Archive for November, 2010
Use a Wii-Nunchuk as an NXT Sensor!
The Wii Nunchuk is designed to work together with the Wii Remote on the Wii console. Contoured to fit perfectly in your hand, the Nunchuk adds extra buttons, an analogue joystick, and additional motion-sensing control to expand the game play possibilities. It is also an I2C type device which makes interfacing to the Lego Mindstorms [...]
Mindstorms NXT FlexiBot – Test #1
This Lego Mindstorms NXT FlexiPicker is based on the ABB IRB 360 FlexPicker. The IRB 360 FlexPicker™, is the SECOND GENERATION delta robot for precision pick and place applications. The robot has outstanding motion performance with shortest cycle times at high accuracy, and with upto a 3Kg payload. The IRB 360 is designed to work [...]
LEGO WORLD Zwolle Edition Wall*E
Marc-Andre Bazergui has built a special LEGO WORLD: Zwolle Edition of Wall*E, the famous Hollywood robot from Disney/Pixar movie of the same name. This is the 4th generation of his Wall*E. So i called it zWall-E4. It only has Mindstorms components with no POWER FUNCTIONS or 3rd Party sensor devices used. The three NXT bricks [...]
BrickLink Order #1893085
Items in Order: * Black Technic, Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular 3L with Pin Hole Link to this post!
Lego NXT 240V A.C. Appliance Controller
This Lego Mindstorms NXT Appliance Controller allows you to turn on-and-off your Household mains powered equipment such as lights, radios, heaters, etc. All via your Robot. Using this Controller in conjunction with a Lego Temperature Sensor you can control your aquarium, and even as a incubator control to hatch out bird eggs. This [...]
Lego NXT Bot Lifts 35 Killograms
Dad and Adam's entry for NXTASY Challenge #3 "The Anxt". This is an amazing feat to preform with a Lego Robot weighing less than 1Kg! The ability to lift and then carry 35Kg for over 1 Metre, is just simply a stunning achievement. This contest was conducted back in 2007, and there was no video [...]
MINDSTORMS at LEGO WORLD 2010
LEGO WORLD 2010 was held at IJsselhallen, Zwolle, The Netherlands. Link to this post!
Lego NXT Tree Climbing Robot “Sloth”
222Doc says, "This turned out to be the hardest build, design and program to date. I will never again say to my self this will be easy. 100's of hours in this thing. it could be improved alot perhaps one day." Enjoy Sloth in "Life by the finger tips!" 1x Lego NXT Computer 8x Nxt [...]
Android Control for Lego NXT
If you are the owner of a LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT set and have an Android smartphone and you want to have some fun with your robots, now you have the possibility with MINDdroid – for free! Link to this post!
