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Re: What's next for MindStorms
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 31 May 2002 19:31:38 GMT
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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 this.
I noticed one interesting part- a double-bevel gear that's smaller than a 40
tooth gear. We can always use more gear ratios!
I have a hunch that there might be something else in the works, because
Target had a panic sell-off of all their mindstorms kits at $99. They know
something! And these spy-bots are clearly not going to affect mindstorms sales.
In lugnet.robotics, Simeon H.K. Fitch writes:
> In lugnet.robotics, "Laura O'Grady" <l.ogrady@sympatico.ca> writes:
> > I think there are plans for new kits and the theme is spying.
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> Thanks to you amazon.com reference, I did some searching and came up with
> this review:
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> http://gear.ign.com/articles/358/358642p1.html
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> Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be a true MindStorms kit. Here's a quote
> from the reviewer:
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> "...the Spybotics line draws its roots from the ever-popular MindStorms
> systems. Spybotics, however, is aimed at a slightly younger audience and
> generally takes the blocks into new territory. "
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> Bummer.
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> Simeon
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: What's next for MindStorms
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| (...) 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
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| (...) 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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| | Re: What's next for MindStorms
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| (...) 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)
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