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LEGO Mindstorms NXT Bin Emptying Robot – Mark III

GlideWheel-M Published March 14, 2013 at 10:47 pm No Comments

This is a LEGO Mindstorms NXT "Bin Emptying Robot Mark III". It is part of a larger project I have been working on, my "Ball Sorting Factory". A forklift delivers full Bins of balls to be emptied. The Emptied bins are then taken away to the processing facility to be refilled. The Mark II version [...]

LEGO Mindstorms NXT Bin Emptying Robot – Mark I

Hitechnic Colour Sensor Published January 30, 2013 at 3:54 pm 1 Comment

This is Mark I of my LEGO Mindstorms NXT Ball Sorting Factory, which I have been working for a number of weeks. The whole project consists of three main parts. Firstly there is the 'Ball Sorting Factory', made up of Gantry System with 3-Axis: Front-Back, Left-Right, and Up-Down for the Ball Gripping Claw. The Second [...]

Mindstorms NXT Forklift Truck & Bin Emptying Machine

Building Instructions Published December 21, 2012 at 6:32 pm No Comments

I'm currently working on a Sorting Factory, complete with LEGO Mindstorms NXT Forklift Truck and Bin Emptying Robot. Part of a larger project I'm currently working on (partly visible in the upper-left corner of photographs). The Forklift is used to deliver full Bins of balls to be emptied by the Bin Emptying Machine, and then [...]

LEGO Mindstorms NXT Forklift – Mark II (Follows Line)

Building Instructions Published November 16, 2012 at 6:00 pm 1 Comment

My Original Forklift was part of my NXTLog FoodFactor Competition Entry, which needed a method to transport models of the large open top pallet type bins used to transport vegetables, such as potatoes, cabbages and pumpkins. I decided on a Forklift Truck to do the job. I felt that the original Forklift's Mast Lifting and [...]

Line-Following Rotacaster Dump Truck

LEGO Mindstorms Published April 20, 2011 at 6:53 pm No Comments

As promised a week or so ago, “too put the New Rotacaster Omni-Wheels through their paces”. They where just what I need for the Line-following Dump Truck I've build developing as part of a larger on going project. The Rotacasters defiantly help the Truck negotiate the tight corners on my test Line-following mat? Link to [...]

Line Following Killough Platform

Killough & Holonomic Platforms Published December 22, 2010 at 9:44 pm No Comments

This Rotacaster equipped Killough Platform Line Following Robot uses a set of 3x Rotacasters with the new Black Hub-centres and S45A Hardness type rollers. The S45A's roller colour is a perfect match for Lego's "Dark Bluish Gray" colour scheme. I'm excited about testing the new wheels using softer durometer materials on the rollers. The S45A [...]