Lego 8547 – Is It Educational Toy For Your Kids ?
Lego Mindstorm 8547 is an exceptional educational toys, now with new models and programming adapted to the new technology.Lego 8547 combines the versatility of the system building with LEGO bricks, micro-intuitive control software, this construction kit lets you build a robot to see, speak, feel and behave.Lego Mindstorms Nxt 8547 is not pure toy. It involves some work, dedication and practice – all essential skills for a spirit of development and the growing child. Lego robotics, upside potential for continuous learning and advanced features are huge. Of course, like all Lego products, there are significant costs involved – especially if you want to extend your robot with additional sensors and mechanical arms, wheels, gears, etc.. I wish that Lego would offer add-on kits based on specific projects, drawings, etc.. with the necessary spare parts. That would make the second step easier, instead of expecting a more experienced child to instantly master all skills. Bottom line – I would recommend this toy/learning product very highly. Just be ready to help your child to a mass. It takes a concerted effort on the part of the child and the parents combined.
My first encounter of a series of MINDSTORMS in 2001, when I bought the Robotics Invention System 1.5 out of curiosity. Since I bought and used many games MINDSTORMS, written two books MINDSTORMS, developed and taught a course in Lego robotics, and gave presentations LEGO. So when I heard that LEGO was releasing the NXT 2.0 set in summer/fall 2009, I was curious to discover how LEGO would improve its flagship product. After finally getting my hands on a 2.0 set, I’ve been busy building, programming, and analyzing the kit’s features. And I think Mindstorms 8547 is the best MINDSTORMS set to date.
The original NXT set published in 2006 (I will call "1.0 set ") was a great success, but there were still gaps. NXT 2.0 set addresses some of these gaps, and in fact all a.0 set should have been. From robotics kits, the NXT 2.0 set includes mainly the construction and programming, so I'll take a look at how the game takes place in each of these areas.
First, the building experience is fun and challenging while offering some exciting new additions. For electronics, servo motors and NXT microcomputer remain the same for both the design and quantity, but the selection of sensors has changed. There are now two touch sensors, an ultrasonic (distance) sensor and color sensor. The color sensor provides three new features. It can detect colors (6 basic colors), measure light intensity, and act as a lamp (emitting a red, blue, or green light). Contrary to.Set to 0, no light sensor or sound sensor: a new color sensor can act as a light sensor, and LEGO evidently thought that the two touch sensors would be more useful than having a sensor one-touch and a sound sensor to 1.0 set. I agree.
The building elements are, once again, studless LEGO TECHINC pieces rather than traditional bricks. The 1.0 TECHNIC set includes bricks, but in 2.0 set, which focuses exclusively on construction without nails. Overall, there is still a good selection of beams, pegs, and axles (including a new #9 length axle) as well as the addition of two small rubber bands. Also fun is a special unit shot the ball with 12 small colored balls.
There are only a few gears included, though. Whereas a.0 in a pretty good range and number of gears, 2.0 set includes only a handful of simple bevel and double bevel gear 12t. It's a bit disappointing, but understandable. People like to add lots of gear for their robots to make them cool, but a lot of gear to be of much friction. The 2.0 robot kit sample drawings to show how to combine the pieces directly to the engines, rather than using gears transmits motion. It works well and takes some getting used to, but still encourage new users to expand their team of LEGO collection after the purchase of 2.0 set.
As for the programming, the 2.0-accompanied version of NXT-G software offers some good new features. Remote control, audio editor, imaging software, the blocks of new programming, performance and other features make programming more enjoyable. The performance is significantly better than 1.0 version, but may still sluggish.
The software includes a number of fun challenges spread across four robot designs: Shooterbot, Robogator, Color Sorter, and Alpha Rex. The robots of the sample are durable and work well, although some instructions for the use of color were a bit confused Sorter. The new version of Alpha Rex robot is really fascinating: in addition to being a fun "advanced" to build the model, new users can learn a lot of incredibly compact and elegant design.
The NXT 2.0 set is leading the MINDSTORMS series in the right direction. I like what I see in this set, and I believe LEGO has a winner on its hands. The 2.0 set is more expensive than the 1.0 set–by $30–but I believe the improvements and added functionality justify the extra cost. In sum, the NXT 2.0 is a set of tools ideal for any fan of robotics and an essential tool for MINDSTORMS fans.