So last year I saved up all my coins and used them to buy Lego Mindstorms. Yes, that is quite a lot of coins, a condition my brother refers to as “drinker’s pocket” (I think he coined that term). I’ve always had a fascination for robots, and ever since buying Mindstorms I’ve been saving my coins for a Sony Aibo, a robot dog. I saw these fantastic things in Japan a number of years ago and have only just found out now that they’ve been discontinued as of March 2006, but even more saddening, Sony has given up robotics R&D (Note:Wikipedia)?!
While speaking about robotics, check out GrassAds if you happen to need any great big logos printed on grass. The robot fits in a suitcase (so coming from Aussie is no problem) and as I understand it is more accurate, faster and more flexible than stenciling them on. I watched some being done at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, very cool.
I love Lego. Thanks for the post.
My boy loves duplo but is keen to get his hands on the latest Lego model.
I hope you enjoy lego as much as I do.