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Re: What about the Micro Scout?
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 28 Sep 1999 21:36:04 GMT
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The WordMeister <dwilcox@wordsmithdigital.com/StopSpam/>
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Hmmm. For $200, I'd much rather have a second MindStorms RIS kit
{salivating} than two DDKs, even as a lifelong R2 fan.
I did see one ad from Lego (I think in the _Lego Mania+ magazine of two
issues ago) that showed the DDK R2 unit with the [yellow] RCX in place of
the Micro Scout, but 7 built-in programs can't be enough. The Robotics
Discovery Set _seems_ to be a pretty good deal, and provides a lot of
flexibility without requiring a computer.
--Doug "Yes, I Do Have an Opinion About Everything" Wilcox
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Munafo <munafo@gcctechNO.SPAMcom>
To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: What about the Micro Scout?
> In lugnet.robotics, Dennis Clark writes:
> > [...] I am really bummed that you only get
> > HALF of the R2D2 Dome! Half! What on Earth are they thinking at LEGO?! • It
> > does look pretty good from the front, but at any other angle it looks • kinda
> > twisted.
>
> I simply bought two DDK sets. You have to do that anyway if you want the • dome
> to turn. The blue turntable piece works very well for making the dome turn, • by
> the way. You can also run an axle through the middle to attach the motor • that
> makes the dome turn. The other extra DDK pieces are useful for filling in • the
> rest of the body "plating". Unfortunately the Micro Scout doesn't fit • inside
> the head, otherwise it would be a great way to make the head turn • autonomously.
>
> - Robert Munafo http://www.mrob.com/
> LEGO: TC+++(8480) SW++ #+ S-- LS++ Hsp M+ A@ LM++ YB64m IC13
>
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| (...) Yeah, I know... I'm a little strange when it comes to R2-D2. Back in 1977 I was in junior high school, and I decided I was going to build an R2-D2 about 12 inches high with radio remote control. Of course, I never built one, the furthest I got (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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