Lego robotics [modified]
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I am not 100% if this is in the right place... I want to start making small robots using the Lego Robotics "toys", but I dont know where to start. Googling has helped a bit however they talk about chip-boards and other stuff which makes life confusing as I do not know where to start! I think the questions I am asking is: 1: What robot controller (circuit-board) do I need 2: Anything else apart from Lego to make it work? Thanks :laugh:
modified on Monday, April 4, 2011 7:22 PM
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I am not 100% if this is in the right place... I want to start making small robots using the Lego Robotics "toys", but I dont know where to start. Googling has helped a bit however they talk about chip-boards and other stuff which makes life confusing as I do not know where to start! I think the questions I am asking is: 1: What robot controller (circuit-board) do I need 2: Anything else apart from Lego to make it work? Thanks :laugh:
modified on Monday, April 4, 2011 7:22 PM
You can do a lot of basic stuff with just the Lego Mindstorm or equivalent and your computer. I got one for my son years ago. Think of it like an erector set that you can program once you get it built. If you want to do advanced hardware/software projects then you will need to do some of your own circuitry and such but learn the basics first then move on.
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I am not 100% if this is in the right place... I want to start making small robots using the Lego Robotics "toys", but I dont know where to start. Googling has helped a bit however they talk about chip-boards and other stuff which makes life confusing as I do not know where to start! I think the questions I am asking is: 1: What robot controller (circuit-board) do I need 2: Anything else apart from Lego to make it work? Thanks :laugh:
modified on Monday, April 4, 2011 7:22 PM
Weeeeeeeeell, First of all, if you want to go on with Lego (nice option to start) then you should not need anything else than the items you can get from them (Mindstorms). Then, you can go to more pro items: Maxon motors[^]. Pololu[^]. Microchip[^]. All those vendors can help you to get nice results... With Pololu and Microchip you will be able to program using C... which is nice as you won't be learning the language basics and moreover you'll get a nice language to play with... :thumbsup:
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