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Re: Future Mindstorm Releases?
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 1 Sep 2004 20:10:26 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Wayne Gramlich wrote:
> (Let me apologize in advance, this is going
> to sound a bit like an advertisement.)
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> My solution to the RCX problem was to
> design my own extensible sensor and
> effector suite that I call RoboBricks.
(I note that it seems to be spelled RoboBrix by robotstore.com.)
> P.S. My boards are Lego-friendly in that they
> have holes across the top and bottom that
> snap right onto Lego studs.
That's cool. I have several suggestions for you, as a potential user:
1. Get the robotstore folks to mention the LEGO compatibility in their
descriptions; the one I looked at made no mention of it, and it's not obvious
that that's what those holes are for.
2. Write a tutorial geared for LEGO users, showing how the RoboBrix modules can
be used to control LEGO motors for example.
3. Find some way to provide the RoboBrix boards in preassembled form. To
require soldering makes it a big leap in difficult from Mindstorms.
Best,
- Joe
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| (...) The guy who sells them wanted a name that was less likely to be kicked out by the trademark examiner -- hence, RoboBRiX. (...) Good point; I'll mention it to Roger (he's the Robot Store guy.) (...) Documentation is a big problem. We need more (...) (20 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) [snip] (...) Joe: I, too, love Lego for the mechanical aspects of robot building. However, when it comes to the sensors and effectors, I find the RCX to be too limiting. It was a good first try, but after 5 years on the market.... (Let me (...) (20 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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