Archive for November, 2011
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The Mars Rotacaster Rover – Part II
Lookout NASA, you have Rover competition. And it uses the amazing Rotacaster Omni-wheels for unsurpassed manoeuvrability in confined spaces. The Mars Rotacaster Rover is based on the current NASA Mars Rovers with their unique suspension set-up. Link to this post!
The Mars Rotacaster Rover
Part I Lookout NASA, you have Rover competition. And it uses the amazing Rotacaster Omni-wheels for unsurpassed manoeuvrability in confined spaces. There is no need of a steering mechanism to turn the Rotacaster Rover thanks to the unique wheel design. NASA Mars Spirit Rover I've had a few attempts, going back to the days of [...]
Ball Sorting Crane with Ultimate Grabber
As mentioned in my previous post, I've been working on-and-off for a couple years now on a reliable LEGO Technics, Crane Claws which will pick up balls reliably. To show case my 'Ultimate Crane Grab', I've built a LEGO Mindstorms NXT Coloured Ball Sorting Crane, which runs along a geared tressel, which features my Ultimate [...]
The Ultimate LEGO Technics Crane Claw
I've been working on-and-off for a couple years now on a reliable LEGO Technics, Crane Claws which will pick up balls reliably. Initially I started of with a two sided clamp type claw with a rounded cage to secure the ball, but this only worked reliably if the claw was directly over the ball. There [...]
Download LEGO Mindstorms NXT-G v2.0
The LEGO® Company has made NXT-G v2.0 available for FREE Download. If you’ve lost your original CD of NXT-G v2.0 you received with your LEGO® Mindstorms NXT v2.0 set, or you want to upgrade from NXT-G v1.0. You can now download a 'LEGAL' copy of NXT-G 2.0 retail from the LEGO® website. The link below [...]
