The highly anticipated Lego Mindstorms EV3 robotics kit will release this weekend on 1 September, but Lego has already launched a social community website and three Mindstorms iOS and Android apps in preparation.
Lego Mindstorms EV3 is the third generation of the LEGO Mindstorms kits that contain software and hardware for creating small, customisable and programmable robots. The EV3 is the successor to the Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0; the “EV” means that it’s an evolution of the second-generation NXT series.
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The Mindstorms social community is an online place where robot builders can do things such as upload their custom robot, as well as like, follow and interact with other robot builders. There’s message boards, Getting Started instructions, FAQs and even a Featured Robot section.
As for those new apps, they’re free and called Robot Commander, 3D Builder and Fix the Factory. The Robot Commander app specifically allows mobile users to control their EV3 with an iOS or Android device (sort of like a remote control). It connects via Bluetooth to the EV3 Intelligent Brick. Robot Commander users will have access to five pre-set commands for the robots, or they can program their own commands.
Robot builders can also view systematic 3D building instructions for the EV3RSTORM, TRACK3R, GRIPP3R, SPIK3R and R3PTAR with the 3D Builder app for iOS and Android, or they can navigate a NOGO factory maze, which features a robotics-programming interface, with the Fix the Factory game for iOS and Android.
Lego Mindstorms EV3 will cost $349.99 when it lands. That might sound a bit pricey, but the Lego kits are especially popular among students, robot enthusiasts and engineers who have said the kits inspired them to go into the field as a career. The EV3 will also support many languages like English, French, German, Dutch, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish and Danish.
*http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/123242-lego-preps-mindstorms-ev3-launch-with-social-community-three-mobile-apps
source : http://techie.id1945.com/2013/08/lego-preps-mindstorms-ev3-launch-with-social-community-three-mobile-apps/
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