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I built 7 bots that sort for me. Althought they really don't do their job. Instead they play around all night and just bearly get everything cleaned up in the nick of time right before sunrise when they kick on their sort beams. 7 Little Sorting (...) (23 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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Hi Chris, (...) That is why I am looking for a software solution. (...) This is very insightful. You are no doubt correct. If I were to present this challenge to children, I would only be setting them up for failure. A good teacher will carefully (...) (23 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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Hi John, (...) I am a little too pig headed to achieve any Zen like stated of mind. Once I come up with an idea for reducing labor I will spend thousands of hours finding ways to bring the idea to life. This eventually produces one of two possible (...) (23 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) I don't want to discourage your efforts, but I view this as more of an academic exercise than anything that is likely to result in a practical brick sorting machine. There is so much variation in size and shape of the pieces in a typical mound (...) (23 years ago, 13-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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You want a fast, efficient robot for sorting? Look in the mirror....lol. Think of it as a Zen-like exercise which allows you to achieve a state of altered consciousness while still performing "useful" work. It also improves your pattern recognition (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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Hi Chris, It seems to me that for the first time in history, kids could have a robot that can do the thing they hate most. Putting their toys away. This could be a very effective way to show kids the importance of robotics. Clearly, you have given (...) (23 years ago, 13-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) Well this depends on a number of things, primarily how do you sort: by color, by size/shape, or both? Several books have been published about LEGO MindStorms, and a large percentage of them seem to have plans for a "sort bricks by color" robot (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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Hi All, I am running a little robot discovery group at my local elementary school. When I started the group, all the pieces were sorted in see through plastic ziploc bags. But after only a few days the kids have all the pieces in one big mess. So I (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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I x-posted this to the lugnet.robotics, as I felt this applied to the robotics community in general... There is also a patch CD for LEGO Studios. I had to go through Tech Support (hint: select Windows 98 as your operating system... choosing XP then (...) (23 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics.vc, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) For FREE ! (At least mine was:-) (23 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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Please excuse if this has already been posted. I have just received the Vision Command S/W CDROM for XP from Lego and it works great ! Here is an email I received from them with the details if anyone else is interested. I received this after (...) (23 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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Hi again! Thanks for all your suggestions, I ended up getting a good deal on the vision command on ebay (only 40 USD (with s/h)). Anyone else looking for it, check out www.ebay.com first, it's got great deals! And once again, thanks! (23 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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Everyone, I finally put a "content" page up. I'm still constructing my site, but at least people can browse around now. The link is: (URL) couldn't be at BricksWest 2003... and Eric Sophie needed to solve a vision problem for Jamocklaquat... The (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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does anyone of a good website where i can get a good deal on vision command? I live in the US, and so far all the stores i've found say it's discontinued or out of stock. please email me, as i don't check this newsgroup very often. Thanks! (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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Thanks Stuart! (...) Jama eyelightling by hitechnicstuff.com (...) Yes! And with the programs I have been writing - it true! (...) e (23 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) I love that second photo-- the lit eyes are chilling! It's alive! It's ALIVE! stuart (23 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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From what I understand, there is an issue with using the NT windows products and Vision Command. However, Rob Limbaugh beat it into submission. His pages outline step by step how to install VC properly. Although I have stopped construction on Jama (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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Wow that sure takes alot of work to get the VC running. What is it configured for in the first place, 98? tisk tisk. I am glad that you are still working on Jama! out (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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The proof is in the pudding: (URL) more information visit these pages: (URL) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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hi Manfred, this looks great, finally a "real" freeware version (I never succeeded in getting the other (Belgium) freeware). Just started the program and try to run it with a very old Dynalink camera under winXP, it worked right away. I don't have a (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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