[DIYbio] Re: Lego Mindstorms

you make a good point Avery. The other benefit is that lego is, by
design entirely modular. so if you find you a cheap replacement for
your lego machine you can just break it down into parts and build
something else.

yes its expensive to start but for me the relatively rapid rebuilding
time wins it

On Mar 14, 3:51 pm, Avery louie <inactiv...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Oh my god did that kid build a delta robot?  Thats freaking sweet!
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> A agree that legos are too expensive electronic-parts wise, but maybe they
> can be used for prototyping hardware, while the rest of the electronics is
> breadboarded.
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> On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Richard Proctor <richardmproc...@gmail.com
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> > lego has the benefit of not appearing intimidating to a beginner and
> > it is possible to create some very complex bits of kits out of lego.
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> > an igem team a few years ago made this..
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> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRijFX0BpGI
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> > On Mar 14, 2:08 pm, ByoWired <byowi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > It's kinda cute that they could use a LEGO gadget for doing something
> > > useful, but in my humble opinion LEGO microcontrollers are not a cheap
> > > alternative to anything.  It might be okay to tinker with if you
> > > happen to have one around but you can get much more flexibility and
> > > bang for your buck if you use Basic Stamps or Propeller chips (both
> > > from Parallax.com) or, for simpler tasks, some sort of Arduino thing
> > > or a PIC.  LEGOs are great teaching devices for kids but by the time
> > > somebody is doing DIY science, I would hope they could graduate to
> > > something more substantial.
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