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Re: Lego Team Challenge or RIS?
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 25 Jun 2002 07:02:11 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Wayne Watson writes:
> I've been working towards teaching a one week robotics class this summer with a friend using
> MindStorms RIS 2.0. The class is still 3 weeks away. The director went to order the kits and ended
> up contacting Dacta, which is the educational arm of Lego. They recommended their Team Challenge
> 2.5, which features RoboLab. The claim is that it's a better teaching tool even though it's about
> $30 more per kit. Anyone have experience with 2.5 to offer suggestions?
The $30 is probably for the Teachers Guides which I hear are pretty good.
Given the short time left before the class I think you should grab any
materials they offer. It will take a little while to get up to speed with
ROBOLAB.
I think you will be much happier with ROBOLAB than with RIS Code. There is
better documentation, more coding examples, and a LOT more flexibility.
With ROBOLAB you are not limited to building robots. It is a complete data
acquisition and analysis tool. You could start using those RCX's as lab
instruments in your science classes.
Good Luck,
Dean Hystad
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| I think we'll probably go with Team Challenge, but I have a slight problem. I'm using MS RIS 2.0 with a serial port. Dacta offers a software upgrade for $30 to 2.5. However, I'm not sure if it will only run off USB. Well, maybe a call to Dacta (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| I've been working towards teaching a one week robotics class this summer with a friend using MindStorms RIS 2.0. The class is still 3 weeks away. The director went to order the kits and ended up contacting Dacta, which is the educational arm of (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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