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Re: Spybotics vs Cricket
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 7 Aug 2002 20:12:38 GMT
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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 right out of the box with no assembly required and no
expansion capability or options.
If that is the sad future for one of Lego's brightest moments, for I think
that Mindstorms rekindled a lot of interest in Lego and ended a lot of dark
ages, then we will just have to take matters into our own hands I guess ;)
JB
In lugnet.robotics, Ken Koleda writes:
> Does this mean RCX 2.0 will go away?
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> In lugnet.robotics, Suzanne D. Rich writes:
> > Forgive me if this has already been discussed.. I haven't followed all
> > messages here.
> >
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> > 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/
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> > If one were to invest in either Spybotics or a Handy Cricket, what would
> > you advise?
> >
> > -Suz
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| I am somewhat puzzled by the attitude of many people to the Spybots. I think we must accept that Lego is losing money and that its main audience is children. It must therefore devote its efforts to its main customer base, i.e., children. Also, (...) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| True, Mindstorms was the perfect excuse for me to get into the fantastic world of Lego once again. I belive that many, like me, felt the same way when Lego Mindstorms was introduced, and I belive that many also now has a their own income and can (...) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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