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Wanting to start building with Lego Mindstorms
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Joined: Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:22 pm Posts: 2 
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 Wanting to start building with Lego MindstormsHi guys
I'm new here to the forum and looking for a project to keep me occupied for a while I am considering getting a Mindstorms kit to be able to start building and programing a robot. What package should I buy first to get me started? Thanks |
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| Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:14 am |
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Moderator   Joined: Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:14 am Posts: 2860 Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Re: Wanting to start building with Lego Mindstorms There are two sets you can buy, the 2.0 retail version and the education version. Most books and building examples you can find on the Net are based on the retail version. Laurens Valk wrote an article about the differences here: [LINK].
Unless you're a school, I would always recommend you get the 2.0 retail version. - Xander _________________ | Some people, when confronted with a problem, think, "I know, I'll use threads," | and then two they hav erpoblesms. (@nedbat) | My Blog: I'd Rather Be Building Robots | ROBOTC 3rd Party Driver Suite: [Project Page] |
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| Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:26 am |
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Joined: Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:22 pm Posts: 2
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Re: Wanting to start building with Lego Mindstorms Thanks Xander
I am 46 years old so the retail versions is the one I need. At the moment just finishing setting up my Raspberry Pi so need something else to tinker with. |
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| Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:40 am |
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Joined: Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:43 am Posts: 47
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Re: Wanting to start building with Lego Mindstorms
Just saw your post. If you already have a Pi, there are lots of NXT/Pi projects to keep you going, like this one: http://www.flypig.co.uk/?page=list&list ... &list=blog |
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