Some of my other favorites in this niche include:
Brick Experiment Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BrickExperimentChannel
Dr. Engine: https://www.youtube.com/@DrEngine
Brick Machines: https://www.youtube.com/@BrickMachinesChannel
Jamie's Brick Jams: https://www.youtube.com/@JamiesBrickJams
Build it with Bricks: https://www.youtube.com/@BuilditwithBricks
GazR's Extreme Brick Machines!: https://www.youtube.com/@GazRsExtremeBrickMachines
The Great Ball Contraption is in part a standard that defines how different GBC modules connect, and by following that standard you can have a large number of them, built by different people in isolation, be linked together.
https://www.greatballcontraption.com/wiki/standard
https://youtu.be/RRiAI5xrFEM (you will Akiyuki in there a few times)
The person you're replying to, didn't call any person "blogspam". That would be rude, and I wouldn't call ipsum2 rude.
They didn't even call any blog, "blogspam". That would also likely be rude, and again, I wouldn't call ipsum2 rude.
They called this particular post, "blogspam", because that is a good definition for a blog entry which reposts someone else's content without adding much beyond the original content, which is an accurate description of this blog entry.
Note that this definition doesn't describe a person, it describes a behavior. Misinterpreting feedback about a behavior, to be feedback about a person, is likely to lead to such misunderstandings. If we can make sure to tell the two apart, we can eliminate some of the strife in the world at no cost :)
I don't know why there was a branding change, but the capabilities seem pretty similar to the RCX I had as a child. Though programming over bluetooth is likely to be more reliable than the IR adapter.
They can be hooked up to:
- A battery box, with simple buttons.
- A hub, controlled via bluetooth (protocol is documented, and there are some libraries).
- A hub that can be programmed (spike).
- A raspberry pi, with an official hat (build hat). This also comes with a python library.
I'm actually pretty happy with these motors. The only downside is that the technic sets are meant to be controlled with an app.
Here too. Apparently the components are scattered through the education-oriented Spike Prime sets. If you can stomach the kid-oriented colors, that’s the best route to recreating childhood Mindstorms robots.
