ROBOTMAK3RS Blog

Special thanks to Dave Parker for taking some great closeup photos of the new FTC kit (I'm a very poor photographer - just not my thing) that I'm including here. My one photo of the kit was too blurry for use. Be sure to read Dave Parker's post (right below this one) for more details about the kit and the competition design. Anyway, as you can see, you get about 100+ aluminum parts (I believe the name they are giving to these components is Tetrix, but don't hold me to that). In addition, you get the NXT Education Base Set, 3 software packages (NXT-G, RobotC, and NI LabView), 2 Li-Ion battery packs, 8 wheels (2 different sizes), numerous gears (some about 1/4" thick), remote control, 8 motors (2 distinct types), 5 NXT sensors, special connectors for connecting Technic to Aluminum (see photo), and 2 special devices from HiTechnic that connect the electronics to the Brick. The price that I was given is $900 and I was told orders would be taken starting in May and d...

LEGO Education has the ROBOLAB(tm) Starter Kit on sale for $198 USD. This kit includes: Contains more than 1600 elements, including: 3 gear motors 1 micro motor 4 light bricks 3 light sensors 4 touch sensors 14 wires (including two really long ones) 5 full-color building instructions These items are RCX based, but you can use the motors and sensors with a RCX->NXT Converter Cable. This also includes the storage kits (as seen in the picture). It's a good way to increase the number of RCX pieces and stock building parts, all in a handy storage unit. And, since it is Clearance, the sale is "while supplies last".