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  Re: What's next for MindStorms
 
(...) Thanks to you amazon.com reference, I did some searching and came up with this review: (URL) it doesn't seem to be a true MindStorms kit. Here's a quote from the reviewer: "...the Spybotics line draws its roots from the ever-popular MindStorms (...) (22 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)  
 
  Re: What's next for MindStorms
 
It looks like it's more along the lines of the micro-scout, but it sounds a bit more capable. The $60 price can include more smarts, because there aren't that many lego parts with each, only about 200. I'll bet AFOL's can find a lot more to do with (...) (22 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: What's next for MindStorms
 
(...) I just hope that these Spybots can interface with Mindstorms. I wold imagine, since the Spybot tower looks to be IR, that the Spybot 'bots can also take IR commands from the RCX The Scout and the Microscout (VLL thru the Scout) can be (...) (22 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: What's next for MindStorms
 
(...) Yeh, 200 parts for $60 isn't all that great of a deal. Actually, the pictures make it look like the kit is just a big computer/motor brick with wheels. However, I've got to admit the three-spoked wheel looks pretty cool! (...) That's the hunch (...) (22 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)

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