You could always just use one of LEGO's own Microcontrollers.
RCX
NXT
EV3
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joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Mon 9 Mar 2015, 19:05,
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Sure, 20 quid to control 12 motors and read 48 inputs with an arduino, or 180 quid to control four motors with the NXT.
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Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 9 Mar 2015, 19:12,
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