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subdivided into more specific interests. LUGNET is an outstanding, searchable resource.
Lego Mindstorms Internals
http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics/
This page, maintained by Russell Nelson, contains many fascinating nuggets of information about RIS and the things you can do with it.
RCX Internals
http://graphics.stanford.edu/~kekoa/rcx/
This page presents the results of Kekoa Proudfoot's reverse engineering efforts on the RCX, which enabled the development of interesting technologies like NQC. pbFORTH, and legOS. For hard-
core geeks, this page is fascinating reading. Kekoa is, to quote Russell Nelson, a ''minor deity" in the online MINDSTORMS world.
LEGO on my mind: Roboworld
http://homepages.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind/robo/
This comprehensive unofficial site contains a helpful section that introduces MINDSTORMS RIS and its TECHNIC doppelgänger, CyberMaster.
LEGO MINDSTORMS WebRing
http://members.tripod.com/~ssncommunity/webrings/legoms_index.html
A web ring is a set of sites that are all linked to each other. You can traverse forward or backward through the entire ring if you wish, or visit sites in a random order. Browsing the
MINDSTORMS web ring is a good way to acquaint yourself with the MINDSTORMS online community.
LEGO MindStorms Gallery
http://member.nifty.ne.jp/mindstorms/
This Japanese web site, maintained by someone named Joe, includes photographs and descriptions of many, many different robots, including several flavors of walkers. The text is mostly in
Japanese, but the pictures are fascinating, even if you can't read the text.
Ben's Lego Creations
http://www.pobox.com/~benw/lego/
Ben Williamson is a very gifted mechanical designer. This visually clean web site details Ben's creations, including a working plotter, a treaded robot with a grabber arm, an intelligent truck, and
other pearls.
Lego
http://www.mop.no~simen/lego.htm
Simen Svale Skogsrud maintains this fascinating site. It contains, among other interesting things, a detailed description of a MINDSTORMS-based optical scanner.
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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 MINDSTORMS-
based 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.
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