[SURVEY] Robot Inventor vs Spike Prime app

[Skookumjim]

Inevitably Lego are much more motivated to sell a model that will never be broken up… driven by commercial incentives…..so they can sell another …. and another …meantime they are very happy to pick the brains of their customers!

 

[Lok24]

10 hours ago, Plumber said:

I understand that the C+ app existed with the relevant Technic sets from their launch, but the Powered up App did NOT

The Powered Up App was realesed with the trains in 2018, as far as I remember.  First technic sets with Control+ were released one year later, 2019.

10 hours ago, Plumber said:

Why should I have to hunt round the internet for posts from persons such as yourself and Racing Brick  (amongst others) to find basic information about this

Yes, it is not documented; but very many (all basic) functions are explained in the Boost Set wihich offers about 60 lessions to learn.
And for all sets with PU there is a ready-to-use-app, so no need to do any programming.

 

10 hours ago, Plumber said:

Small prime hub, small angular motor, most of the sensor range  - off the top of my head.

Yes, I mentioned that already: they are not sold outside of sets as a seperate product, so it is clear to me that they are not presented in the shop.
TLG does not sell all bricks as spare parts.....

10 hours ago, Plumber said:

PU was a chance for TLG to stop this stupid compartmentalisation and secrecy around code driven product

The communication of the elements of Powered Up is very well documented, this is why there are that many externeal programs you can use to control.

Pybricks is just a way to run programs locally, all others are remote. Advantage depends on application.

10 hours ago, Plumber said:

touch screens quite simply do not work in my hands and with my aging eyesight I really struggle to read a tiny 3 or 4" screen!

You can use tablets etc or a PC or other programming tools.

But yes, agreed: TLG doesnt support the product at all.