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LEGO RCX and Wii Balance Board (video)
youtube.com - 11/11/2008
LEGO RCX and Wii Balance Board (video)
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The two Lego MindStorms RCX bricks controlled by using the two Wii Balance Boards.

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Gizmodo:  Wii Fit + LEGO Mindstorms = Super Nerd Soccer [Wii Fit Soccer]

Newlaunches.com:  Tech geeks wire the Wii Fit with Lego cars for a game of soccer

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Wii Fit + LEGO Mindstorms = Super Nerd Soccer [Wii Fit Soccer]
Gizmodo — No idea who did this originally, but Wired found a video of two dudes playing Wii Fit LEGO Mindstorms Soccer. Wait, what? Looks like the guys hooked up two Wii Fit balance boards to a LEGO Mindstorms trucks(?) and made them move around in sync with whatever leaning or jumping motion was made. A very fancy display of hackery all around, but can you imagine what the actual Wii Fit game will say when they weigh themselves on it? "Congratulations on being the only obese soccer players in existence." [YouTube via Wired] ...

Tech geeks wire the Wii Fit with Lego cars for a game of soccer
Newlaunches.com — What happens when two geeks decide to have a multiplayer game using their Wii Fit? All you need to do to find out is watch this video, where two geeks have a robotic death match using two Wii Fit Balance Boards as controllers and Lego Mindstorms set cars. These soccer fanatics have managed to make the cars move in harmony with the leaning and jumping motions of the geeks on the Wii Fit Balance boards. This particular match may be a bit too slow for our liking, but Nintendo could market a set of kung fu robots controlled in a similar fashion and expand its market. Meanwhile all we can do for now is just watch this video and think of the possibilities. ...

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