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Re: Ultimate Starter Sets / Add-Ons for Mindstorm? Reprise
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 15 Mar 1999 17:34:56 GMT
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Lewis, James C. wrote in message
<000e01be6c1f$493be2c0$490998cd@bims009073.bims009073.bims.bellsouth.net>...
> Mindstrom fans seem to go through a lot of grief finding or ordering just
> the right set of parts. I recently read a memo on the 'net lamenting some
> of the shortcomings of the Lego system: it is difficult to build certain
> structures, things must fit "just right" and at certain angles, etc. One of
> the main points was that it was difficult to just arrive at a working
> structure intuitively my playing around.
>
> Has anyone experimented with using the RCX and sensors as the brains of a
> 'bot but using another building system such as KNEX or Erector to cunstruct
> most of the mechanisms? If one could develop a method of adapting the best
> of Lego to a more flexible or cheaper set of building components, it might
> make things easier and more intuitive. Any ideas or examples?
LEGO ZNAP is 'perfect' for building large robots. It's relatively light,
suited for large structures, and it's very easy to build with by
inexperienced builders. Technic mechanisms can easily be added as modules.
Also ZNAP has flex drive axles, so you don't need gear trains and exact fits
to connect motors to their target.
Eric Brok
Visit LEGO ON MY MIND:
http://www.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind
Mindstorms/Mind Control section:
http://www.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind/robo
Dutch section:
http://www.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind/nl
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