EV3 Roundup
What a week it's been! After the flurry of posts from CES about the new kit, things are starting to settle down a little. I thought I would take this opportunity to consolidate as much info as I could about what we know about the kit.
The Official Promo Video
Youtube Playlist of all the EV3 videos currently found **Well worth searching through**
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfDDK_7TDkqfSkHvwwh8arWWTQoa-aPRI
Good intro by IEEE Spectrum - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U89qtXe87c0
Cult of Mac at CES - http://youtu.be/5Ps_piSqAT4
TechCrunch 8 min interview with Camilla (Product Lead) - http://youtu.be/Tk36gOEBK6E
Engadget at CES - http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/08/lego-mindstorms-ev3-hands-on/
Specifications
EV3 Intelligent Brick
Hardware
Programming Software
The 5 'Hero' models of the Home Edition
http://thenxtstep.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/the-5-main-robots-from-ev3-home-edition.html
The Core and Expansion set models for the Education version
http://educationnews.legoeducation.us/Press-Kits/132/LEGO-MINDSTORMS-Education-EV3-Press-Kit
The EV3 has also picked up a few awards at CES including
Recommended price is US$349.99 and will be available in the second half of 2013
The Official Promo Video
Youtube Playlist of all the EV3 videos currently found **Well worth searching through**
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfDDK_7TDkqfSkHvwwh8arWWTQoa-aPRI
Good intro by IEEE Spectrum - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U89qtXe87c0
Cult of Mac at CES - http://youtu.be/5Ps_piSqAT4
TechCrunch 8 min interview with Camilla (Product Lead) - http://youtu.be/Tk36gOEBK6E
Engadget at CES - http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/08/lego-mindstorms-ev3-hands-on/
Specifications
EV3 Intelligent Brick
- Stronger and faster ARM9 robotic processor
- Embedded 16MB FLASH memory
- 64 MB RAM plus SD expansion slot
- LINUX operating system, released under open source
- USB 2.0 interface allows for WiFi connectivity
- 4 input ports: Connect up to 4 sensors at the same time, including your NXT sensors
- 4 output ports: Now you can power up to 4 motors (Either Large, Medium or NXT)
- Up to four intelligent bricks to be connected together (Yes, that’s 16 sensor and 16 motor ports!)
- Matrix display with loudspeaker
- Button interface with status indication
- Enhanced on-brick programming
- Bluetooth ® v2.1
- iOS and Android compatible
Hardware
- 3 Interactive Servo Motors: 2 large and 1 medium
- 1 Touch Sensor
- New IR Seeker Sensor measures distance, movements and detects objects, and acts as a receiver for the remote control
- New IR Beacon remotely controls robot from up to 2 meters (6 feet) away
- Improved Color Sensor detects 6 colors as well as the brightness of light sources
- Backwards-compatible with LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT: Connect your NXT Sensors and motors to the new EV3 brick.
- Assortment of 594 LEGO TECHNIC® elements for easy, more stable building with improved functionality and movement capabilities
Programming Software
- Downloadable software is PC and Mac compatible
- Icon-based drag and drop environment for “building” programs with new interactive content that helps de-bug programming
The 5 'Hero' models of the Home Edition
http://thenxtstep.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/the-5-main-robots-from-ev3-home-edition.html
The Core and Expansion set models for the Education version
http://educationnews.legoeducation.us/Press-Kits/132/LEGO-MINDSTORMS-Education-EV3-Press-Kit
The EV3 has also picked up a few awards at CES including
- PopMechanics - Editors Choice Award for outstanding Product Design and Innovation at CES 2013
- Mashable's Favorite Tech From CES 2013
- CES Hot Stuff Awards 2013
- Techlicious 2013 Best of CES Awards
Recommended price is US$349.99 and will be available in the second half of 2013
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