NXT 2.0 featurelist

[JopieK]

As a hobby I'm into city and trains, but professionally I'm using Mindstorms to teach in primary and secondary schools that Technical Stuff is fun and that Robotics is a cool subject (although I also use other robots like AIBO the sony robotic dog). We now also will have a stand at LEGOWorld (Zwolle, Netherlands) and help with a First LEGO League regional contest.

I have a good understanding with some LEGO Mindstorms folks and Dacta in the UK so I already know about some upcoming new NXT and other educational products but I was suprised to find out that LEGO will release an NXT 2.0 set next year.

My wanted features would be:

1. flashdrive slot

2. vision system from LEGO

3. the tracks set being also available in Europe (see legoeducation.com)

4. a way to create more androïd like or animal like robots (so we can use NXT for social robotics as well).

What would your favorite improvements be?!

[Bundalings]

Ah, they're releasing a new version? Whew. I'm glad I decided to wait a while before I got one.

~Bunda

[JopieK]

Ah, they're releasing a new version? Whew. I'm glad I decided to wait a while before I got one.

~Bunda

Well that stuff is just like computers, just buy it, otherwise you will never buy it I'm afraid. For some applications I like the RCX better than the NXT so well just see what 2.0 will bring us.

[splattergnome]

Well that stuff is just like computers, just buy it, otherwise you will never buy it I'm afraid. For some applications I like the RCX better than the NXT so well just see what 2.0 will bring us.

Not only that, but there will be ways to have your NXT and NXT 2.0 communicate (via Bluetooth), which allows you much more complex creations - and if you don't want that, you can always just use the opportunity to make two robots at the same time. No matter what you choose, getting both sets would be worth it based solely on the parts and pieces you get the with the sets. You can never have enough parts for your robots.

I personally would like to see increased memory in NXT - but otherwise, I am more than happy enough with what we have now. However, I would really really love to see expansion sets like we saw with the RIS. Even if they were just "updated clones" of the previous series, they would be a great addition and really expand the possibilities for beginning-to-intermediate builders.

[JopieK]

Not only that, but there will be ways to have your NXT and NXT 2.0 communicate (via Bluetooth), which allows you much more complex creations - and if you don't want that, you can always just use the opportunity to make two robots at the same time. No matter what you choose, getting both sets would be worth it based solely on the parts and pieces you get the with the sets. You can never have enough parts for your robots.

I personally would like to see increased memory in NXT - but otherwise, I am more than happy enough with what we have now. However, I would really really love to see expansion sets like we saw with the RIS. Even if they were just "updated clones" of the previous series, they would be a great addition and really expand the possibilities for beginning-to-intermediate builders.

Yups, that is of course nice to let the NXT 2.0 communicate to 1.0 with Bluetooth. Hopefully it is not the same as with the RCX 1, 1.5 and 2.0 (there were al the same but the first generation of 1.0 had a power inlet, just the firmware made the difference so that is cheating I guess)...