{"id":107,"date":"2013-01-16T05:46:57","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T05:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp_shopify\/?p=107"},"modified":"2013-01-16T05:46:57","modified_gmt":"2013-01-16T05:46:57","slug":"news-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techykids.com\/staging\/3266\/archives\/107","title":{"rendered":"Comparing Thymio with the LEGO Mindstorm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nThymio<\/th>\nMindstorm (kit 8547)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Base Price<\/td>\n$200<\/td>\n$450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Touch sensors<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distance Sensors<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Free software<\/td>\nyes, free!<\/td>\nno – $400 for site license, $100 for single use license<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Speaker<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Accelerometer<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Temperature Sensor<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Extra memory storage slot<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rechargable battery<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nextra $85 for battery pack and charger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Capability for attaching LEGO<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
# of sensors that can be used at once<\/td>\n20 (all included)<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
# of motors Motors<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Microphone<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sound sensor<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nextra $29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LED lights<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Infrared remote control receiver<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bluetooth\/Wireless<\/td>\nin development<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Preprogrammed\/ Out of the box Functionality<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Easy transition from graphical language to learn written code<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Thymio has many different ways to be able to program it including:<\/p>\n