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The NXT bit of information...
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 23 Feb 2006 03:02:16 GMT
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OK, yeah, that was a teaser. But in case you haven't, take a look at this
LEGO site:
http://legoeducation.typepad.com/
There's a lot of interesting things here, in a very finished-looking form. Some
strong hints on the motor encoders and how easy they are to use (but nothing
definitive). And more on the battery packs too, as well as other tidbits.
Thoughts?
--
Brian Davis
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| (...) According to that site: "There’s also an A/C plug in the battery to allow the NXT brick to run from a direct power supply when needed." That tells me, I'm gonna be buying the MINDSTORMS Education NXT instead of the retail one. (18 years ago, 23-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) I am somewhat disappointed by the light sensor with its single IR LED. The "color" sensitivity hype made me think that at least 2 different color lightings were available. Of course the possibility of turning off the Led is a great (...) (18 years ago, 23-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: The NXT bit of information...
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| (...) ---...--- The 1400 mAh lithium battery more than replaces AA batteries that run down quickly and cost so much to replace – it has a minimum capacity of 670% of 6 AA batteries ---...--- Rechargeable batteries are great, but what about capacity? (...) (18 years ago, 23-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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