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Originally Posted by DarkJedi613
I'm curious on that stuff too, I didn't get a chance to play with it, but I'm interested. What actually comes in the kit, etc.?  |
Today I finally started to really play around with my VEX kit, and I am really,
really,
really impressed with it! First of all, the starter kit comes with a big binder called the VEX Inventors Guide, containing all kinds of easy to understand, really useful information about VEX, including everything from calculating gear ratios, to creating autonomous modes, to disassembling and reassembling motors, to detailed information on control systems. Also, there are complete instructions that explain one chapter at a time in easy to understand diagrams exactly how to build a VEX robot. In the end of the binder, they give you sample competitions that you can do. And this is only the beginning.
If you have seen the current VEX product line, that is only a tiny piece of the full line yet to come. Some of the neat features, as well as some still to be released include secondary recievers (i.e. two people with two transmitters controlling one robot), a programming kit (for autonomous mode), tons of sensors (ultrasonic range finder, optical shaft encoder, line tracker kit, light sensor, bumber switch, limit switches, and more), a cutting tool for the metal parts, sprocket and chain set, tank tread kit, omni wheels, and more! Basically said, there will be enough add-ons for VEX to create an entire mini FRC robot!
After reading most of the VEX Inventors Guide, I can really say this kit is amazing! You can do almost anything with it, and RadioShack is going to make almost every imaginable sort of upgrade for this. And everything is so user friendly! This kit is lightyears ahead of other erector sets or robotic kits! Seeing how every VEX kit comes with FIRST mentioned a ton, including a pamphlet all about FIRST, VEX, and FLL, this should really help spread the word of FIRST! Kudos to FIRST, RadioShack, and Carnigie Mellon Univerisity for creating this amazing kit!
*supposed to be doing homework* I'll post some pictures of all this neat stuff later when I am not as busy
