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    • Interfacing an Arduino to a Robo TX Controller >
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  • RoboPro
    • Value Operations >
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    • Variable Types >
      • CSV List Management
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      • Parallel Processing
      • Multi-Tasking End Management Procedure
    • Tutorials >
      • Setting Bluetooth LAN with Multiple TX-Cs
      • Dealing with Very Large Models >
        • Getting a General View
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        • Elaborating the Modelisation
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  • I²C
    • How to Connect an I²C Device to the Robo TX?
    • How to Connect an I²C Device to the Robotics TXT?
    • How to Manage an I²C Device?
    • How to Use an I²C Driver?
    • List of I²C Drivers for Sensors >
      • I²C Real Time Clock DS1307
      • I²C LCD screen 4 lines of 20 characters LCD03
      • I²C Triple Axis Accelerometer ADXL345
      • I²C Red-Green-Blue LED BlinkM
      • I²C Two Axis Compass HMC6352
      • I²C Triple Axis Magnetometer HMC5843
      • I²C True Colour Sensor ADJD-S371
      • I²C Stepper Controller AMIS-30624
    • List of I²C Drivers for smartDevices >
      • I²C True Colours Smart Sensor smartColours
      • I²C RFID Smart Sensor smartRFID
      • I²C 4-Digit 7-Segment LED Display smartLED
      • I²C Screen With Touch and SD-Card smartControls
      • I²C Smart Sensor smartCamera
      • I²C Smart Sensor smartNewCamera
      • I²C Remote WiFi Interface smartWiFi​
      • I²C Remote Bluetooth Interface smartBLE​
      • I²C Remote Interface smartNode​
      • I²C New LCD Screen 4 x 20 characters smartLCD
      • I²C Inertial Measurement Unit smartIMU

Playing

Once the model has been built, let's play!

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Models

The 5 models featured on the box include a snake, a scorpio, a robot, a gripper and a mobile robot with a rotating blade or a gun.
The 14 models featured on the box are equally shared between static and mobile robots. The static robots provide a gradual introduction to the components, while the mobile robots of increasingly complexity include a line tracer, an obstacle detector, a mobile camera, and a soccer player. 
Left, a weapon of massive destruction
Right, a smiling robot
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​The Lego model seems less sturdy and rigid than the fischertechnik one.  
​The fischertechnik model feels more solid than the Lego one. Connecting elements on any of the 6 faces contributes to a stronger rigidity.

Remote Control

Left, a screen-shot of the Robot Command app.
Right, a screen-shot of the TXTCamControl
 app with a live video feed.
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The robot commander app (iOS and Android) allows to remote control the robot through Bluetooth. The specific option Bluetooth for iPhone/iPad/iPod should be set previously.
The TXTCamdroid for Android and TXTCamControl for iOS command the motors with the joystick on the left, and the camera height with the joystick on the right. Thanks to a live video feed through WiFi, experience first-person-view on the robot!
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Remote control is also possible through infra-red, using the IR remote and the IR sensors. IR control provides a much shorter lag than with Bluetooth.
The Robotics TXT controller features an IR receiver but the IR remote is a separate accessory.

Conclusion

I'm too old to evaluate the appeal of the monsters Lego features as models in the Mindstorms set. I prefer the robots proposed by fischertechnik, with the extra smiling sticker.

The live video feed with the 2 joysticks provide a spectacular first-person-view option for fischertechnik models.

Are snake and scorpio sexy for girls?

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