Lego Mindstorms robotics control via Python?

[Joal Heagney]

Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
> 
> On 01-Jun-2001 Kevin Altis wrote:
> > I would like to control a robot via Python on Windows (specifically Windows
> > 2000). The Lego Mindstorms product is relatively inexpensive and easy to
> > find and supports an infrared transmitter, so that seems like a good choice
> > to program around. Does anyone know if there is a already a Python wrapper
> > for issuing RCX ("yellow brick") commands? If not, how about a COM-enabled
> > app that I could control or a C library/source that I could wrap in Python?
> > Any other suggestions, reading material, or URLs for further info would be
> > appreciated. I would be interested in controlling other robotic devices, but
> > only if they are commercially available and relatively inexpensive.
> >
> 
> There is a project called LegOS.  You should track it down.  Makes mindstorm
> programming useful again.

There's also a python extension for LegOS at
http://www.hare.demon.co.uk/lego/pylnp.html. Was curious so I
search-engined it.

adding-yet-another-module-to-his-machine-that-he-will-probably-never-use-ly
yours,

	Joal Heagney/AncientHart