreciated. --thanks (19 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.edu)
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| | Re: position calculating for robots
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(...) From something I read 12 years ago for my university project (a Lego robot of course, but pre-RCX), I think it required differential equations (ugh!). Probably a bit too memory-hungry for an RCX. Perhaps you could use the PC's computing power (...) (19 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Thanks Thomas for your idea. The matter is that I was thinking of using angle sensors in order to calculate the number of the turns that each wheel has driven (I am talking for a robot with 2 wheels). I think that some advanced maths are required (...) (19 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: navigation and communication
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(...) In theory you can find position by having a 'giant pantone chart' on the floor - a sheet of paper like the test pad with coloured squares on it, and use the light sensor to detect which square the robot is on. Has anyone tried this? It will be (...) (19 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Thank you Nathan. I think your link is really gonna help! Now do you know of any way making the robot calculating its position constatly? You see i want to make the robot send its position to another one so it can go there. Thank you again for your (...) (19 years ago, 24-May-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: New NQC API for RCX-Spybot or RCX-RC communication
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(...) John, I have a few beginner questions for you. I am trying to emulate the infrared protocol on a different microcontroller. I want it to be able to be controlled by a Lego remote and to send/receive messages to Lego devices. What format does (...) (19 years ago, 21-May-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Group project: RCX units run emergence simulation
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(...) I like the ants idea. What you could have is a "home base" or somewhere the RCX's can return to (some simple sensor based thing), and then a feeding area. In between you have any number of obstacles. The RCX's draw, or follow lines left by (...) (19 years ago, 24-May-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: RCX communications at brickos
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(...) Hi John when I started programming IR communication under brickOS the following site helped me to get off the ground: (URL) that helps. Best regards nathan (19 years ago, 24-May-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Group project: RCX units run emergence simulation
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(...) I've never thought of doing it at a mass event (OK, possibly because I've not been to any), but I've thought of doing it on my own. I suspect the biggest drawback is having your RCX's already built into a MOC to bring to BrickFest. (...) If (...) (19 years ago, 24-May-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) That's up to John Barnes as Technic/Mindstorms coordinator. It would require a dedicated space all fest, which is hard to come by, and people to coordinate/monitor it, as well as people to devise the standards (may be the same people). So (...) (19 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Which I agree would be a very cool thing to see, especially with some strategic filming. Is there not room for both? Again, it would be neat to include Spybotics as well - depending on the behaviour you are trying to get. (19 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Hi! Cool. Now I'm a cohort ;-) (...) Well, sort of... the robotic forklift I brought to HoB is currently the most complex module (that I *know* about) that requires an RCX, but there are some other options. A ball-sorting mechanism is (...) (19 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) TOTALLY agree. Not saying it's not relevant to robotics, there is lots of clever mechanical stuff to be learned from GBC... Just saying it's somewhat in a different direction from leaving a bunch of identical RCX based autonomous mobile (...) (19 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Not having an RCX does not necesarily make it irrelevant to robotics. I consider automatons fairly relevant - and the technique of getting a single motor to do many things is a very valuable one, especially considering the IO limitations of (...) (19 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Right, but haven't you and your cohorts (Hi Brian!) been busily proving that there hasn't yet been a mechanism that NEEDED an RCX? Most of the GBC modules are (brilliantly, elegantly...) purely mechanical except for the train ball return, and (...) (19 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Group project: RCX units run emergence simulation
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On Sat, May 21, 2005 2:37 pm, Suz said: (...) Suz, While it's not exactly a 'simulation', there is a community project for the robotics/technic areas this year. More will be announced soon, but you can get started by looking here: (URL) (19 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Group project: RCX units run emergence simulation
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I've wondered about this for over a year now, but haven't brought it up because of not making it to the BF events. Now I can't stand it anymore and must ask. Have RCX owners considered pooling their units to run an event-long simulation? Each of us (...) (19 years ago, 21-May-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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