Towards smarter Mindstorms...

Tonight I made another pass towards maximizing the capabilities of my LEGO Mindstorms! After some days to collect the material, I was able to realize a "RJ-12-like" connection cable compatible with the sockets of the NXT Brick. I used the instructions on the book "Extreme NXT: Extending the LEGO MINDSTORMS to the Next Level" by M. Gasperi and P. Hurbain. At the end it was not as difficult as I imagined, and now I have one "open" cable that I can replicate easily... the possibilities for usage are endless. The first idea coming to my mind is Mindstorms+Arduino. I'll keep you posted on further developments!