Cybermaster

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In an aluminum case as set 8482

The Cybermaster can be seen as the forerunner of the Robotics Command System from the Mindstorms series by Lego . In contrast to this, the Cybermaster was connected to a PC via a radio link and could only save one program. The program is started via a button on the Cybermaster itself or via the radio link. The Cybermaster can be programmed with the supplied software or with the aid of the BricxCC programming environment and the NQC ( not quite C ) language.

In addition to the "self-sufficient mode", in which the Cybermaster is controlled by the program previously saved in it, there is also a "remote-controlled mode" in which the motors of the Cybermaster are controlled directly from a PC via the radio link and the sensor data, that are sampled with 10 bit resolution can be queried remotely.

Two electric motors are built into the Cybermaster, and a 9V Lego motor or lamp block can also be connected. Also included are three push-button sensors in a green-transparent housing with color-coded buttons (white, yellow, red). The Cybermaster offers three sensor connections for this. The light gray, externally identical push button sensors of the RCX cannot be used with the original software, since the transparent push button sensors of the Cybermaster contain special resistors for differentiation. When programming with alternative programming environments, the RCX sensors can also be used.

The supplied software leads into the 'Technic City' adventure world and contains the building instructions for various robots. It also contains Lego elements for a chain drive that was not used in any other Lego set. As a special feature, the Cybermaster was sold in Germany as Set 8482 in a metal case. The Cybermaster Set was the first Lego set that contained software and a programmable Lego brick at the same time.

In addition to the Cybermaster set with CD-ROM that appeared in 1998, a separate expansion CD-ROM entitled Mission was also released in 1999 . This CD-ROM contained, among other things, instructions for building an airplane from the Lego parts of the Cybermaster set.

Mission was also published as a Lego Technic Set 8450 with the necessary building blocks and printed instructions as a separate set.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ REVIEW 8450 The Mission. In: Eurobricks. February 4, 2013, accessed August 21, 2019 .
  2. ↑ LEGO Mindstorms Technic Cybermaster 8450 Mission new. In: WorthPoint. Retrieved August 21, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Lego Technic 8450 - Cybermaster Dangerous Mission. In: Amazon. Retrieved August 21, 2019 .
  4. ↑ LEGO® Technic Cybermaster Dangerous Mission (8450). In: Steinelager.de. Retrieved August 21, 2019 .