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In lugnet.announce, Lee Magpili wrote:
> check out www.mindstorms.com/press
>
> lego just put out a press release all about the NeXT version of mindstorms, they
> put a whole spec out on it..
Found this too;
http://legoeducation.typepad.com/
Interesting mention of;
"a converter cable so existing LEGO robotics sensors and motors can be used with
the NXT brick".
JB
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Re: mindstorms NXT
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Sat, 14 Jan 2006 06:10:54 GMT
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Geoffrey Hyde <GDOTHYDE@antispamBIGPONDDOTNETDOTAU>
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Even more interesting (and somewhat of concern) is this snippet from their
FAQ page:
Quote: "Exclusive to schools will accessories that allow them to use parts
of their old kits with the new."
WHAT?? Does that mean that the existing Mindstorms users are going to get
left stranded with building their own conversion cables??? I can see quite
a few people willing to try though. :)
Cheers ...
Geoffrey Hyde
"John Barnes" <barnes@sensors.com> wrote in message
news:It2Dqn.HrJ@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.announce, Lee Magpili wrote:
> > check out www.mindstorms.com/press
> >
> > lego just put out a press release all about the NeXT version of
> > mindstorms, they
> > put a whole spec out on it..
>
>
> Found this too;
>
> http://legoeducation.typepad.com/
>
> Interesting mention of;
>
> "a converter cable so existing LEGO robotics sensors and motors can be
> used with
> the NXT brick".
>
> JB
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In lugnet.robotics, Geoffrey Hyde wrote:
> Even more interesting (and somewhat of concern) is this snippet from their
> FAQ page:
>
> Quote: "Exclusive to schools will accessories that allow them to use parts
> of their old kits with the new."
>
> WHAT?? Does that mean that the existing Mindstorms users are going to get
> left stranded with building their own conversion cables??? I can see quite
> a few people willing to try though. :)
Probably not since most of the LEGO Education product line is available from the
LEGO Education store:
http://www.legoeducation.com/store/Default.aspx
-Orion
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In lugnet.robotics, John Barnes wrote:
> In lugnet.announce, Lee Magpili wrote:
> > check out www.mindstorms.com/press
> >
> > lego just put out a press release all about the NeXT version of mindstorms, they
> > put a whole spec out on it..
>
>
> Found this too;
>
> http://legoeducation.typepad.com/
>
> Interesting mention of;
>
> "a converter cable so existing LEGO robotics sensors and motors can be used with
> the NXT brick".
Wow! This is great news! Thanks for digging that up! Now I wonder if NXT has
the current capabilities to drive those power-hungry RC racer motors.
Kev
>
> JB
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