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Just a quick note to let you know about my modified 8485 Helicopter. This includes an extra turntable so that the aircraft can rotate whilst hovering. I have also added a trainer seat with the foot pedals and joystick controlling the helicopters (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | STriDER 2.0 -- tripedal robot
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This robot walks on three legs, but not in the way you'd expect: (URL) (17 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Zoli's enormous MOC
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Just when you think everything that there is to build has been built, Zoli comes up with something bigger. Anyone ever seen one of these in person? (URL) (17 years ago, 21-Sep-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Quirks with advanced technic cars (4WD, steering, suspension)
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Hello, Some examples using ackerman principle: 8860 technic car chassis 8479 barcode truck 8859 tractor 8462 tow truck If you look further you will find many more. Greetings Maico Arts Jordan Bradford schreef: (...) (17 years ago, 19-Sep-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Quirks with advanced technic cars (4WD, steering, suspension)
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. (...) On page 5-81 from Dean Hystad's "Building LEGO Robots for FLL" there are some interesting comments on the subject. (URL) whole book is worth a reading. Didier PS - Les lecteurs francophones peuvent bénéficier d'une lecture en français : (...) (17 years ago, 19-Sep-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Quirks with advanced technic cars (4WD, steering, suspension)
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(...) The 8880 Supercar has all-wheel steering so that both rear wheels turn less than the front ones. That's not quite the same as Ackerman correction, but it helps. I've seen Ackerman steering correction done in LEGO, but of course I can't find it (...) (17 years ago, 19-Sep-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: NXT's in Series
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(...) Here's one way: Use NXC or NBC. Pair a secondary NXT to a the primary NXT on connection 1 using the menu system on the primary NXT. Control the outputs on the secondary NXT using RemoteSetOutputState in a program running on the primary NXT. (...) (17 years ago, 19-Sep-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Quirks with advanced technic cars (4WD, steering, suspension)
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Hi, first post. I'm new here. I haven't been able to mentally sort out some issues with technic cars with suspension, drive and steering without using specialist parts from sets like 8880. Suspension-- Using wishbone suspension, the wheels moves (...) (17 years ago, 19-Sep-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: NXT's in Series
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[Cross-posted to lugnet.robotics as it's on-topic there] (...) There's no absolutely transparent way to make a program running on one NXT address the sensor or motor ports of a 2nd (or 3rd, or 4th) NXT. However, a lot of solutions to this problem (...) (17 years ago, 17-Sep-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | NXT's in Series
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OK, I've scoured the 'net for a good 90 seconds and can't find what I'm looking for. Here's what I'm trying to do: I have an application where I need at least four different outputs. The NXT only has three. Is there a way that I can easily chain two (...) (17 years ago, 17-Sep-07, to lugnet.technic)
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