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Lego Mindstorms NXT
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7 reviews

November, 2009

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Lego Mindstorms NXT

By Nate Anderson

Ever wanted to build your own robot army and rule the world? The newest Lego Mindstorms kit may be your first step on the road to world domination.

August, 2006

No rating

arstechnica.com
GB

Lego Mindstorms NXT

By Jonathan Bray

Award: Recommended!

If you think Lego means kids' stuff, think again. Mindstorms NXT is a sophisticated robot-building system with both engineering and programming elements. And, although it's sold in toy shops and marketed as an educational tool, it's designed to appeal ...

Building blocks, motors and programming in one package - a great gift for hobbyists and kids alike.

January, 2008

Rating

83

pcpro.co.uk
AU

Lego Mindstorms NXT

By David Bayon

The perennial kids' favourite evolves into an exciting gateway to advanced engineering

The pack comes with detailed instructions for building several types of robot. You start with a simple tricycle that wheels around in a loop and build up to the flagship model, Alpha Rex, a multifunctional bipedal robot. It's a good way to learn what ...

Mindstorms NXT is a sophisticated robot-building system with both engineering and programming elements. The use of beams rather than blocks makes Mindstorms feel more like Meccano than classic Lego, but unlike Meccano it all snaps together without...

December, 2007

Rating

83

pcauthority.com.au
GB

Lego Mindstorms NXT

By Simon Eccles

Lego's Mindstorms range allows you to build and control your own robotic figures. With a native OS X software interface that allows for complex programming instructions, and the ease of customising your Lego creation, it seems like a lot of fun for ...

Infinitly flexible and expandable, OS X software is simple for beginners but can build complex instructions

Servo motors are large and awkwardly shaped, wires provided use unusual RJ12 connectors, batteries-only controller unit can't be powered directly from mains adaptor

Lego Mindstorms NXT is fun, but it's also educational and enables you to use your Mac to control things that can scurry around the carpet and frighten the cat. It costs less than a decent digital camera and you can always pretend that you're buying it ...

As with the Mindstorms RCX, enthusiasts have been quick to hack into NXT, this time with Lego's blessing - it consulted a panel of users when developing NXT. The Mindstorms NXT set features a 32-bit programmable controller inside a battery-powered...

December, 2006

Rating

80

macworld.co.uk
GB

Lego Mindstorms NXT

Hotly anticipated and soon to be bumbling around on your carpet, it's Lego's new programmable robot kit.

Hours of entertainment. Superb robot action

Programming software take time to get to grips with

October, 2006

Rating

100

stuff.tv
NL

Lego Mindstorms NXT

By Edmond Varwijk

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With Lego Mindstorms NXT robots, you can design, build and program. It is incomparable to the traditional Lego boxes filled with stones and birthdays Sinterklaas ownership change .

July, 2007

No rating

computertotaal.nl

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