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John Wrote: (...) <deep breath> Let's all have a really good look at the outside of the box where it says 9+ for the age group :-) I have all 4 of the Spybots and I must say that after I built them and played with them with my 10 year old twins, I (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have really got to agree with Ralph. It is hard to believe that LEGO hit this price point when you look at what is inside the box. $60 - $30 for 2 Motors at $15 each - $10 IR transmitter - $19 light sensor - $15 touch sensor ---...--- Wow! LEGO is (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Are all of these pieces standard Mindstorms ones, or are they integrated into the controller? (22 years ago, 18-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Think microscout - everything is integrated. 4.5v motors, built-in touch sensor and light sensor. SO.........when you see that something like the Droid Development set was going for $39 thru SAH (and $29 at TRU) with LOTS more Technic parts (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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In lugnet.robotics, Ralph Hempel writes: <snip> (...) So Gigamesh is waiting on my doorstep last night when I get home from work. Took me a bit to install the software (~600 meg full install), then putting the thing together via instructions on my (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) <snip> (...) Thank goodness a grownup (and I use the term loosely) "gets" the Spybots. When I watched the kids playing, I got the sense that LEGO had hit the mark because it gently guides kids to imagining they are the agent. Even better, they (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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In lugnet.robotics, Ralph Hempel writes: <snip> (...) One of the few things that playing with LEGO since my earliest recollection has taught me over the past 35 years is that you really don't ever loose that kid in you--it may get hidden away in (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hey Ralph, is an implementation of pbForth on the Spybotics brick a future plan?. I think it would be really cool. (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) As far as I can tell, there's no easy way to do replacement firmware for the Spybotics brick. Dave is adding NQC support, and LEGO has their own Mindscript language available for all of their bricks. Cheers, Ralph (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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