Tracy, Yes, RoboMagellan is a major undertaking. I'm thinking that builders are still underestimating the effort involved. My golden rule of robots in...
... warning...any ABS products used outside will immediately disintegrate. ... Oh no. This sounds very bad. Maybe I should just stay home with my LEGO ...
Too bad RM wasn't yesterday.   I would love to see the competition. I was in Chicago all weekend and I had about fours hours to kill yesterday afternoon....
I came accross this and thought I would share for anyone who is interested. http://fwdailynews.com/articles/2008/11/06/family/family_online/doc4912d ...
Tracy, The link that you posted sounds like to old local VEX group. I hear that a while ago there was a FIRST team at Southside High School that was sponsored...
I agree that it is a shame for get away from autonomous after a great start in the First Lego League. For RoboMagellen, sounds like the toxic rain favored the...
Rick, Yesterday I picked up a set of gear motors (cheap) that I hope I can use to make a 1Kg sumo robot. I wonder if you could bother you again with motor...
Tracy, Interesting. I haven't seen those motors before. Your calculations at 8 amps and 12 amps sounds right. As long as you are planning to run the motors...
Rick, Those are some powerful transistors. At 40 C ambient and with no heat sink, I came up with 16.4 Amps for the P-channel and 20.3 Amps for the N-channel!...
Could someone verify that the size limitation for Light Sumo is 22 cm square and not 20 cm square? The NEIRG rules at the Science Central web page say 22 cm...
Tracy, 20 cm and 10 cm are the standard dimensions. I think that we wanted to use foot-inches type measurements, so we rounded up to 9 inches and 4 inches....
Rick, Great, that is what I was hoping you would say. I think I can trim the wheels I have down to <22 cm and avoid buying smaller wheels for now. But just...
I just looked at the Science Central web page and it looks like the date for the Winter games has been moved up a week and is now February 21st, instead of the...
Tracy, I've had two "training" sessions at Science Central already. The last one is Feb 14. Feb 21 Science Central two weeks later Mar 7 Peoria, CIRC, two...
Hey Rick & Tracy, Tracy, Is there any chance you'll be able to make it out to Peoria on March 7th? Rob H ... last one is Feb 14. ... classes that I intend to...
I don't think I'll be going. They don't seem to think much of LEGO robots. And, I can compete against Rick & Rob in a number of other places. :) Steve...
Rob,  I was really really hoping to, but I am waiting to see what happens to the company where I work, which is an automotive supplier. :(  Tracy ... ...
Rob, I'm already registered. Now, if I can keep away from the fuse panel in my car, I may make it in time for the mini sumo. Rick ... From: Rob H To:...
Steve, ... That's funny. And true. So, which venues are you picking this spring? N.E.I.R.G? Chibotica? Both? Do you have any idea which (if any) Bryan will be...
Rick, The only way for me to beat Expurt is for you to change a fuse! Seriously though, I am only bringing two stock SumoBots (from Parallax) so I don't expect...
Rob, I won a dual SumoBot kit at Peoria a few years ago. I had always intended to build them up for fun, but it never happened. I loaned it out to a couple...
Steve, Great, I'll see you at both events. Rick ... From: Steve Hassenplug To: ScienceCentralRobotics@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 7:59 PM ...
Rick, ... Well, I hope they do compete. It's a great kit for beginners. It would be a shame if it went to waste. ... I'll keep that in mind. Too bad I didn't...
Rick, If there are any fuse troubles please ignore the urges to implement a fuse replacement using live .22 caliber shells. Myth Busters recently proved (using...
As much as I need a class on robot debugging, we aren't going to make the class tomorrow. CIRC is highly doubtful this year too, and we'll have to wait and...
Hi Tracy, We had our initial/final planning meeting Wednesday for NEIRG. Last year worked out well, so this year will be a repeat. The noon robot debugging at...
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