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(...) This problem has been solved many times - it's a standard 2md year universtity-level challenge and is usually taught in a control systems course on PID controls. Of course, I know that your students are in high-school so it should be very (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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We just started studying the inverted pendulum problem in order to solve it with the RCX and lejos or legos or PBForth. We are not decided yet. At first sight this seems a rather serious problem. Has anybody worked already around the subject? What (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Hello everyone, I recently bought the Robotics Invention Kit 2.0 with the USB IrTower. I own a Mac Powerbook G4 and run Virtual PC 4.02 with the latest additions on my Mac OS 9.1 system. The virtual PC recognized the Tower and when I try to download (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Congrats! That's one insanely cool robot! "JP Brown" <envcons@ameritech.net> wrote in message news:GL1ooH.IxL@lugnet.com... (...) Times (...) Check (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Jack - (...) LOL! Well, if they want to send me a check, they know where to find me (LGC take note: ex gratia payments welcome!). (...) Ummm..., I think that it was picked up from the Slashdot coverage (URL) . Cheers, JP (24 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I figure LEGO must owe you about a million dollars. Getting this kind of publicity before Christmas in the New York Times is worth a ton of money. But not at all to take away from your acheivement. You earned the recognition. But tell us: how did (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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That's great! You totally deserve it! It's a wonderful creation! Good luck!! Eric (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Hey, congratulations! That is so awesome. When I first saw your cube solver a months ago, I thought it was very clever. Back then I don't think you had integrated the camera. I hope you have the article framed or something! -Kekoa (24 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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All - My PC-RCX hybrid Rubik's Cube solving robot made it into the New York Times today ('Circuits' section 11 October, 2001). I couldn't be happier. Check it out online at (URL) . More detail on the robot at (URL) . Cheers, JP (24 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: lego software won't download
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(...) Same setup I have. Is your tower set to NEAR? I've heard that FAR mode is too much power for a close RCX. Dean (24 years ago, 10-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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