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RE: Surveillance Robot
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Thu, 26 Nov 1998 06:56:52 GMT
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Tilman Sporkert <tilman@#nospam#activesw.com>
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Check this Lego Dacta set:

   http://www.pitsco-legodacta.com/html/red_rover_mars_site_package.html

It uses the Lego Dacta Control Lab, not the RCX, but still, it's a Lego set
with a B&W QuickCam, for a similar Mars exploration mission. Price for this
set is $379. Given that the Lego Dacta Control Lab is $675 (roughly
comparable to a Mindstorms set) I would think that the Mindstorms version of
the Mars exploration set would be significantly cheapter, too. Probably not
$50, but maybe $100 or $150. All it needs is a B&W QuickCam, a CD, and a
long cable. No motors, no new sensors.

Tilman

It looked to me like the Mars exploration set would be software
only.  It appeared to be a simulation of a remote camera on
robots moving around on Mars, with options to set the number,
type, and movement characteristics of the (virtual) robots.
That would better fit the $50 price.

Bob Wind
rwind at gfn dot org



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(...) I agree, but my impression was that this expansion too was going to be $50. (26 years ago, 26-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)

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It looked to me like the Mars exploration set would be software only. It appeared to be a simulation of a remote camera on robots moving around on Mars, with options to set the number, type, and movement characteristics of the (virtual) robots. That (...) (26 years ago, 26-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)

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