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Does anyone have this kit? If so, what do you think of it? I was trying to think of what to ask for this xmas and my girlfriend mentioned a robot as a joke. I used to have a Spykee which was awesome, but the motor broke after a few weeks and I had to send it back. I didn't get a replacement for various reasons, and the only thing that stopped me getting another one is the illusive SDK they promised has never materialized, so you can't program it!

There is also the Rovio (another Wi-Fi based 'control over the internet from any PC security bot'), but this is also flawed with crap docking and a poor camera where you can't see a thing in low light. However, apparently you can program this. So neither fits the bill.

Anyway, I started looking at all manner of robots, and they all either cost an arm and a leg, or require electronics skills. I'm not interested in that, I just want to program it to do cool stuff. So Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 seems like the best choice.

I've found docs which describe the Bluetooth protocol so I can program interfaces from my Android phone etc, which would be cool, or just laptop java apps. And I've seen loads of cool vids of people making rubix cube solving machines etc., so I'm convinced of the programmability.

So does anyone have this kit and how do you feel about it? I'm gonna see if I can blag it from my parents if people think it's worth the £200!

The NXT 2.0 is actually a serious piece of kit. We used it a bit in our first year of Engineering at University to get us into problem solving etc, but if a University stocks it, you know its good.

The quality and feel of the components are always really top notch. I've been really tempted to get a set for a while now for a similar reason to you! But I've been investing my money in other things.

I think the NXT really comes into its on when coupled with its sensors:

That's cool. I've seen so many cool things. I've seen a pinball machine, sorting machines, and even a factory machine that uses a schematic to build lego models for you (couldn't find video for it, but whereever I saw it it was awesome).

I popped round my mums house today and she said she'd get it for me, so robot building on xmas day it is! If I build anything cool in the future I'll post it up here, just to psychologically bully you into buying one yourself.

They're pretty damn cool. My school has some for us to learn with. Only thing is that all the 5th graders in my school think they are pro programmers because the can click and drag stuff .
If they only gave us DarkBasic Pro or C++ and DGDK to learn with then those kids would learn how hard it to program with a language.