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Robotics Starter Kit
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Mindstorms NXT
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Bioloid
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Robo Mobile Complete Building Set
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VEXPlorer
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Age
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high school kids |
10+ |
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12+ |
high school kids |
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Bluetooth
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false |
true |
false |
false |
false |
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Brand
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Mindstorms |
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Competition events
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FIRST Vex Challenge |
FIRST LEGO League |
Robo One |
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FIRST Vex Challenge |
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Controller
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2 PIC18F8520 microprocessors with sixteen ports |
NXT brick is a 32-bit LEGO microprocessor |
CM-5 controller with 128 KB of Flash memory |
Fischertechnik 16-bit microcontroller |
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Degrees of freedom
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18 |
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Ease of use
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Robotic machines in hours |
Build and program a working robot in just 30 minutes |
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Assembles in under an hour with pre-assembled modules |
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Manufacturer
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Vex |
Lego |
Robotis |
Fischertechnik |
Revell |
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Mfg
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55-8353 |
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Model
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2762151 |
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Bioloid |
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Power supply
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9.6V 2500mAh rechargeable NiMH battery |
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one 9V and ten AA batteries |
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Programmable
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yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
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Programming
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EasyC Programming Kit or our Prototype Programming Kit |
Programmed using a PC or a Mac by using LabVIEW. Additional kits: hardware developer kit and bluetooth developer kit. You can also use Java or NXT_Python. |
Motion Editor allows you to create motion sequences for your robot. Behaviour Control Program allows you to program sequences of events/motions. Bioloid Kit includes a C development environment. |
Using Fischertechnik ROBO Pro Software or Microsoft Robotics Studio. |
no |
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Release date
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June 2005 |
August 2006 |
January 2006 |
October 2004 |
September 2007 |
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Remote control
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Radio control transmitter and receiver with a range 35 to 40 meters |
Bluetooth technology |
no |
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Radio control transmitter and receiver with a range 45 meters |
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Sensors
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4 sensors: two rugged bumper switches and two more sensitive microswitches. Additionally you can buy light sensor or the ultrasonic range finder. |
Ultrasonic sensor, Sound sensor, Light sensor (detects different colors and light intensity), Touch sensor |
3 IR refection sensors, light detection sensros, IrDA receiver, microphone, piezo-electric sounds. |
4 microswitch contact sensors, 2 phototransistors and a lens tip lamp |
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Servo torque
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229 oz-in |
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Servos
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3 variable-speed motors, 1 servo motor that moves forward and back through a 120-degree arc |
3 servo motors feature inbuilt rotation sensors to align speed for precise control |
19 AX-12 serially controlled servos |
2 power motors |
4 |
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Size
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6" x 13" x 22" |
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Upc
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031445083532 |
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Weight
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10.1 pounds |
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Working time on a single charge
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1-2 hours depending on the size of the robot and number of servos |
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