Bot Bench I'd Rather Be Building Robots
The mailman brought me a package from Mindsensors today! The TouchPanel sensor is here and it looks great. I’ve taken some quick pictures so you can get an idea of what it looks like.
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| Front view, the screen is slightly less bright when viewed straight on but doesn’t seem affected at all if viewed at a slight tilt. | I take it there’s a small processor in there somewhere.The sensor connects to the NXT with a ribbon cable. |
The area on each side of the screen function as 8 buttons, 4 on each side. Very cool. You will need to buy a stylus to go with it, though. The user guide suggests a Technic axle but they can have very small edges on them that could potentially scratch it. I would spend the extra $2 for a cheap stylus from your local electronic gadget store. The sensor’s price point will be around $50.
I’ll write some more when I’ve actually had a chance to play with the software.
Wow it’s cool!
Can you make a video of that? i would like to see how good it works.
how much of a touch does it take, and how delicate is it?
Doesn’t seem to require much of a touch at all. It’s quite flexible when you put it on but not so much once it’s on there and attached.