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Re: Cheshire LEGOFest pictures
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lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Wed, 7 Mar 2001 09:38:00 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Gaurav Thakur writes:

Wow...that seems really impressive! I think 8 channels would make it a
radio-based equivalent of the dacta robolab console. I would love to get
hold of one of these units...as ROSCO said, how much are they going to cost?

It gets better - in my haste yesterday I forgot to mention one of the most
important features of the transmitter unit; it has an RS232 port to allow
connection to your computer, which can then control the motors over the air
interface.

Jennifer Clark



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  Re: Cheshire LEGOFest pictures
 
(...) Now if it had a reverse path to send sensor data back to the computer, you'd *really* have something. Without some way to read back sensors though, the ability to control motors using the computer is a LOT less useful than you might think. (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
  Re: Cheshire LEGOFest pictures
 
(...) Hot diggety!! (Starts drooling) when can I get one????!!!!???? How about this? Using old blue or grey rails (non-conducting), you could have a transmitter & 8 receivers (assuming of course that the receivers'll be available separately?), one (...) (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: Cheshire LEGOFest pictures
 
(...) Wow...that seems really impressive! I think 8 channels would make it a radio-based equivalent of the dacta robolab console. I would love to get hold of one of these units...as ROSCO said, how much are they going to cost? -Gaurav Thakur, raving (...) (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)

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