Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Lego MindStorms review
A robotic Lego toy that can be made into several different futuristic robots. These must be built with over approx. 100+ parts however and it can be time consuming.
However, a free app called 3D Builder helped me through as you could make 360 degree angle perceptions and easily see which parts go where as there are so many parts you need a better angle more accurately and see which people go in and not only that but more specifically which way they go in. So many different varieties of parts you just have to look more closely and this 3D imaging of it gives you a better view.
When constructed, the device really works and moves as well. Command is another free app that allows you to remotely control the robot yourself. I tried using the joystick and it works like a joystick despite being touchscreen one. Just connect the app to the device via bluetooth and it will work. I liked how it was very responsive. Each leg is connected by a wire which initiates movement such as ports B and C being used to make legs move.
Robotics for this work very well and apps easily replace remote controls here. Now you can have a joystick, throttle switch, and other buttons on one touchscreen. The interface on the device bot itself looks like an old early prototype portable gaming system from the early 1990's but that doesn't matter as much as what the robotics can do.
So many different possibilities and not only that but they look like space robots that NASA could build.
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