Comment LEGO Mindstorm Professional, v8.2 (Score 5, Funny) 144
September 7, 2006: Billig, Denmark, (AP) - LEGO announced today version 8.2 of the popular Mindstorms robotic kit, targeted for the home consumer. Previous versions sold to industry have had great success in automatic pencil sharpening robots, latte-fetching robots, and the now popular PDA-linked Mindstorm with vision sensors that can manuver underneath desks (link to: Corporate Workers Protest Upskirt Robots).
This version of the Mindstorms robotic kit comes with grapple features including metric socket wrenches, screwdriver, and air-hammer attachments. LEGO hopes that these new features and applications for home repair use can continue to spur the market need for these "little home helpers," as the New York Daily News called them.
"Who knew," said Margaret Whipple, mother of three and currently a stay-at-home, neighborhood, home owners association attorney, "that when I bought my initial Mindstorms kit to walk the dog, that I could now have a second kit to rotate the tires on my car!"
LEGO sees the home repair market as enormous, according to Lars Ulford, managing director of LEGO's newly formed Mindstorms For The Home division. "You will be able to download home repair programs over your wireless PDA, and uplink them to your home robots. These little buggers can then fix your faucets, rewire the electrical panel, and change lightbulbs. All this frees the consumer from those dreary, everyday household tasks."
In a related story, LEGO denies the rumors that they have developed a semi-sentient Mindstorms "dog" that attacked the CEO on a walking tour last week. "It was just a minor electrical short," says LEGO technician Hans Trachet.
This version of the Mindstorms robotic kit comes with grapple features including metric socket wrenches, screwdriver, and air-hammer attachments. LEGO hopes that these new features and applications for home repair use can continue to spur the market need for these "little home helpers," as the New York Daily News called them.
"Who knew," said Margaret Whipple, mother of three and currently a stay-at-home, neighborhood, home owners association attorney, "that when I bought my initial Mindstorms kit to walk the dog, that I could now have a second kit to rotate the tires on my car!"
LEGO sees the home repair market as enormous, according to Lars Ulford, managing director of LEGO's newly formed Mindstorms For The Home division. "You will be able to download home repair programs over your wireless PDA, and uplink them to your home robots. These little buggers can then fix your faucets, rewire the electrical panel, and change lightbulbs. All this frees the consumer from those dreary, everyday household tasks."
In a related story, LEGO denies the rumors that they have developed a semi-sentient Mindstorms "dog" that attacked the CEO on a walking tour last week. "It was just a minor electrical short," says LEGO technician Hans Trachet.
