[SGVHAK] The BrickPi - Raspberry Pi + robotics

[Michael Starch]

Apparently I bricked one.... not sure what I did, but I am still debugging.

Michael
On Sep 27, 2013 5:02 PM, "Claude Felizardo" <cafelizardo at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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