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Re: Have you guys seen Meccano's "RCX" ?
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Fri, 31 Oct 2003 19:16:02 GMT
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Ralph Hempel wrote:
> Seriously, we all know there's a need for something bigger (not necesarily better)
> We've had discussions ranging from one "superboard" to smaller collections of
> smart controllers on a single power bus.
Well, if it ever gets out of vapourware, this (http://jcx.systronix.com)
might be promising. They say it will be in production this december,
but after seeing the production date getting pushed back a number of
times already, I've stopped holding my breath.
Another option that's already here today is the handyboard
(http://www.handyboard.com), you can glue LEGO plates or tiles on the
bottom of the case to easily attach it to stuff.
I'd like to be a LEGO purist, really I would, but the RCX is just far
too limited to do stuff that is really interesting (yeah... I know you
can do a lot by multiplexing the inputs and hey, there's always the
thrill of the challenge of working with such limited hardware, but I'm a
computer programmer. I'm genetically predisposed to being as lazy as
humanly possible. Gimme a break. :)
The biggest gripe I have with both of these more advanced solutions is
that there's no LEGO-ish enclosure that would make them viable to really
just play with and have fun.
>> Mark
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| (...) And at $395 US for just the brick I'm sure we'll all line up to buy one :-) NOT! Seriously, we all know there's a need for something bigger (not necesarily better) We've had discussions ranging from one "superboard" to smaller collections of (...) (21 years ago, 31-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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