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Re: Spybotics vs Cricket
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Wed, 7 Aug 2002 19:55:53 GMT
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Does this mean RCX 2.0 will go away?

In lugnet.robotics, Suzanne D. Rich writes:
> Forgive me if this has already been discussed.. I haven't followed all
> messages here.
> 
> 
> I was at TLC's presentation of Spybotics at BF. There, it was described
> as, "the next generation of RCX." Knowing it has 2 sensor inputs and 2
> motor outs, I wonder how much it's like the Media Lab's Cricket (their
> next brick after the programmable brick that led to the RCX). And for
> that matter, how it compares to Fred Martin's Handy Cricket (which works
> with some, but not all LEGO sensors and is available for public
> consumption).
> 
> http://llk.media.mit.edu/projects/cricket/
> http://www.handyboard.com/cricket/
> 
> If one were to invest in either Spybotics or a Handy Cricket, what would
> you advise?
> 
> -Suz



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  Re: Spybotics vs Cricket
 
If Spybotics is evidence of the juniorization disease infecting Mindstorms in much the way it has infected other Lego themes, then I suppose the RCX could be one the way out. That reduces Lego's robotic's offering to a single entity which works (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics)
  RE: Spybotics vs Cricket
 
Please move me out from the mailing list. -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On Behalf Of ken koleda Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 9:56 PM To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com Subject: Re: Spybotics vs (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Spybotics vs Cricket
 
Forgive me if this has already been discussed.. I haven't followed all messages here. I was at TLC's presentation of Spybotics at BF. There, it was described as, "the next generation of RCX." Knowing it has 2 sensor inputs and 2 motor outs, I wonder (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)  

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