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    how detect other RCX robots with light sensors? —Manuel Cabido Lopes
    I want to know if there another RCX infront of me at a maximum distance of 30cm. I tried to use only the light sensors but it was not enough. Does anyone has already tried this. Maybe putting some light in the RCX like infrared (I'm trying this). (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
   
        RE: how detect other RCX robots with light sensors? —Ram Meenakshisundaram
     Maybe you can try the laser pointer that Mike Burger (and several others?) did for the RCX. And use the light sensor to detect it? Ram -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On Behalf Of Manuel Cabido (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
   
        Re: how detect other RCX robots with light sensors? —Richard Hamilton
     Assuming both RCXs are facing each other, this can be done by using the IR transmitter of the RCX on the detected robot, and a forward pointing light sensor on the detecting robot. Set one robot (the detected robot) to send out constant IR messages. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
    
         Re: how detect other RCX robots with light sensors? —Dean Husby
     (...) This does put quite the strain on your batteries though... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
   
        Re: how detect other RCX robots with light sensors? —Ben Erwin
    Some of our students did something similar to this with LEGO lamps on the (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
 

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