There is a review of the new Mindstorms NXT at
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Short summary: 32-bit ARM7 micro, USB 2.0, Bluetooth, 4 input ports, 3 output ports, only (!) $250 USD for the kit.
~Dave~
Mindstorms NXT
Sep 02, 2006
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Does anyone know which Arm chip they're using? I applied for their early developers program but I never got a response from them.
Eric
Bugger. I've only had the original kit for 8 months and now they bring out a new one. Actually I need to find more time to sit and play with^H^H^H conduct experiments with my existing kit.
Quite a few of the schools around here do the First Lego League so once the new challenge is announced I might put something together and see what I can do. One wondered whether it would be fair for a qualified adult engineer to compete amongst 12 year old children but they have loads of kids in a team and I am on my own so I think it is about right ;-)
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It seems from their website, that it is only available in the U.S. but it should be possible to order if you have a U.S shipping address.
Best Regards,
Ulf Samuelsson
Well, I have three NXT kits here in the UK, so I guess that qualifies as non-US shipping.
The processor is the SAM7S256. Hardware schematics are publicly available.
-- Paul.
OK, so it is official now :-)
Best Regards,
Ulf Samuelsson
This is intended to be my personal opinion which may,
or may not be shared by my employer Atmel Nordic AB
The Lego shop at the Bluewater shopping centre has a couple of kits available for demonstration and I was very impressed with it at the weekend. I might have to consider investing...
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