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Lego

http://www.fischer-mellbin.com/Marcus/Lego/lego.html
This web site belongs to Marcus Fischer-Mellbin, a ten-year-old with a penchant for natural disasters. Along with other
models, you'll find photographs and descriptions of a MINDSTORMSbased Tsunami and tornado.

The Epistemology and Learning Group

http://el.www.media.mit.edu/groups/el
The Epistemology and Learning Group (E&L group) at MIT's prestigious Media Lab basically developed the RCX that is the
centerpiece of MINDSTORMS. This web site provides an overview of the E&L group and describes its aspirations and current
projects.

The MIT Programmable Brick

http://el.www.media.mit.edu/groups/el/projects/programmable-brick/
The MIT Programmable Brick is the forerunner of the RCX. Looking through this site is like leafing through the RCX's family
photograph album.

Crickets: Tiny Computers for Big Ideas

http://fredm.www.media.mit.edu/people/fredm/projects/cricket/
If MINDSTORMS robots aren't small enough for you, take a look at Crickets, another project from the fine people at MIT.
Hardly larger than a nine-volt battery, Crickets are a very tiny mobile robot platform. Crickets are not publically available, but
this site can give you the inspiration to build your own tiny robots.

What's New at Eureka

http://www.eureka.com/whatsnew/robotvac.htm
I'm not the only one who doesn't want to vacuum the floor. This page at Eureka describes the Eureka Robot Vac, a kind of
concept car in the world of vacuum cleaners. Supposedly it will navigate through a room, around obstacles and over electrical
cords, vacuuming as it goes. My favorite part: "Switch on the robot vac and you'll hear a robotic tone" What's a robotic tone?