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Lego to Open Mindstorms NXT Firmware

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the arise-from-your-grave-oh-plastic-brick dept.

ajdlinux writes "LEGO has officially announced that the firmware for the Mindstorms NXT will be open source. They will be releasing several developer kits and the firmware source during August, the kits containing the NXT driver specs, the schematics for the hardware connection and the Bluetooth protocol used by the NXT. The NXT will be only US$250, which is only slightly more expensive than the Mindstorms RIS2 kit. I certainly can't wait. " We had covered the earlier announcement of this kit.

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  1. OMFG BARBIE 2 OPEN SAUCE BAR-B-Q DREAM PATIO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


  2. Hackers, Get Ready! by cheese-cube · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Shouldn't hackers be off "hacking the mainframe" instead of playing with LEGO?

  3. Re:What license? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    From your .sig:

    Inevitabley, all discussions about digital music lead to the ipod. Consider it a fanboyist godwins.
    -wmf

    Better watch out, or the apple Boy-Army will be out for u.

    ObOnTopic: I think we can be fairly sure the Lego license will be OSI approvable .. wouldnt make any sense otherwise cause people will make a fuss about it.

  4. Great by johansalk · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I've always wanted a robot with an open source penis.

  5. Re:Does Nintendos new controller use bluetooth by Silmeria · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    That would be the ps3 and where they get rediculed for having an odd number of controllers. What those people dont get is that just because bluetooth supports up to 7 controllers, it doesnt mean that is the only input it will take or they all have to be controllers. (some could be cameras, dancemats, arcade sticks etc..)