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Re: New Lego controller
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 31 May 2005 07:19:30 GMT
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On 5/31/05, dan miller <danbmil99@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I've heard rumors Lego may be planning a new Mindstorms product. IMNSHO
> something like this would be perfect. Smaller units, more modularity, easy
> connectivity between brains. It fits perfectly into the Lego paradigm, and
> the technology is finally there to do it economically.
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> I think the biggest challenge would be the software side. Something like
> robolab needs to be modularized, so the parts of the algorithm that should
> naturally reside in different hardware components can be automatically
> routed there, and so on. On the C/C++/NQC side, you need some sort of
> similar multi-process toolchain. Writing code for a new smart component
> should be as easy as defining a new function.
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> -dbm
Hi Dan,
I seem to remember discussing this before. I agree this would be
perfect. In terms of software, the system could start out as a simple
one module system, and use an interface like robolab or RCX code to
start newbies off. When a new module is added, default firmware will
just treat it as additional sensors and motors.
More advanced languages - Robolab, C/C++/Java (or even Python) based
could then be used to support multiple modules. Again - I agree with
in Robolab - a new function call. But advanced programmers should be
able to use the modules in fully asynchronous modes with a few
inter-process communications across the bus to get a quite powerful
robot.
Orion
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| (...) Hi All, yes the rumors are strong... Last AFOL Mindstorms Competition (in Billund, LEGO home :) ), the Director of the MS division came and spoke to all the competitors (MS gurus) and asked them: "What do you think is important in a new RCX ?" (...) (19 years ago, 31-May-05, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| I've heard rumors Lego may be planning a new Mindstorms product. IMNSHO something like this would be perfect. Smaller units, more modularity, easy connectivity between brains. It fits perfectly into the Lego paradigm, and the technology is finally (...) (19 years ago, 31-May-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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