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.
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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.
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The Lego model seems less sturdy and rigid than the fischertechnik one.
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The fischertechnik model feels more solid than the Lego one. Connecting elements on any of the 6 faces contributes to a stronger rigidity.
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Remote Control
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.
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The Robotics TXT controller features an IR receiver but the IR remote is a separate accessory.
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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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