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Subject:	TLG & MIT Media Labs spawn another product: PicoCricket
Newsgroups:	lugnet.robotics
Date:	Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:34:35 GMT
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I searched news, and didn’t see any mention of this ...

PicoCricket

From the website:

“The PicoCricket Kit is similar to the LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ robotics kits. MINDSTORMS is designed especially for making robots, while the PicoCricket Kit is designed for making artistic creations with lights, sound, music, and motion.”

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“The PicoCricket captures the LEGO spirit: it sparks the imagination, stimulates creative thinking, and engages children in playful learning.”

–Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, Owner and Vice Chairman of The LEGO Company

The kit includes a motor, sound box, colored lights, display, and resistance/sound/light/touch sensors.

Message has 3 Replies:

		Re: TLG & MIT Media Labs spawn another product: PicoCricket
(...) Huh. That's kind of neat. It seems to run at least two tasks, and I like a lot of the output options (having the motor driver seperate from the brain is a good idea). It even has a text-based language option, and runs on both major platforms. (...) (18 years ago, 30-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)

		Re: TLG & MIT Media Labs spawn another product: PicoCricket
(...) See their own news page at: (URL) a number of entries from Google: (URL) $250. I'd buy a Nxt and spend ten or twenty bucks at the craft store instead. (18 years ago, 31-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)

		Re: TLG & MIT Media Labs spawn another product: PicoCricket
(...) <snip> I like the idea of this, the modules are neat. I have blogged it on OrionRobots (URL) - does anyone know how many output or input modules could be attached, and if there are any plans for seperate motor control boards? I strongly agree (...) (18 years ago, 31-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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