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Re: Lego MindStorm for 10 year-old?
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 9 Mar 1999 12:59:44 GMT
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I am using Mindstorms and I am 9 years. If you can build well with Lego you can
also build with Mindstorms at age 10. All you need to build a clever robot is a
good brainstorm.
You will have to tinker around the pieces and try a lot of times before it will
work correctly.
You also have to program the RCX before it will work. I have used RCX code from
Mindstorms, Robolab and Gordons Brick Programmer to program the RCX. I always
make a flow chart first because then it is easier for me to program my RCX so
it works. Still, you have to do it many times.
I am the only one in my class with Mindstorms though. And I only just got it
because I live in Beijing.
My projects so far include a Frog (with motors, a light and a temperature
sensor), a Pathfinder 1 Line Tracker, a Weightlifter, a Tornado, a Mountain
Climber, a Ball Kicker and a Paper Plane Launcher.
I am doing a science fair tomorrow March 10, were I use Mindstorms for an
experiment. Here I will prove that W = F x S (Work is Force times Distance).
For this I built a test bed with a single pulley, a double pulley and a small
and a large gear. I programmed it using Gordons Brick Programmer. Some of the
results will be posted here. You can see it later on my Home Page at:
http://www.fischer-mellbin.com/Marcus/marcus.html
Before you build any robots you should go through the Mindstorms training
missions.
My brother Victor is 4 years and uses Mindstorms with Robolab. He needs help to
build.
Good luck
Marcus Fischer Mellbin
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marcus@fischer-mellbin.com
http://www.fischer-mellbin.com/Marcus/marcus.html
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 | | Re: Lego MindStorm for 10 year-old?
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| Go for it. It's never too early to teach good habits. Although I am now an adult, I can remember my very first lego set (age 4), and at the age of 10 I think that any kid with an educated brain can enjoy legos fully. It's better to catch him with a (...) (26 years ago, 9-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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