KS: Lego-compatible breadboard...

Gadgetman

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/252587878/cake-board-new-solderless-breadboard-connectable-t

Well, compatible means there's a hole in each corner that will fit a tap from a Lego brick.

What's more interesting is that the board is THROUGH-HOLE.

So instead of having a rats nest of wires going from one board to the next when a project overflows, you just slap another one on top and connect it to the bottom board wherever you need to. (Kits comes with spacers, but we all know we'll end up using those gray spacers and black rods from LEGO Technics kits)

Or you can smack it down on top of an Arduino or similar board with the tall pins, then build your circuitry on top of that.

Me?
I think I'll need to stock up on LEGO Technics...

Also, hopefully the KS staff doesn't look too closely on the project as they don't really like 'multiple kit' pledges...
($30 gets you two boards, $207 gets you 30 boards. Shipping is free)

Now all we need is LEGO-compatible servo mounts...

kwinn

Imagine that. Lego's for building prototypes....sort of.

RDL2004

That actually looks pretty interesting. Someone has finally re-imagined the lowly plastic breadboard. I don't see much use in the Lego tie in, but then I'm not much into Lego stuff. The narrower spacing in the center and the through-hole design seem like good ideas.

I checked their web page and they make a beautiful wooden breadboard. Erco needs to check it out. I want one.

http://breadboardmaniac.com/?p=450&lang=en

Heater.

The latest Lego Mindstorms, EV3, are full up Linux running computers. So perhaps after dinking with the Lego servos and sensors these are just the bread boards you will want to experiment with other things.

Lego or not, they look pretty cute anyway.

NWCCTV

Just curious, are they allowed to use the Lego brand name when advertising this?
It is kind of a neat idea.

Duane Degn

NWCCTV wrote: »

Just curious, are they allowed to use the Lego brand name when advertising this?
It is kind of a neat idea.

The short answer is yes. Lego has a list of requirements when using "Lego" on a webpage. The word "Lego" needs to be in the same font as the rest of the page and the website needs to make it clear they're not affiliated with Lego. I think their use of "LEGO" in all caps breaks these rules (though I'm not sure).

It's been a while since I've read Lego's policy on this. (I used to sell older Lego sets online.)

I do know "Legos" is not a word. It's Lego bricks or Lego sets not Legos. I've given up trying to educate the world on this topic though.

prof_braino

Thats pretty cool. The holes meet in the center instead of having a gap. I did notice that to be a problem a few times.
When I think about it, all we would need it the metal strips, and we could print something like those on a RepRap.

I think I would want to try having more than two conductors running the length of the board.

I wonder if we could print "universal" set of seven conductor strips, and just clip together as many as we need for a given project? I would want a bag of 500. Uh-oh, my brain just started up.... Maybe I have a date with SCAD tonight....

Gadgetman

The Cake Board seems to be faltering on KS...

So why not have some Biscuits instead?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/252587878/biscuit-board-solderless-prototyping-board

Same layout, and the holes are still LEGO-compatible.
Not through-hole this time, but they're biscuit-thin...
And the grip on the wires seems to be in the 'ridicilously overpowered' category...

Gadgetman

The Cake-board is back on Kickstarter, this time with a target of $24000.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/252587878/cake-board-new-lego-friendly-solderless-breadboard

Same layout as before, too.

Build and test on the Cake Board, then transfer it to the Biscuit-bard for a more permanent setup.