[chbot] Lego Mindstorms Micro Scout

[Andrew Errington]

Hello,

You can actually drive servos directly from the Pi's GPIO pins.  So, if you
have two servos modified for continuous rotation you can use them for robot
wheels.  No extra hardware required.

A


On 24 May 2013 05:59, Kerry Harpur <kayjayharpur at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Stuart,
>
> I've got a similar project in mind for my kids. (7 and 8) I can't really
> justify the expense of a mindstorm kit yet so I'm going with a rapsberry pi
> with a breakout board for motor control and a cheap chassis off deal
> extreme. With this setup the can control them via bluetooth and a PS3
> controller or using Scratch which they already play around with a bit.
>
> Kerry
>
>
> On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 7:27 PM, Mark Beckett <m.beckett at amuri.net> wrote:
>
>> One of our guys at work is a distributor/collector.
>> I can ask specific questions and prices if you like.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> Stuart Brown wrote:
>>
>>> I'm thinking of getting some Lego Mindstorms for the kids and saw the
>>> Micro Scout computer. I know it is limited in it's capability, but I'm
>>> thinking that it might be just the ticket for my 7 and 9 year olds. Anyone
>>> used one, or had experience with the micro scout? Is it any good?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Stuart
>>>
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