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What an odd set. It kinda feels like a Mindstorms or educational model that they repurposed at the last minute? I kinda like it cuz I like jank, but I can't deny it's pretty ugly.

I think it looks gorgeous, personally. Not a fan of the new price though...

I'm sure this must have been asked before, but I wasn't able to find it via the forum search or index; apologies if I've missed it. I'm creating instructions in Studio for a model which uses Power Functions parts. Of course, the PF part models in Studio don't have cables attached. I'm fairly clueless when it comes to other 3D CAD programs and custom parts. Is there an easy way to get the cables (with plugs) into Studio? Preferably with flex functionality so I can adjust where the cables are on the model?

Can you share a link to the video in question? I've seen his videos on the XTAR 1.5v rechargeables if that's what you mean; sadly we don't have the budget for them, and in any case I'm looking for advice on using rechargeables in the remotes, not the hubs themselves.

I need advice from the Eurobricks community! We're in the process of getting ready for an event this Thursday/Friday where we'll be driving Powered Up robots (Technic 4-port hub, three L motors) running on Pybricks and controlling them via Powered Up remotes. We need to pick up batteries for the remotes. I'm wondering whether it might be more economical in the long run to get some rechargeable AAAs for the remotes; however I'm keenly aware that rechargeable NiHMs deliver a slightly lower voltage than disposables (1.2v versus 1.5v) Does anyone have experience using rechargeable NiMHs in Powered Up remotes when controlling Pybricks-flashed vehicles? Does the lower voltage affect the reliability of the connection, especially when there's more than one vehicle being driven at the same time? For context, the max number of robots we'll be running simultaneously at any one time is four; although if we can get to eight that'd be amazing too. (We won't be using NiHMs in the robots themselves, as we don't really want them running with lower speed and torque with the lower voltage!)

If by chance you're still looking for solutions two years later, good news - Pybricks now supports Xbox controllers!

Never knew this was a thing - cool! Thanks!

Am I seeing an old-style turntable on the excavator? The teeth look smaller than the current version.

Strictly speaking, Racers is a separate theme to Technic. But themes are essentially just product marketing. That set is like 99% Technic parts. It's a Technic set, innit?

Here's a lifting robot I designed to compete at events like the Great Western Brick Show (STEAM) and the Reading Brick Show (as well as smaller events with my own arena). Parents at these shows are always asking us what sets they should buy to get started with building their own bots, so I thought I'd do an alt-build of an existing set; albeit once that's going to need an extra motor if you want a powered weapon. Instructions available at Rebrickable or over at my Ko-fi page!

This is a good suggestion. If a boat weight won't fit, an old level crossing counterweight has a smaller form factor: Train Level Crossing Gate Type 2, Counterweight (Coated Metal) : Part 70163 | BrickLink

That's a good point, actually; @Jim, the first year of Bionicle sets (not to mention Slizers and Roboriders) were specifically branded as Technic. Can we assume those are out too?

I'm assuming only sets branded with the Technic line are accepted? We couldn't, for example, do one of the Bionicle vehicles which are primarily made up of Technic parts?

Sweet, thanks! Button.LEFT and Button.RIGHT are named rather unintuitively to me; I saw them in the documentation earlier but assumed they just meant 'any button (plus or minus) on the left/right'. Nevertheless, very excited to be able to use them!

Thanks for this; unfortunately my build really needs all four ports accessible at once, so switching between modes isn't ideal. Wait, you can use the red buttons? Is that what Button.CENTER is referring to? I always thought it was referring to the green button in the centre of the remote. Is there a way to use the left red and right red buttons independently? (In this case I'm hoping to turn a motor clockwise to a certain position with the left red button, and anticlockwise to another position with the right red button.)