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Lego NXT 2.0 : Best Education Game?

Friday, March 12th, 2010

mindstorm nxt

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT return and better than before, with new robot and more customizable programming, and all-new technology including a color sensor! Mindstorm NXT 2.0 combines the unlimited versatility of the LEGO building system with an intelligent microcomputer brick and intuitive drag-and-drop programming software.

The new Lego Mindstorm NXT 2.0 toolkit features everything you need to build your first robot in 30 minutes and then tens of thousands of other robotic inventions that do what you want!

Mindstorm NXT System Requirement

General System Requirements

  • Compatible Blue tooth adapter (optional)
  • XGA display (1024×768)
  • 1 available USB port
  • 512MB of RAM minimum
  • 700MB of available hard-disk space

Apple Macintosh Requirements

  • Intel processor (1.3 GHz or better recommended)
  • DVD drive
  • PowerPC G3, G4, G5 processor, 600 MHz minimum
  • Apple MacOS X v10.4 or v10.5

Microsoft Windows Requirements

  • Intel Pentium processor or compatible, 1 GHz minimum (1.5 GHz or better recommended)
  • Intel Pentium processor or compatible, 800 MHz minimum (1.5 GHz or better recommended)
  • Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or newer
  • CD-ROM drive
  • Windows XP Professional or Home Edition with Service Pack 2 or newer

Mindstorm Product Feature

  • The intelligent Lego Mindstorm NXT brick features 32-bit microprocessor, a large matrix display, 4 input and 3 output ports, and Bluetooth and USB communication link; batteries not included
  • 612 pieces
  • Color Sensor has triple functionality: Distinguishes colors and light settings, and functions as a lamp
  • Easy-to-use software (PC and Mac) with icon-based drag-and-drop programming and 16 fun building and programming
  • Three interactive servo motors; four sensors (Ultrasonic Sensor, 2 Touch Sensors and the all-new Color Sensor)
  • challenges; building instructions for 4 new amazing robots

Lego NXT 2 Product Description
There are only a few gears included, though. Whereas the 1.0 set included a fairly good variety and quantity of gears, the 2.0 set includes only a handful of double bevel gears and a single 12t bevel gear. This is a bit disappointment but also understandable. People like to add lots of gears to their robots to make them look cool, but lots of gears introduce lots of friction. The 2.0 kit’s sample robot designs show how to connect directly to motors rather than using gears to transmit the motion. This works fine and takes a little bit of getting used to, but I would still encourage new LEGO users to expand their collection of gears after purchasing the 2 users to expand their collection of gears after purchasing the 2~It’s works fine and takes a little bit to start using it, but I would still encourage new Mindstorm NXT users to expand their collection of gears after purchasing the 2~It’s works fine and takes a little bit to start using it, but I would still recommend new LEGO users to expand their collection of gears after purchasing the 2~It’s works fine and takes a little bit to start using it, but I would still recommend new LEGO users to add their collection of gears after purchasing the 2}.0 set.

The elements of building are, once again, studless LEGO TECHINC pieces rather than traditional bricks. The 1.0 set included a few TECHNIC bricks, but these are gone in the 2.0 set, which focuses entirely on studless construction. Overall, there is still a good selection of beams, pegs, and axles (including a new #9 length axle) as well as the addition of two small rubber bands. Also fun is the special colored balls shooter equipment along with 12 small.

Lego NXT Inside the Box
Lego Mindstorm NXT programmable Brick, Ultrasonic Sensor, Color Sensor, two Touch Sensors, three Interactive Servo Motors, USB cable, 7×6-wire cables, building instructions for four robots, user guide, software, test pad, and 619 LEGO pieces.

With all these New Feature, you should buy mindstorm nxt 2.0

 

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