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Re: mindstorms NXT
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Fri, 6 Jan 2006 01:12:15 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Steve Lane wrote:
In lugnet.robotics, Eric Sophie wrote:


A small side note to my jubilation:

While I usually never critique the efforts of the Lego Company, mostly
because I am sure scores of corporate brainy brains consider many of the
issues us fans mull over, I do have one small gripe about the NXT.

Studs.

What's the one thing people all over the world think of when they think
Lego.

Studs!

While the components are all studless, that's fine.

The main CPU the NXT unit itself, should have a few studs on the front of
the unit! IMHO.

I completely disagree. Their is no need for studs on the NXT. It's sleek, and
modern the way it is. I don't think I've ever used the studs on the RCX for a
moc. I love the I-pod styling.

Your POV, my POV.

And the components {should} have studs.

Your POV, my POV.


To keep the brand name in people's mind when they see the system.

I myself would have liked to be able to add some printed tiles to the front
of the NXT. Plus like I said, when people see some studs, they instantly
recognize them as being Lego. Studs and Lego, that's in people's minds.

That is the brand quality and studs make even this newest system instantly
recognizable as being compatible with people's Lego collections.

Lego could though add studs to the logo. You have that box with "Lego"
written inside it. It looks exactly 2x2, well you could have four studs next
to it, both in print and in plastic, only when in plastic they'd be real
studs you could attach bricks to. Just think it would be the worlds first
logo that actually does something!

Cool idea!



You know what people say to me when they see my robots in person?

Wow, this is not the Lego "I" used to have.

Then I say, look closer, see this is an old window, this is a regular Lego
Brick, this is a chair, this is a wheel well etc....and so on....

Christ, what kind of freaky robots are you building?

Don't ya know?

Steve

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I'm sure that I'm not the only one doing this, but how many other people are looking at the pics and trying to figure out how to put those motors into their existing designs? How many have figured it out or even figured out better ways to use those (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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(...) I completely disagree. Their is no need for studs on the NXT. It's sleek, and modern the way it is. I don't think I've ever used the studs on the RCX for a moc. I love the I-pod styling. And the components should have studs. (...) Lego could (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)

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