Help Me Mindstorm
February 23, 2010 6:31 PM   Subscribe

Where can I get the ROBOLAB software for Lego's Mindstorm kits?

I have a number of Lego Mindstorm kits (the older version, not NXT) we'll be using for a kids' computer camp. However the original software install disk (ROBOLAB) that came with the Lego Mindstorm kits has been misplaced.

I can't seem to find a link to download it anywhere (obviously we're trying to obtain this legally here) including on Lego's site. Lego support has been unresponsive. We aren't opposed to purchasing another copy of the software (although I don't think we should have to), but we can't seem to obtain it from anywhere at all.

Where could we get this software? Surely we aren't the only group that has been in this situation.
posted by Kippersoft to Computers & Internet (3 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
One of my first jobs in the late 90s was writing documentation for a learning-to-program piece of software designed for use in Japan with the original LEGO Mindstorms (written in english with translation done by the team receiving it in Japan). It's all symbol-based and pretty easy to use. If you have no luck digging up to LEGO software, I can see about getting you a copy of this program; I've kept the floppies and the documentation around as keepsakes.
posted by Billegible at 6:39 PM on February 23, 2010


Response by poster: Cool, thanks Billegible.

I've played around with LabView a bit (not sure if that's the same as what you were referring to or not), but I wasn't sure how it was supposed to work with the Mindstorm controller. It also didn't seem quite as intuitive as what the ROBOLAB software appears to be.
posted by Kippersoft at 7:02 PM on February 23, 2010


Here's version 2.9 for $US 130. http://www.legoeducation.us/store/detail.aspx?ID=1273&bhcp=1

Might also look at RobotC, seems they still support the older RXC. There's a 30 day trial. full product is US $80
http://robomatter.net/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=76_196_200

Several other languages are available for it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Mindstorms#The_RCX_programmable_brick
posted by at at 4:22 PM on February 25, 2010


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