Dr Gadget - Gadget Shop - LEGO 8527: Mindstorms NXT

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Binding: Toy Brand: LEGO EAN: 5702014487376 Is Autographed: 0 Is Memorabilia: 0 Label: LEGO Manufacturer: LEGO Manufacturer Minimum Age: 120 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: LEGO Release Date: 2006-09-11 Studio: LEGO
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: An Exellent Adventure in Building and Robots Comment: An excellent product for those looking for an introduction to robots and who want that extra level of complexity. Thoroughly good fun for old and young and great value for money. The possibilities are boundless. I would not recommend it for the very young but 11+ definately Customer Rating: Summary: lego mindstorms Comment: this was bought for my 6 year old who is mad about lego , we have only had time to build as yet and cant wait to programme it , i do reccommend it , it is very educational and as my son complained that lego building was too easy ,this has really challenged him . Customer Rating: Summary: Educational and fun, limited only by your own imagination Comment: Mindstorms began with RCX pairing the creativity and simplicity of Lego with with programmable interactive robotics - NXT takes this great idea forward to near perfection. Fun and educational for (older) children and adults alike. It comes with a decent amount of Lego to get you started including three servo motors and four sensors with a pretty robust and easy visual programming environment. It has good support in the wider community such as additional sensors (e.g. compass, colour, gyro etc) and programming languages (C, Java amongst others). Also as it is standard Lego, any spare Technic sets can be put to good use supplementing the NXT kit. The only thing I would have liked is an included storage box to keep all the tiny Lego bits etc, it comes in a single big cardboard box without any dividers. Overall very much recommended. Customer Rating: Summary: Product description does not do it justice! Comment: We're delighted with the NXT kit; the product description on Amazon doesn't really do justice to how much potential it has. For example, there is functionality such as being able to communicate with other NXT robots, store data files in flash memory, etc. Customer Rating: Summary: Just What You Always Wanted From A Robot Comment: I bought this for my son for his 10th birthday, having looked at other robotics kits and been concerned that they were a "one model only" purchase. I thought the Lego package would give good variation and the ability to easily make lots of different designs. We have not been disappointed. For example, in the last week he has made 3 different robots, programmed them, and modified them to do different tasks. The set itself was the usual Lego technic style bricks, which he was familiar with to easily build the starter models. The "intelligent brick" software loaded with no problems, and provided you do the early exercises to learn how to program it, is pretty straightforward. But try to curb your enthusiasm to leap ahead - in the early days you have to learn the different graphics, otherwise it is easy to get the wrong program element. After a few programmes, you understand them much more readily. We had our first robot going within an hour, and then did a couple of days doing the next sequences. I had a couple of days away and when I came back he was crazy to show me how he had done the next model - and got it to do what it should. Do you need programming knowledge to use it - No. Do you need some time to help get it organised - yes, but pretty soon they'll be off and flying. I would say around 10 is the minimum age. Maximum age.....well more than me! Compared to when I did (very basic) computer programming at school, this has the major attraction that you can do something with a real robot. It's great education, and I was surprised that it has caused my son to spend less time on the computer. He now has a pencil and paper out drawing mechanisms and designing his next robot, assault course, or whatever. The one drawback is when it gets to bed-time, and there's just one more thing that needs to be done..... In his words "It's the best robot kit, ever". More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Create the smartest, strongest and most advanced LEGO robot ever, in as few as 30 minutes! The new NXT Intelligent Brick, your robot's brain, features a powerful 32-bit microprocessor and more memory, plus support for USB 2.0, Bluetooth and more! A highly versatile palette of LEGO TECHNIC elements combines with state-of-the-art ultrasonic, sound, light and touch sensors in the next generation of intuitive robotics. With a Quick-Start guide easy-to-use software and building instructions, beginners and experts alike can create humanoid, vehicle and animal robots that obey every command! Improved light sensors can detect different colors, new sound sensors enables robots to respond to sound patterns and tones. Robots can feel with improved touch sensors, while ultrasonic eyes measure distance and movement! Programming software available for both PC and Macintosh, with Bluetooth support, means you can command your robot even from your mobile phone!