Archive for NXTLOG challenge Entries

‘Melon Factor’ – Conclusion

This was to be Part 4/5 of my Melon Factor Project, for the NXTLog FoodFactor Competition for May 2012. It's unfortunate, but time has not been kind. I had more important real life issues that dragged me away from the project. Link to this post!

Drop Bottom Container for Forklift

As mentioned in the previous post, I've been working on building my contribution to the May 2012, NXTLog Competition. I decided to build a 'Line Following Forklift Truck' for goods transportation to the factory. Here is the LEGO®  Model of the large open top, pallet type bins used to transport vegetables, such as potatoes, cabbages [...]

My NXTLOG ‘Crazy Contraption’ Entry

Many robots are designed to do simple tasks in an efficient way to make our lives easier. But what if robotic machines did simple tasks in an over-complicated way? This is the type of Machine that 'Rube Goldberg' envisaged for his weird world. Below is an example of a 'Rube Goldberg Light Switch'. I have [...]