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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for LEGO S@H
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Wed, 28 Sep 2005 13:56:18 GMT
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> Technic & Robotics: Mindstorms hasn't been updated in years. Let's see some new
> technology! And how about selling some Mindstorms/Trains interaction kits? Or
> space, town, or castle sets with robotic elements? Also, this stuff is *hard* -
> so offer more in the way of books on how to design a set with robotics or
> complicated gear trains, etc.
IMO, what they need is a new RIS (call it 3.0 perhaps).
It would include the current RCX brick plus the current sensors and electrics.
It would include a set of elements built around the current technic
selection (such as the various gears in the 10076 gear wheels accessory
pack) and a new constructopedia.
I am not sure if any changes would be needed to the software (although it
should include any patches necessary to make it function on current systems).
Then, they need a set that includes all the parts in the 3.0 not present in
the 2.0 including any updated software and instructions/constructopedia.
(as to whether it would include parts present in the 2.0 in old greys and
the 3.0 in new greys, that is up to TLC/TLG although it would be ideal if
the 3.0 actually contained old greys for everything)
Then, they should make accessory packs (similar to the Ultimate Accessory
Kit and the Ultimate Builders Set) to complement the RIS 3.0 and add more
usable parts.
As for new sensors & electric gismos & such, I think that the most usefull
items would be:
1.A sensor or system similar to what robotic vacuum cleaners use to avoid
table legs and other obstacles to enable robots to be made that would be
able to move around a room but avoid obstacles.
Perhaps technology similar to what they use in the sensors for cars that
warn you that you are about to back into something might be relavent...
2.A sensor (e.g. magnetic) that can detect trains or other magnets passing
overhead
3.A system (either via a RCX library or via an external electric block that
would connect to a RCX output port) to produce various sounds (such as
level crossing gate bells, train whistles, steam train noises,
police/fire/ambulence sirens, rocket and engine noises for spaceships and
so on)
4.A method to do RCX controled level crossings (I envisage a motor unit and
flashing light similar to those used on the old 12v level crossing but
actuated via RCX such that one signal from an output triggers the gates to
open and the LEDs/lamps to come on (& flash) and another signal triggers
the gates to close and the LEDs/lamps to shut off. This could go with the
sound effects mentioned above. It would be designed so that one output port
could provide a trigger for both gates with actual power being drawn from
the output port, from an external train "accessory power supply" (if lego
created such a thing) or from the track itself (if there would be enough
juice to do that)
I am sure there are more ideas that might fit with what LEGO does but I
cant think of them right now.
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