What all can you do with LEGO Mindstorms ?
I remember my first encounter with LEGO Mindstorms very clearly and it was everything but not a pleasant experience. Not because I would be disappointed or unimpressed by the theme. Rather the complete opposite. :-) I will explain it ...
It was a complete coincidence and it happened when I visited a brick event in Prague lately. First, it's important to say that I am terribly afraid of snakes. So when I was walking around the hall full of LEGO and suddenly saw a moving snake in the glass display just next to me ... You know what happened - I was running away as fast as I could from the display.
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I am sure that I have scared or at least amused some people around. :-) It scared me so much that it took me some time to realise that it is not a real snake but a very real looking brick replica powered by LEGO Mindstorms toolkit.
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And so begun my acquaintance with the LEGO Mindstorms ... :-)
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Fortunately, there was not only the moving snake but also more friendlier LEGO Mindstorms creations which I was not afraid to approach closer to see what all they can do.
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There was a machine programmed to pick some objects and move them from one place to another or a strong robot with whom I would not want to engage in fight ...
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But the LEGO Mindstorms I saw at the event was just the beginning. Later back home I was googling a bit and discovered a huge number of very cool youtube videos of different LEGO Mindstorms MOCs.
There are my favourite videos:
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHBlOzzV-Qk&feature=youtu.be
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2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifqMliNJ3F0&feature=youtu.be
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3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brQMq8Vz4QA&feature=youtu.be
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4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUJ4L4kmbHw&feature=youtu.be
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These videos make me think about buying the toolkit too and try to program something similar by myself. However, nothing as big and difficult as in the videos and definitely no snakes. :-)
What do you think about LEGO Mindstorms ? Is it something what interest you ?
I will be very happy if you let me know in comments below.
