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Re: Which spybotic set is best?
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lugnet.robotics.spybotics
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Fri, 26 Jul 2002 17:42:44 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Ralph Hempel writes:
> > My birthday's coming soon (I'm 12) , and since there isn't much for my
> > parents to buy me from Lego that I don't have or detest, I might ask for a
> > Spybotic set. (I know, I'm mainly a space, pirate and castle fan.)
> > I'm interested in the new pieces and the programming- GO DAVE BAUM!
> > but I'm wondering whch one is 'best.' I'm leaning twords Gigamesh, becouse
> > of the new gears, but I'm wondering what you guys think.
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> Gigamesh and Snaptrax have fewer parts but can handle some
> pretty rough terrain. Shadowstrike and Technojaw have more steps and
> a really cool secondary motion on the "hands" on either side of
> the bot.
What do those 'hand's do? On snaptrax and Technojaw, it seems to bump up
with the touch sensor, but what do they actually do?
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> They're all pretty cool, but I'd try Technojaw or Shadowstrike
> if you're already a good builder. On the other hand, Gigamesh and
> Snaptrax can climb pretty well.
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> The obvious outcome is to buy one from each of the pairs.... :-)
>
> Cheers, Ralph
Thanks!
-JHK
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| (...) With Technojaw, each hand/jaw is coupled with the wheel of the same side -- The hand/jaw opens when the wheel turns backward, and closes when forward. The whole mechanism also serves as a front bumper, as you have observed. Very, very clever. (...) (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | RE: Which spybotic set is best?
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| (...) Gigamesh and Snaptrax have fewer parts but can handle some pretty rough terrain. Shadowstrike and Technojaw have more steps and a really cool secondary motion on the "hands" on either side of the bot. They're all pretty cool, but I'd try (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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