| t hobbyists, come aboard. Lego has come up with | | | | Ultrasonic sensors allow robots to "see", sound |
| the next generation Lego Mindstorm, NXT. The real | | | | sensors enable robots to react to sound commands |
| easy way of forming, programming, and manipulating | | | | including sound pattern and tone recognition. |
| your very own robotic Lego creation. Don't be | | | | Improved light and touch sensors allow your robot to |
| intimidated. You need not be a true blue robotics | | | | see colors and feel or touch objects. |
| expert to enjoy the Lego Mindstorm NXT. Amateurs | | | | When it comes to programming, this will be the fun |
| and professionals, kids and adults alike would | | | | part. Programming gurus would definitely have a kick |
| definitely enjoy the collection spontaneously. | | | | out of it. Novices will find it simple and easy. There's |
| The same concept in Lego building is followed. You | | | | a series of commands that you can select, drag and |
| need to have the usual Lego building blocks that | | | | drop into your set of commands. Click a button and |
| come with the kit. The kit includes about 519 parts | | | | watch your creation perform the task. |
| that you piece together. You can either follow the | | | | You can select a series of preset commands in there. |
| instructions on the guide that comes with it or add | | | | This means that no programming knowledge is |
| your creativity and construct your own robot | | | | required whatsoever. Codes are already in there, |
| creation The Lego Mindstorm NXT guide contains | | | | ready for you to select and activate. Good for |
| easy to follow guides and pictures. You can deviate | | | | newbies. The robot can go different directions, |
| from the design as you wish. Since it's easy to | | | | reverse, or roll over. There's also an option to create |
| follow, kids will find it simple and enjoyable to do. Big | | | | your own chain of program codes which professionals |
| kids would look forward to the programming part of | | | | will find appealing. The robot can do plain or |
| the Lego Mindstorm. | | | | complicated tasks depending on the user. |
| The Lego Mindstorm's robotic ability to execute | | | | This program will then be beamed from the |
| commands is because of the NXT main data | | | | computer via Bluetooth or the included USB 2.0 cable |
| controller named the "intelligent brick". There it | | | | to your Lego Mindstorm NXT robot. Then just sit |
| contains the firmware, the memory and the program | | | | back and watch your Lego Mindstorm NXT robot |
| needed for it to work. This is the big yellow Lego | | | | execute your commands. The Lego Mindstorm is |
| brick that you'd construct the robot on. You'll build | | | | simply not just a toy. It is actually used by |
| around this piece. The heart of the new system is | | | | universities teaching robotics. The simple robotic logic |
| the NXT brick, an autonomous 32-bit LEGO | | | | and design will be good for students to understand |
| microprocessor that can be programmed using a PC, | | | | the basics of robotics. Lego Mindstorm NXT will |
| or for the first time in the retail offering, a Mac. After | | | | enhance your creativity, skills, and technical |
| building their robots, users create a program within | | | | background. Highly recommended to hobbyists out |
| easy-to-use yet feature-rich software, powered by | | | | there. It's very technical yet simple. Right on for |
| LabVIEW from National Instruments. | | | | anyone's taste. |
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| give user's creations a whole new level of awareness. | | | | Illness site. |