1) Write down what you're going to do. 2) Do it. 3) Write down that you did it. 4).... 5) Profit!
Now, FDA rules for medical device software are a whole other game, so maybe my perspective is skewed. Ah, to forget ISO 13485 and go back to _just_ ISO 9000!
The Droid Developer kit does NOT come with the RCX. It comes with a "Mini Scout" brick that has no method of updating the software on it. It has 5 or 6 fixed programs, and that's it. It looks really cool, but you do get shortchanged in the programming department.
I work for a company that does laboratory automation. Most of our equipment, including our robotic arm, is designed only to move small sample plates that weigh a few ounces. I think that perhaps your definition of a useful robot is a little too narrow.
We send some of our smaller projects out to local universities for use as senior projects, and some of those teams have used Mindstorms as a tool for building prototypes. My alma mater, Rose-Hulman, is actually using Mindstorms as a part of their Mechatronics course.
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It all boils down to this:
1) Write down what you're going to do.
2) Do it.
3) Write down that you did it.
4)....
5) Profit!
Now, FDA rules for medical device software are a whole other game, so maybe my perspective is skewed. Ah, to forget ISO 13485 and go back to _just_ ISO 9000!
...there's no such thing as "lossless" compression...
Ummm....ever heard of gzip? That seems lossless to me.
You could always just gzip the raw data stream. You just won't get a very good compression ratio.
The Droid Developer kit does NOT come with the RCX. It comes with a "Mini Scout" brick that has no method of updating the software on it. It has 5 or 6 fixed programs, and that's it. It looks really cool, but you do get shortchanged in the programming department.
I work for a company that does laboratory automation. Most of our equipment, including our robotic arm, is designed only to move small sample plates that weigh a few ounces. I think that perhaps your definition of a useful robot is a little too narrow.
Here's a link to one of our robots: ORCA Robotic Arm
We send some of our smaller projects out to local universities for use as senior projects, and some of those teams have used Mindstorms as a tool for building prototypes. My alma mater, Rose-Hulman, is actually using Mindstorms as a part of their Mechatronics course.