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Re: Technic Sets to Use for Educational Kits
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 6 Mar 2000 20:46:55 GMT
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My .02 worth:
I don't recommend 8446. Why? There is no power source, therefore the projects
can't 'do' anything.
8462 has full pneumatics: 2 tanks, 3 switches, 2 pistons, 1 pump. Pneumatics
have been used to create non-electrically powered movement.
Have you considered 'Barcode Multi-Set' #8479? It has limited programmability,
motors, sensors, and a large number of pieces (1263)
Also consider 'Robotics Discover' #9735. It fits your price range, has true
programmability, multiple motors and sensors. Don't let the packaging fool you
- this set doesn't contain a lot of fluff pieces. The only pieces from it I
have never found a use for are the wings, the foam balls, and the eyeballs.
Flex tubing can be great for bumpers. Add to it the Scout SDK and there's only
one set better - the RIS, which is above your price limit.
Based on your description of the course, I think each group should have a 9735
and a 8462. Total group price is $281. You get pneumatics, motors, sensors,
programmability (which is probably a requirement for a college level course) and
a wide variety of pieces.
-Wes
Joe Kopena wrote:
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> I'm helping a professor I work for develop a robotics course for the fall (a
> college level course for upperclass students and a handful of graduate
> students). We like LEGOs a lot and are planning on having students construct
> LEGO/HandyBoard robots in the class. Right now I'm trying to figure out what
> components we should buy to assemble kits for the students to use and I'm
> wondering what Technic sets to purchase to use in the kits. We need a large
> assortment of beams, gears, plates, axles, and connectors as well as some
> wheels. We'd rather not buy a set that was mostly fluff (we don't need a lot of
> flex tubing or figures or stuff like that). As it stands right now we can spend
> a couple hundred dollars per kit just on LEGOs. These are the sets I was
> thinking of combining to form a kit:
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> 8462 - Tow/Crane Truck - 773 pieces - $122US
> http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=8462
> This is one of the sets used in the KIPR Robotics kit which we have been using.
> It has wheels, turntable, lots of beams and gears, and a pneumatic tank (it
> does not have a full pneumatic system, just the tank, correct?). I'm definitely
> leaning towards using this set in the kit, it seems very complete and filled
> with mostly useful parts (not a lot of fluff).
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> 8446 - Crane/Demolition Truck - 573 pieces - $63US
> http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=8446
> Has six Mars Explorer wheels, some beams, some gears, some fluff. Hard
> to tell from picture on brickshelf.com - is it worth buying this? I really like
> these wheels.
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> I don't see any other sets in the current catalog that would be very useful.
> Should we just give each group 2 8462s? Any suggestions about these sets or
> ideas on other sets would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thx!
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