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Think Outside the Blocks: Using Java to Control a LEGO Robot

LEGO bricks are well-known items among parents and children in many millions of homes around the world. Children have loved using these building blocks ever since 1934 when they were first created in Denmark. The LEGO Group, which now produces many other toys besides the classic bricks, makes a robotics construction set called Mindstorms. The Mindstorms kit has bricks of various shapes and sizes, but this is not the reason for the product's popularity. The main attraction is a small handheld computer, called the RCX. This computer has three motor controller ports and three sensor ...