Cool Newer Toy

[Ninja_Bait]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

Dear FIRST gods,
PLEASE MAKE THIS THE NEW MINIBOT!!!!!!

Alas, TLC (The LEGO Company) will probably not release FIRST from its tyrannical grasp. We'll be using tetrix to the end of time.

[techedguy]

It is hard to convey in pics how cool it is to build stuff with these. Some of the connectors are ribbed to lock the angle, others are partially ribbed to allow a movable joint. They lock flush with the surface of the beam so as not to interfere with moving parts or adding parts on (unlike bolts/nuts) and the R/C motor that ships with the car model is faster than I would normally put in the hands of students (so of course they loved it).

You can break them...but my students were building jumps and driving the model really poorly when they did that "yeah, if you run any car into a concrete wall at full speed you just might break something kiddo". But usually it was one connector or beam that would break and it'd just be a few minutes until they did it again.

[Henzado]

As a fellow resident of Idaho, we also have experience with this company. We were able to participate and help in a competition hosted by our sponsor, PCS Edventures. We had an amazing time, and the parts are amazing. It was even sweeter as PCS Edventures were able to bring over teams from Saudi Arabia. Also in the competition were other teams from our area. I would fully support any part of this program.

[the man]

I will never spill my pop ever again, (or soda for you different folks)...