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In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Andy Mason wrote:
> These guys have a robot controller that replaces the RCX that uses the
> gameboy as the main processor
The biggest problems I see with this are that the boards aren't protected. The
odd thing is that they're not mentioning the extra battery capacity as an
improvement over the RCX. I thought it would be a big problem to drop from 3AA
to 2AA in the GBA, but I notice that it says some part of the XRC uses 6
batteries (presumedly AA).
> www.charmedlabs.com
Hey, if you click the "Learn More" link at the bottom, at the bottom of the next
page there's a 4WD "holonomic" robot that uses a black GBA
(http://www.charmedlabs.com/robot3.jpg). Does anyone recognize the wheels used
on that robot? I ask this because I remember seeing similar wheels used in an
old episode of the original UK-based Robot Wars, and I'm pretty sure the team
that used them said they had registered a patent on the design. Seeing a
similar side-rolling wheel design pop up, I'm wondering if they're receiving
royalties on their patent, if they forgot to register for patent in the US, or
if they discovered that someone else invented it first.
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| (...) It's a kit after all... (When you build one of these, it's your responsibility to mail a royalty to these guys. ha ha) The video clip of this robot is very cool (www.charmedlabs.com...nomic.wmv) Andy (20 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| These guys have a robot controller that replaces the RCX that uses the gameboy as the main processor www.charmedlabs.com I'm thinking on getting one. I called them yesterday. Very nice guys. It won't ship until the end of June though :( Andy (20 years ago, 15-Jun-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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