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This is a new Power Functions-based LEGO Education product that works similarly
to how the old Dacta Control Lab did. At the core is a USB breakout box with two
Power Functions connections. The programs are written in yet another
LabView-based graphical programming environment. It's like the Control Lab
because everything you build is tethered to the computer. LEGO robotics has gone
full circle, then: Control Lab (tethered/non-autonomous) -> RCX
(free/autonomous) -> NXT (free/autonomous) -> WeDo (tethered/non-autonomous).
158 pieces
Retails in the Pitsco LEGO Eductation catalog for $129.95.
It introduces (at least, I think it does) Power Functions versions of a motion
sensor (IR, not ultrasound) and a tilt sensor which has something rattling
around inside it. The set also comes with one of the small Power Functions
motors.
I just got it, so I haven't had time to play with it or set up the software, so
I don't know anything about its limitations like the number of devices it can
handle, etc. One important thing to note is that the two sensors' connectors
have a flat tile top -- no studs or electrical connections.
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