Talk:Lego Mindstorms

message: There is nothing about the RCX. Shouldn't something be added?
-- TimRI 22:22, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Where is information about the RCX?

message: I have translated this site into German and postet it. --Anonymous
:Great; spread the good vibes. :) --Wernher 17:01, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: German translation

message: Who wrote the C example? And what is the context? (Meaning, is it Not Quite C? Or in C++ for the SDK?) --Astronouth7303 13:49, 19 Jun 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure if I wrote it or just refined it, but I think it's NQC. Perhaps we should double-check it, so I'll just write a NQC-veteran friend of mine and ask him. As for the context, I'm not quite sure of what you mean? It's kind of explained in the lead-in to the ex., isn't it? Just a simplistic stub to show how one might control a motor. --Wernher 02:35, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: C example, context

message: Hmm, I've been surfing around a little at the official LEGO MINDSTORMS site, and not one place do I see them use anything else than LEGO®MINDSTORMS™ all capitalized. So perhaps we should change the article title accordingly ( w/o the trademarks. of course :) ). We'd redirect from 'Lego Mindstorms' / 'LEGO Mindstorms' anyway. --Wernher 02:42, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: No; the word Lego is not an acronym, so it doesn't get all caps. It doesn't matter how a company "officially" capitalizes it. We have no obligation to violate our own capitalization conventions simply because they want us to. Many companies "officially" capitalize all their brand names (like for example DORITOS) but we do not need to make our encyclopdia look stupid and not follow standard capitalization conventions for words. See the previous discussion on Talk:LEGO. Nohat 18:38, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

text: This topic has been finished (see Nohat's comments above). The Wikipedia community will decide what will be on their site. If Lego sues, then the community may consider that new development. Until then, it stays as Lego, not LEGO. Thats a wiki! -Reuvenk[T][C] 16:06, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Proper title

message: I removed the section with the above title, containing the following text:
:"Because of the incredible versatility of the lego line and the RCX brick, the creation possibilities are virtually endless. A few things that have been built with the Mindstorms set include a Rubik"
The idea for the section isn't bad at all---a list of (concisely described, and impressive/instructive (as well as some oddball(?))) creations made of LEGO Mindstorms---but the present contents, as quoted above, must be said to be too incomplete for inclusion. In a more complete form, I'd say the section might be a relevant addition to the article. --Wernher 17:01, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I've taken a stab at updating the creations section, see below.  Please consider it for inclusion.  Thanks! 70.121.240.33 (talk) 04:57, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: "Creations"

message: Please explain. --Anonymous
:Indeed --- I admit I should've done so when I reverted the footnote change. The "ditto" was put there to refer to the first footnote (nr 1, as of this writing), because the particular implementation of footnotes that I used didn't allow two footnote markers to refer to the same footnote. But thanks to your complaint here, I had another look at WP:FN, and discovered that a new scheme had been made, which rectifies that problem. So, I've now fixed this article accordingly. Thanks! :) --Wernher 03:43, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  I suppose that Wernher feels that "ditto" is a valuable footnote 

message: Isn't the release date for Nxt June 30.
:Yes, the item shipped on July 1, 2006 from lego.com(.ca)'s online store.--24.235.121.98 20:15, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nxt release date 

message: See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lego NXT. Johnleemk | Talk 06:25, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I second this. --The Editor1111 12:16, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

text: I, too, agree on this. --Wernher 22:07, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

text: I disagree. It is still a Lego Mindstorms product. The Editor 2 14:36, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

text: I agree that it is still Mindstorms, but its a whole new generation of it.
What if there is a page for Mindstorms(old) and one for Mindstorms NXT? -- --KennethSchnautz07 22:25, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

text: That sounds like a good idea, Kenneth. I personally don't think there needs to be seperate pages for all the Lego robotic products, it's too confusing to have the information spread out. But if we only had two pages as well as links from one to the other, it'd be easier. God bless, Captain Vimes 22:12, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Lego NXT]] merged here 

message: I was looking at Lego's site for the NXT set and I noticed on the page for the new light sensor ( http://mindstorms.lego.com/Overview/Light_Sensor.aspx ) that it appeared to still only be monochromatic, but the article says that it can detect color. Is this correct?  Mythmon 17:28, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Light Sensor 

message: As the site looks now, it gives the impression that LEGO Mindstorms is two releases: One called RCX and one called NXT. That is wrong. LEGO Mindstorms is several different products, for exaple:
*Robotics invention system (contains RCX)
*NXT
*Spybotics
*Robotics Discovey set (contains Scout)
*Droid's developer kit (contains MicroScout) 
*Vision Command (extension to RIS and others)
and so on...
The original Mindstorms RCX was released in 1998.  No, The original Mindstorms RIS was released in 1998.  The RCX has had very few and minor changes through the years, but the RIS set (primerly the software) has changed a lot. 
We should write about each system under each product name as in the swedish Mindstorms page. 213.65.243.16 18:18, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong names 

message: Does anyone know the version of Bluetooth supported by NXT?  I've been unable to discover this online so far.  I would like to know, as it'll guide my decision when purchasing a USB Bluetooth dongle for my PC.
--Drewnoakes 10:16, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bluetooth version 

message: Cybermaster, Codepilot, Micro Scout and Spybotics aren't Mindstorms exactly, but they are a vital part of the history (and reality).
They should have their own entries but I'm not qualified to write them.
So it's better to have 'em here, than nowhere at all.
Hdw 00:21, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Added the missing Pbricks 

message: I am disturbed that although the main product was the RIS series, and they are mentioned, there is no section for them. RIS was around for 8 years before NXT, and it doesn't have it's own section? That just seems wrong to me. The Editor 2 14:39, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Also missing are the RIS expansion packs, like robosports, the animals one (forgot the name) and the Mars one.  and theres the accessory pack, with the remote control.  They don't need much about them, but they ought to be mentioned.  OktoberSunset (talk) 16:21, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disturbing Exclusion 

message: The section on Lego Mindstorms NXT, basiclly says "this is the best product". It doesn't mention any disadvantages compared to other robot platforms. It is simply an advertisemnet for this product...Jidan 16:20, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: insufficient procesing power for vision processong, very few ports (i think 4 input, 4 outputs), battery finishes quickly coz power consumption is not efficient,...these are just some. But its still great for learning, and LEGO technic makes it easy to build mechanical parts. I am building right now a robot with the same goals i.e., easy to use, good for learning, same price level, but without these disadvantages. Nope, I am not a magician ;-) Jidan 00:18, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually the NXT has more ports than the RCX and the other Lego Pbricks. The NXT ports are also digital. You can't really compare them to the other non-lego platforms because they are a very different type of robotic platform. I don't quite understand what you mean by vision processing. Are you referring to the Lego camera? It is controlled by the PC not the RCX. Lastly the great power consumption the motors take up is due to the high torque they produce. Matt Fay 17:24, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disadvantages of Lego Mindstorms NXT 

message: NXT currently redirects to a subsection of this article. It is also the name of an approach to loudspeaker design (see Loudspeaker#NXT). What kind of disambiguation would be appropriate? --Malcohol 13:22, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: OK. I've created a disamiguation page at NXT.--Malcohol 14:42, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  NXT 

message: I really don't have a clue why a link to the manufacturer of the NXT brick operating software, National Instruments, is considered "link spam".  The NXT Toolkit for LabVIEW provides tools to create LabVIEW applications that communicate with the NXT brick and to create actual NXT code blocks to extend the functionality of the software sold with the product.  We've been fighting the "LabVIEW isn't a real language" for the past 20 years.  Isn't this just anti-LabVIEW bias? --qswitch426 00:11, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This has nothing to do with an "anti-LabVIEW" bias. I don't have an opinion if LabVIEW is a real language or not. The National Instruments linkspam removal is part of a much larger NI spam campaign.  This was considered linkspam because of who and how it was added.  This NI spam investigation is still in progress so I would appreciate it if you don't add those links back.  If you question my intentions then please take a look at my contributions log. (Requestion 00:28, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Curious...  If you check my contributions log, I thought I was the contributor of the NI LabVIEW NXT Toolkit link on Jan 2 2007, as I use it in my classes at the University and I had several students and colleagues that asked for the link.  I was unaware of an NI spam campaign.  Thanks for the heads up.  I will have to look into it. --qswitch426 12:28, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  NI Link Spam 

message: I'd like someone with insight to spread some light on which MindStorms sets are compatible with which?
I found my old LM RIS 1.5 and installed the software - it doesn't work with Windows XP. Was able to find a copy of version 2.0 and upgraded (including a RIS20XPPatch.zip. This makes it usable in Windows XP despite the 800x600 resolution. I also got a version of Robolob 2.54 and that also seems to work, though the "program language" is different from the RIS. Is the NXT software compatible with the RCX?
And for hardware - I have the Droid Developer Kit but that only has one brick with a built-in motor. I also have the CyberMaster which features a tower (which I would expect should work just like the one included in RIS), a motor and two touch sensors + cables which should all be compatible with RIS.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.225.4.254 (talk) 23:31, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Compatibility

message: what happened to the page!? everything from scout down (and including scout) has dissapeared!!!81.108.233.59 (talk) 08:05, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  what on earth.... 

message: I find the following sentence ambiguous (introductory section):
The only difference between the educational series, known as the "Challenge Set", and the consumer series, known as the "Inventor Set", is another included light sensor and several more gearing options.
Which one has the added features, the Challenge Set or the Inventor Set? Can someone please clarify this?
Kanapeaz (talk) 18:17, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  ambiguous sentence 

message: Where can I find the scout SDK? 75.169.131.209 (talk) 01:31, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Scout SDK 

message: Someone needs to add the new stuff about the 2nd version, Mindstorms NXT 2.0 76.79.221.95 (talk) 22:55, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: MinT 2.0

message: The earlier pre-mindstorms Pbricks and interfaces should perhaps be put in it's own article regarding the history/development of Lego Mindstorms/technic products.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.143.68.82 (talk) 11:55, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree --WayneBu (talk) 15:22, 22 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pre-Mindstorms Pbricks and interfaces 

message: The list of programming languages needs a column, or another way of saying whether the language is for RCX or NXT, or both. The way it is put now is wrong and confusing.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.195.89.93 (talk) 23:16, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of Programming Languages - RCX or NXT? 

message: Should this page be using the lower-cased "Lego" as opposed to the current "LEGO" (to follow the convention used at the Lego page)? Arbitrarily0 (talk) 13:13, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lego capitalization 

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message: The Lego mindstorms is compatible with Lego powered up components 68.36.236.142 (talk) 00:47, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: @68.36.236.142 this is neat, is there a way to reflect it on this page? Like are there open source MOC directions? Dyxtan (talk) 19:59, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  compatibility