Comments on: Mindstorms Developer Program (MDP) Participants Announced

By: dp

dp — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:25:47 +0000

I’d love to be an MDP, but I wasn’t 18! I’ve turned 18 since the MDP applications were due though

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 01:22:09 +0000

Well, due to the complexity of most of the sensors, I think that a camera may not be needed as much, after all the RCX only got colors out of the cameras and the NXT’s light sensor can sense color. I also imagine that they could write a add-on bit of the firmware that allows it to talk to bluetooth cameras and use their own lens as a camera, or at least scan pictures on the cameras for usage. But in response to the vision command idea, Lego always could sell their own lego bluetooth directly controllable camera for the NXT. That way the NXT vision command would be completely wireless with the NXT. What I mean by “directly controllable” is that the NXT would be able to point the lens of the lego camera where it wants based on data it’s getting from the camera via the bluetooth port on the NXT.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 13:38:13 +0000

Vision Command for NXT
To those who are in. Please recommend to Lego to provide a new Vision Command add on kit. The original Vision Command for RIS was a good start but ultimately too limited. The problem is that the camera had a cord that had remain attached to the computer. When you added the camera the RIS robot had to remain tethered to the PC by the 15 foot USB cable. This limited use of the technology. They need to make the next Vision Command wireless. I want to program my NXT creation to take a picture of anything that moves, or any object that is blue, or in the direction of any sound it detects, or when it bumps into something.

Also I want a good wheel kit. Tank treads would be even better!

By: Kai

Kai — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:38:33 +0000

I am in. And the NXT is great! And I am not allowed to say even that. But trust me. it is worth the wait!

By: Orkie

Orkie — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:15:45 +0000

“Hope that none of the not-chosen gets cranky about this fine Danish company!”

I am ‘cranky’ about them, not because I didn’t get into the beta but because the kit will cost over £35 more in the UK than in the US! I know we aren’t alone in the UK with being charged more since Canada seems to get a higher price too, but I find it very odd since we are much closer to Denmark than the US is.

By: shtikl

shtikl — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 06:33:37 +0000

Hmm, so it wasn’t meant to be me either, I guess. (They could have at least sent a mail, telling me so!) What a pity… wanted to integrate in a paper at university, apply it to “AI and concept recognition”. Well, that’s life. Hope that none of the not-chosen gets cranky about this fine Danish company! (On other thought: I might draw a caricature on them! )

By: franzlst

franzlst — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 16:10:57 +0000

Hi,

yes, I got in! We are now busy working on *** (sry, I’m not allowed to tell about).
In this group there are very many known names, but also those, who haven’t ever worked with Mindstorms. A really good choice from all groups (hardware, software, building, …) was made.

Look forward to Mai, then we may present first results.

I hope, that all, not having been chosen, are not too disappointed.

Franz

By: Leonard Gan

Leonard Gan — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:18:11 +0000

How about othere?

How about those who started the NXT blog and followed the blog faithfully.. did you guys get it ?

By: Eric D. Burdo

Eric D. Burdo — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 12:38:46 +0000

Alas, it wasn’t mean to be. I think the LEGO people must have gotten lost trying to find me… what other explanation can there be for my not making the beta?

Anyone else make the beta?

By: Leonard

Leonard — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 21:49:19 +0000

hi there

so have the lucky people been informed yet that they have been selected ?