Spybotics
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Spybotics is a robotics package by Lego
. It consists of four colour-coded robots called Spybots, a programming language with which to control the Spybots and ten simulated missions for users to attempt.
The other five missions are designed for two players (two Spybots):
In addition to these pre-set missions, players can select "Special Operations" which allows them to create their own missions based on a set of nine templates. Further, the CD-ROM has a set of "capsules" that allow users to customize pre-set missions or they be used in constructing their own missions. The capsules are essentially small programmes and are used via an icon-based control system.
products or with the latest version of the Mindstorms SDK (2.5) or with NQC.
pieces. They each come with:
The four colour coded Spybots are:
Gigamesh (blue)
Shadowstrike (purple)
Snaptrax (red)
Technojaw (green)
Lego
Lego is a line of construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears, minifigures and various other parts...
. It consists of four colour-coded robots called Spybots, a programming language with which to control the Spybots and ten simulated missions for users to attempt.
Missions
There are 10 preset missions included in the spybotics software. The missions contain a Mission brief: A short video of the "real" situation, Mission set-up: How to set up the mission, and Mission settings: Settings to make the mission easier or harder. The missions are set up by placing objects in a room and uploading the mission onto the Spybot, causing the Spybot to react to the objects in different ways depending on what mission was selected. Five missions are intended as 1 player missions:- Laser Maze
- Command Override
- Gamma Overload
- Energy Crisis
- X-Factor
The other five missions are designed for two players (two Spybots):
- The Mole
- Critical Countdown
- Robot Rescue
- Face-Off
- Circuit Breaker
In addition to these pre-set missions, players can select "Special Operations" which allows them to create their own missions based on a set of nine templates. Further, the CD-ROM has a set of "capsules" that allow users to customize pre-set missions or they be used in constructing their own missions. The capsules are essentially small programmes and are used via an icon-based control system.
Programming
The Spybot can also be programmed using most of the methods available for Lego MindstormsLego Mindstorms
The LEGO Mindstorm series of kits contain software and hardware to create small, customizable and programmable robots. They include a programmable 'Brick' computer that controls the system, a set of modular sensors and motors, and LEGO parts from the Technics line to create the mechanical...
products or with the latest version of the Mindstorms SDK (2.5) or with NQC.
Spybots
Spybots are robots that are used in spybotics. They are made out of Lego TechnicLego Technic
Technic is a line of Lego interconnecting plastic rods and parts. The purpose of this series is to create more advanced models with more complex movable arms, such as machines with wheels, in addition to the simpler brick-building properties of normal Lego....
pieces. They each come with:
- 2 Fiber optic cables, one to sense light, the other to bring light to a "laser"
- 1 Main hub
- Pieces to build the type of spybot
- 1 CD-ROM (instructions on the CD)
- 1 controller.
The four colour coded Spybots are:
Gigamesh (blue)
Shadowstrike (purple)
Snaptrax (red)
Technojaw (green)
Further reading
- Hempel, Ralph. Lego Spybotics Secret Agent Training Manual, Apress (2003), softcover, 197 pages, ISBN 1-59059-091-0.