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Re: Future Mindstorm Releases?
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 1 Sep 2004 04:57:07 GMT
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> There are a few differences--Commodore computers became cheaper to make after a
> while, and there was stiff competition from Atari, TRS-80 and Apple--the RCX has
> no such competition. Whether the RCX is cheaper to make today than it was when
> it first came out, I'd imagine but I do not know.
I'n my kids schools they don't want to know about lego because of the cost.
They say picaxe is more suitable cause its cheaper and scaleable. The kids make
structural components themselves in other areas of the technology curriculum
like woodwork. Not as flash ot tech looking but they do the same learning for
way less money.... or so the argument goes
Harold
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| (...) I just looked up PICAXE, if you're interested, here is an associated site. (URL) If the argument for the PICAXE (or the MARK III) is the price, then how about adaptability, multi-use, ease of programming, curriculum support, etc. I've had a (...) (21 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Future Mindstorm Releases?
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| (...) It's hard to imagine how such teaching methods would get kid to learn computer programming - or about sensors or about robot navigation - or even simple stuff like gear ratios. Mindstorms is revolutionary because it can teach those things - (...) (21 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Although I won't argue that LEGO is probably one of the more expensive avenues into hobbyist robotics that one is liable to find, the key advantage to using LEGO for robotics is the ease with which one can prototype an idea, and take it from (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) I know this is a tangent from the current conversation... Some Commodore guy said years ago that the magic price point for electronics is 300 dollars--if you get it under that, they sell like hot-cakes, thus the success of the VIC 20 and then (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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