NXT
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Now that its available, I want it..... even more!!! Trying to order, but i dont have a credit card(only 18 y/o here, hehe), just a debit card....How does the order by phone option work? I didnt understand it :(
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Anton Afanasyev wrote:
How does the order by phone option work?
I don't know I just bought it at Toys R Us today. their were only two left after I purchased that one. If you paypal me $300 I'll ship it to you.:-D Normally, the phone orders you talk to a rep or speak into the phone for your address, then touch pad for your credit card. It might not work out of the USA.
Later, JoeSox “It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.” -Mark Twain CPMCv1.0 ↔ humanaiproject.org ↔ Last.fm
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Anton Afanasyev wrote:
How does the order by phone option work?
I don't know I just bought it at Toys R Us today. their were only two left after I purchased that one. If you paypal me $300 I'll ship it to you.:-D Normally, the phone orders you talk to a rep or speak into the phone for your address, then touch pad for your credit card. It might not work out of the USA.
Later, JoeSox “It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.” -Mark Twain CPMCv1.0 ↔ humanaiproject.org ↔ Last.fm
Well, I might as well go and check my nearest Toys R Us tomorrow(or tuesday, university on monday...). If not, I guess $300 is cheaper than the LEGO website (uhh, thats canadian, right??;)). But Ive been wanting this thing for a while now. Dont know how fun itll be, on the lego site it says ages 10+, so must be fun for 10 year olds, and then the interest decreases as the age goes up. Until it hits a programmer I suppose (hope).
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Well, I might as well go and check my nearest Toys R Us tomorrow(or tuesday, university on monday...). If not, I guess $300 is cheaper than the LEGO website (uhh, thats canadian, right??;)). But Ive been wanting this thing for a while now. Dont know how fun itll be, on the lego site it says ages 10+, so must be fun for 10 year olds, and then the interest decreases as the age goes up. Until it hits a programmer I suppose (hope).
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Anton Afanasyev wrote:
If not, I guess $300 is cheaper than the LEGO website (uhh, thats canadian, right??).
I actually bought it for $249 but with tax and shipping, yada yada. I have the 8527 model which looks like I can build the humaniod but their are no directions on how to build it. It only has directions for the Tribot, which is good enough to learn the pieces and its programing environment. I am just trying to figure out how I will be able to use C# with this thing. I like it so far, its really cool.
Later, JoeSox “It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.” -Mark Twain CPMCv1.0 ↔ humanaiproject.org ↔ Last.fm
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Anyone else into the new Mindstorms NXT? I just purchased mine today. I forget what I read about the programing languages that can be used with it. It looks like C++ but I am hoping that C# or Java can be used also. I really needed something with sensors to advance some of my AI code I am working on. w00t! http://mindstorms.lego.com/Overview/MTR_AlphaRex.aspx[^] w:cool::cool:t!
Later, JoeSox "It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense." -Mark Twain CPMCv1.0 ↔ humanaiproject.org ↔ Last.fm
I remembering seeing something on coding4Fun about a sdk and starter kits in C# for the Lego Mindstorm. I think the beta Robotics Studio will work also. coding4Fun starter kits http://msdn.microsoft.com/coding4fun/lego/default.aspx Robotics Studio http://msdn.microsoft.com/robotics/
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Anton Afanasyev wrote:
If not, I guess $300 is cheaper than the LEGO website (uhh, thats canadian, right??).
I actually bought it for $249 but with tax and shipping, yada yada. I have the 8527 model which looks like I can build the humaniod but their are no directions on how to build it. It only has directions for the Tribot, which is good enough to learn the pieces and its programing environment. I am just trying to figure out how I will be able to use C# with this thing. I like it so far, its really cool.
Later, JoeSox “It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.” -Mark Twain CPMCv1.0 ↔ humanaiproject.org ↔ Last.fm
JoeSox wrote:
I actually bought it for $249 but with tax and shipping, yada yada.
I can only get it for $349CAD. At least thats the price both(lego and toys r us) websites state. I'll check out the store first though. And the model, the one i was looked at is the same, 8527. Dont know what i'll get if its available in store, but ill have to go and see. Thx for the offer though ;) And I really hope I can use C#(or any other .Net language for that matter) with this...
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Anton Afanasyev wrote:
If not, I guess $300 is cheaper than the LEGO website (uhh, thats canadian, right??).
I actually bought it for $249 but with tax and shipping, yada yada. I have the 8527 model which looks like I can build the humaniod but their are no directions on how to build it. It only has directions for the Tribot, which is good enough to learn the pieces and its programing environment. I am just trying to figure out how I will be able to use C# with this thing. I like it so far, its really cool.
Later, JoeSox “It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.” -Mark Twain CPMCv1.0 ↔ humanaiproject.org ↔ Last.fm
you might check the lego mindstorm website [^] ... they have a couple of builder sections Steve
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you might check the lego mindstorm website [^] ... they have a couple of builder sections Steve
Steve Mayfield wrote:
you might check the lego mindstorm website [^] ... they have a couple of builder sections
Thanks. I also found the instructions for the humanoid. It's included in the NXT software.
Later, JoeSox “It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.” -Mark Twain CPMCv1.0 ↔ humanaiproject.org ↔ Last.fm
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Anyone else into the new Mindstorms NXT? I just purchased mine today. I forget what I read about the programing languages that can be used with it. It looks like C++ but I am hoping that C# or Java can be used also. I really needed something with sensors to advance some of my AI code I am working on. w00t! http://mindstorms.lego.com/Overview/MTR_AlphaRex.aspx[^] w:cool::cool:t!
Later, JoeSox "It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense." -Mark Twain CPMCv1.0 ↔ humanaiproject.org ↔ Last.fm
I have the original mindstorms kit. My son and I had a blast for a few months then ran out of things to build. Unfortunately, the cool expansion kits cost a lot of money.
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Anyone else into the new Mindstorms NXT? I just purchased mine today. I forget what I read about the programing languages that can be used with it. It looks like C++ but I am hoping that C# or Java can be used also. I really needed something with sensors to advance some of my AI code I am working on. w00t! http://mindstorms.lego.com/Overview/MTR_AlphaRex.aspx[^] w:cool::cool:t!
Later, JoeSox "It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense." -Mark Twain CPMCv1.0 ↔ humanaiproject.org ↔ Last.fm
I haven't used it in quite a while, but this used to be the best thing out there. http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nqc/[^] You should also check out his books http://www.baumfamily.org/dave/lego/index.html[^]
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I haven't used it in quite a while, but this used to be the best thing out there. http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nqc/[^] You should also check out his books http://www.baumfamily.org/dave/lego/index.html[^]
I was going to buy one from Amazon with the gift vouchers I got from work, but I just haven't got the time at the moment :( I know the robotics studio works with NXT and you can use C#. I watched a demo of it on Channel9 where they had it being controlled by a xBox 360 controller... They look very cool! But, I don't know how much I would use it...
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Anyone else into the new Mindstorms NXT? I just purchased mine today. I forget what I read about the programing languages that can be used with it. It looks like C++ but I am hoping that C# or Java can be used also. I really needed something with sensors to advance some of my AI code I am working on. w00t! http://mindstorms.lego.com/Overview/MTR_AlphaRex.aspx[^] w:cool::cool:t!
Later, JoeSox "It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense." -Mark Twain CPMCv1.0 ↔ humanaiproject.org ↔ Last.fm
JoeSox wrote:
Anyone else into the new Mindstorms NXT?
My son and I just bought one. We built a little robot in about an hour, programmed it in less, by then it was fully running our little program. Very cool, highly recommended! :cool: p.s. you can program it with C#. Check out Microsoft's free Visual Studio for Robotics.
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