Lego Mindstorms + Lasers

hamsan writes "My brother just hacked a laser pointer into an NXT light sensor and fully documented the process. From the page — 'Total Project Cost — $16.99 plus shipping. Time Required — Approximately 2 hours of tinkering. Having an Alpha Rex with a Laser — Priceless!' Of course, the usual warnings about voiding warranties and avoiding lasers apply."

Small Child + Lasers

[nead]

How do you explain to a small child not to stare into a laser beam? The little guy in one of the last pictures obviously couldn't read or understand that safety label.

[Nearly] Pointless Hack

[runlevel 5]

Not to sound like a naysayer, but honestly the laser adds almost no functionality whatsoever to the Mindstorms kit. In a course I am taking we are designing and building ten different kinds of robots out of these kits, and there isn't one that would benefit from having a frickin laser beam on its forehead.

Ummm..

[ian_mackereth]

I'm a hardware geek, but I don't really see why a laser pointer in the robot is so great?

Now, if it was a green laser, with a visible beam, that would be cool!

Mind you, you'd have to put a '1' in front of the price tag...

Earn money through slashdot.

[LoverOfJoy]

1. Build something extremely nerd-friendly out of items found at Amazon.com 2. Create website explaining how to do it (complete with amazon referal links) 3. Submit website to Slashdot 4. ??? 5. Profit!

LEGOS

[Zabu]

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I must be hallucinating, has the /crowd finally learned that LEGO is the plural for LEGO? or should I expect the people in white suits to take me away while I sleep tonight?