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Re: Future Mindstorms Release
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 28 May 2003 11:26:20 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Steve Baker <sjbaker1@airmail.net> wrote:
> question wrote:
> > Does anybody have any knowledge of the next Lego Mindstorms release? More
> > importantly -- will there be one? Has Lego abandoned the RCX for the
> > inferior, yet more marketable Spybotics product line?
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> All evidence points that way - regrettably.
At the Brickish Association AGM TLC's Tormod Askildsen was asked this, here is
my recollection of the response:
[Phil Case – What is the future of Mindstorms?]
Tormod – We want to keep the open-ended robotics side going – we know how
popular it is and how it is used in teaching but it has not been as big a
success as it could be and it is expensive. We are researching a new system
that may or may not be compatible with the old one.
[Phil – Will it go more towards Spybotics?]
Tormod – No, that’s different. We know more about what users do in this
sector/theme than any other and are committed to keeping the open-ended
functionality.
So I think that's somewhere in between - it's not a commitment to more RCX
development but it is a recognition that Spybotics is not what we are after.
Simon
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