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Like the other years of C3 the Lego-Duplo-Train is coming again to the congress with all their colored little stones and figures for little and big visitors. Around the clock you can deal with approved technical things from different kind.
Some Lego-robots will be around in the corner and take sure that fun and suspense are saved and there will be the guarantee that you will learn something by that.
contact: legoc3_ahte_bangrogger_de
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lego sumo deathmatch
people can join up in teams (or alone) to take part in the lego sumo deathmatch. the goal is to
- push the other bot(s) from the table
- and stay on the table
just like sumo. well allmost.
new teams welcome - just ask at our place and form a team. and yes, it is possible even if did not start on the first day.
videos
some videos available on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/xtrq
build a lego robot for the deathmatch
- one RCX
- up to three motors
- as many other lego as you like (i.e. there is)
- maximum weight: not more than the book "building robots with the lego mindstorms" (the big one laying on one of our tables)
and program it to:
- stay inside the arena, that is: on the table
- push the other bot(s) of the table
the table's edges will be marked with black tape (light sensors and all).
program it any way you like
including:
- brickos (http://brickos.sourceforge.net/): the alternative operating system for the Lego Mindstorms RCX (formerly known as legos) which allows you to use gcc, java, ...
- NQC (http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nqc/): Not Quite C is a simple language with a C-like syntax to program the RCX.
- BricxCC (http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/): IDE using NQC. Windows only as far as I know.
- LeJos (http://lejos.sourceforge.net/): Java for the RCX
- of course the original windoze software from LEGO itself: use a simple (but powerful enough) graphical interface to program your bot.
- RoboLab (http://www.lego.com/eng/education/mindstorms/home.asp?pagename=robolab): there is another official way - the better graphical interface is based on [LabVIEW]
See also our LegoProgramming page for some short tips on installing and programing your bot
contestants
...so far we got about 7 teams. most of them have no name so far, so we give 'em nicknames for now. please upload pix of the bots!
- black box: quadratisch, praktisch, gut (square, handy, good)
- dragon bot: a dragon with antlike antennas
- plastic bot: this bot can lift it's front and back wheels (we nicknamed it after plastic men, a comic book super hero (DC) who can stretch, bounce, and mold himself into any shape).
- the bug
- hover
- remus
- at least one other nameless bot
- and last but hopefully not least rotkäppchen (Little Red Riding Hood): our own bot (started at a standard bot from the mindstorms manual but we added the hood)
feel free to change the names (and everything else - nothing irrelevant please)
you can always start a new team - there's enough lego and enough time
...and the contest: 2009-12-30 3 p.m.
will take place on the last day: wednesday (2009-12-30) at 3 p.m.
duplo
there is also the duplo - lots of big bricks and with railways too.
last nite we got a carpet for the duplo :)
we're also combining mindstorms (well lego technic) with duplo...
RCX, not NXT
We don't have any NXT bricks - just lots of RCX.
Even if the NXT offers some more features than the old RCX, some of us don't consider the eNXT to be lego in a stricter sense: it has no pimples ;)
(don't know if pimple is the correct english word for the germas Noppen)
More fun with lego
- Serious Lego (http://jpbrown.i8.com/) collects some cool lego robotic stuff
old times
we here for a long time ;)