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I've just recently been introduced to another world known as Lego Robotics. And i have some quesitons about it. Where have people found the best places to pick up accessories for it? I've been looking around and it looks like most everyone uses lego (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yes - any Lego set will work with Mindstorms - but some are *much* better than others. The 'Bionicles' for example are just junk...almost useless. On the other hand, the StarWars sets are pretty good for robot parts. Truly the best deal is (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Except for the Mana's ;^) They're good with the RIS. (...) Which Star wars sets are good? Maybe I'm short on sleep but none of them come to mind. (...) Maybe not the best deal, but some of the expansion packs are pretty good. Actually if you (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The AT-AT was OK (apart from the 'microscout' heap of junk). (...) What upset me about those was that a large fraction of the benefit of them was in the CD-ROM - which being a Linux user, I have no use for. (...) Yes - that was one *sweet* (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Ahh. yes the AT-AT and R2D2. I forgot those. For some reason I was thinking the UCS TIE fighter and X-Wing. My brain was asleep. (...) Yeah the Camera really needs the CDROM and therefore Windows. :( But the Exploration Mars (which was one of (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Best source is other Mindstorms Sets - preferrably heavily discounted. Older RIS sets have gone in chain stores for as low as $69. Expansion sets are available through a range of places online as closeouts at varying discounts. CompUSA and BestBuy (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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