LEGOs for Prototyping?

[tribotec_ca88]

LoL...did this thread idea como from this??:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=33060
Well this year our team thought it would be interesting (and a whole lot of fun) to build a LEGO prototype robot because unfortunately, our 2005 Kit of Parts hasn´t arrived yet...so all we did was rally up some students to build a LEGO bot just to get a visual perception of some mechanical ideas we had..and these miniature models could possibly become references for our FRC bot...(!)...they´re actually quite useful...

[greencactus3]

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...go +pneumatic
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...lego+pneumatic
our 04 prototype

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...lego+pneumatic
offseason prototype

we... or at least i always make a lego prototype first. makes things easier to visualize that way. and way more easier to adjust than drawing one in inventor.

i think i posted a couple more pics of the models but cant find them throught the search feature. so if you sort through the photogalleries you'll see them.

[Sam Lipscomb]

haha, we do.



we wanted to get members of our lego league team to work with it and robolab and make it actually move...but we haven't quite gotten that far.

[Bruno Inácio]

I like, it's a good idea.

[tiffany34990]

we never used legos really but the idea was mentioned to help us pick out a design for our arm. one student did make an arm with a turret. it was pretty cool and fun.

so much you can do w/ legos

[Mohsin]

who needs LEGOs when u have incentive?

Mohsin
Team 772
Club Sandwich
EUCHER!!

[Eria4044]

Originally Posted by Mohsin

who needs LEGOs when u have incentive?

Mohsin
Team 772
Club Sandwich
EUCHER!!

I think it's a good idea to use them. That way, you can see what the robot will look like beforehand and even compare it with field objects if you build those too. I know people can blueprint, but a visual aid always helps.