1: There's a Mouse in House
2: How to Build a Better Mouse Trap
3: Trains...
4: Planes...
5: And Automobiles...
6: BattleTank with Treads and Turrets
7: Chore-Doer 3000
8: Arachnoid-what? Building a Spider
9: Making the Band: Building a Drummer
10: Just Desserts: Building a Gumball Machine
Called the "DaVincis of LEGOS," Mario and Giulio Ferrari are
world-renowned experts in the field of LEGO Mindstorms
robotics.
Mario Ferrari received his first Lego box around 1964, when he was
4. Lego was his favorite toy for many years, until he thought he
was too old to play with it. In 1998 the Lego Mindstorms RIS set
gave him reason to again have Lego become his main addiction. Mario
believes Lego is the closest thing to the perfect toy. He is
Managing Director at EDIS, a leader in finishing and packaging
solutions and promotional packaging. The advent of the MINDSTORMS
product line represented for him the perfect opportunity to combine
his interest in IT and robotics withhis passion for LEGO bricks,
which started during his early childhood. Mariohas been a very
active member of the online MINDSTORMS community from the
beginning, and has pushed LEGO robotics to its limits. Mario holds
a bachelor'sdegree in business administration from the University
of Turin. He is fluentin many programming languages and his
background includes positions as an ITmanager and as a project
supervisor. Mario estimates he owns over 60,000 Lego pieces. Mario
works in Modena, Italy.
Giulio Ferrari is a student inEconomics at the University of Modena
and Reggio Emilia, where he also studied Engineering. He is fond of
computers and has developed utilities, entertainment software, and
web applications for several companies. Giulio discoveredrobotics
in 1998, with the arrival of MINDSTORMS, and held an important
place in the creation of the Italian LEGO community. He shares a
love for LEGO bricks with his oldest brother, Mario, and a strong
curiosity for the physical and mathematical sciences. He studies,
works, and lives in Modena, Italy.
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