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RE: RCX Limitations, griping, etc. :)
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Wed, 6 Jan 1999 14:50:53 GMT
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Mihalka, Michael <MIHALKAM@MARSHALLCENTERspamless.ORG>
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For those concerned about the RCX limitations, buy a fischertechnik
mobile robot. The interface has four outputs and eight inputs. More
sensors are also available. See their latest industry robot kit.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim West [SMTP:jwest@frii.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 1999 3:30 AM
To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com
Subject: Re: RCX Limitations, griping, etc. :)
At 12:24 AM 1/6/99 +0000, Mark Tarrabain wrote:
>Only 3 input ports... only 3 output ports... no
expandability... The
>only redeeming thing for it from a programmer's point of view
is LegOS.
Ahhhh....but alas my friend, that is where the challenge lies.
Hey...the
Apollo missions had less to work with. :)
>
>ARGH!!!
>
>Okay... I'll try to calm down. Lessee...what are the
alternatives?
>
>Well, there's the MIT Programmable Brick.. But that's a
research project
>at MIT, and there are no plans to commercially sell it. Can't
get my
>hands on one.
Well...the RCX *is* the commercialized version of the MIT
work.
>
>There's the Cricket. Hrm... nope. Only two motor outputs.
Further,
>again, it's an internal project, with no plans for
commercialization.
>Again, can't get my hands on one.
Yep, I agree.
>
>There's the Handyboard... Okay, now *THIS* has potential. But
there's
>no readily obvious way to adapt it to a real LEGO mindset.
It's a bare
>motherboard that is subjected to the elements, is delicate, has
no nice
>and easy to follow directions in how to adapt it to plug into
any LEGO
>pieces, and overall just isn't suited to unplanned play. I can
probably
>get one of them quite easily, but then what?
...and just a tad too large to put into an "empty" RCX case.
>
>Am I frustrated? Well... maybe just a little.
Heh. Buy two LEGO sets and call us in the morning.
>
>I'll shut up now.
>
>Thanks for listening. :)
Anytime.
>
>>> Mark
>--
>The preceeding comments are not intended to offend anyone or
anybody's
>efforts. I realize that many people have done marvelous work
in the
>area of building robots with LEGO and the available tools, but
for inept
>clods such as myself, it doesn't appear that there are many
workable
>options.
>--
>Did you check the web site first?:
http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
--
Did you check the web site first?:
http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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