[SGVHAK] The BrickPi - Raspberry Pi + robotics

[Claude Felizardo]

Now that's pretty cool!  Wish I had heard about it when they were looking
for funding.
Too bad it doesn't support the original Lego sensors and motors as I have a
bunch of those. I think the RIS 2.0 to NXT adapters are like $20-25 each?
 I did build a DCC control system for my Lego scale layout that used 3 RIS
2.0 bricks to control switches made out of Legos as well as power the 9-v
rail trains.

Still, I'll have to add this to the growing list of RaspPi projects to look
into.

thanks!



On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 3:55 PM, Lan Dang <l.dang at ymail.com> wrote:

>
> I was looking up how one bricks a Raspberry Pi, which seems like a hard
> thing to do, and came across this Kickstarter campaign to make a robotics
> kit using the Raspberry Pi and the Lego Mindstorms sensors.  The campaign
> successfully raised over $125K in June and has made some ambitious promises
> for what to do with the excess funds, including launching it into
> near-space and sailing it around the world in a solar-powered boat.
>
> The kits are available for pre-order from the company website, with
> shipping dates estimated for late Sep 2013.  It's basically a slide-on PCB
> board that will provide connections for Mindstorms sensors, a case for the
> BrickPi which will allow you to attach Lego pieces to it. The basic power
> system is a 9V battery, but there is an option for a more sophisticated
> power system.  Pre-order prices are $60 to $85.
>
> There are also instructions, designs, and bill of materials, if you want
> to build your own from scratch.
>
> TechCrunch article
> http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/11/brickpi/
>
> Kickstarter campaign
>
> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/john-cole/brickpi-lego-bricks-with-a-raspberry-pi-brain
>
> Pre-order page
> http://www.dexterindustries.com/BrickPi.html
>
> Design documents
> http://www.dexterindustries.com/BrickPi/design/
>
> Lan
>
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