LEGO Mindstorms NXT Stair Climbing Robot
After seeing this LEGO Mindstorms EV3, Stair Climbing Robot on ‘The NEXT Step Blog‘, I decided to build my own NXT Version. I had attempted a couple before several years ago, but they weren’t overly successful. Now with lots of IMU Sensor add-ons for the Mindstorms NXT, it makes the task a lot easier. A [...]
LEGO Mindstorms NXT Bug Bot
I originally built this LEGO Mindstorms NXT Bug Bot Robot as part of a display at the TAZ-Brick (www.tazbrick.com) Collector Clubs Brixhibition North. The robot proved a hit with the under 10, LEGO Fanatics. Since then I’ve been playing around with the design of my Mindstorms NXT Bug Bot. In this new version I have [...]
BrickPi: Raspberry Pi for Mindstorms Robots
BrickPi turns your Raspberry Pi into a LEGO® Robot. Your credit card sized computer enters the physical world. BickPi is a system that converts Raspberry Pi into a robot. The project is a board and case that connects LEGO® Mindstorms Sensors, motors, and parts to turn your credit card size computer into a robot. The [...]
Holonomic Platform for 125mm Rotacaster Omniwheels
I’ve been working on a very solid, Holonomic Platform to be used with the large 125mm Rotacaster Omniwheels as part of my display for the TAZ-Brick Collector Club’s Brixhibition to be held on the weekend of 20-21 April 2013. LEGO Technics Compatible 125mm Rotacaster Omniwheel This Holonomic Platform is built around a very solid “Triangle” [...]
LEGOLAND Hotel clicks open
Courtesy LEGOLAND Everything has finally clicked into place. The dragons, monkeys, and ladybugs and thousands of other LEGO brick models are ready for their legions of fans to descend for the April 5th opening of LEGOLAND Hotel, the country's first hotel devoted to the hugely popular building block. "The buzz surrounding this hotel is massive,” [...]
The Raspberry Pi gets NXTified
Dexter Industries are currently working a LEGO Mindstorms NXT Interface/ Shield for the Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your HDTV. Add a mouse and a keyboard and you have a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things that your desktop PC does, [...]
LEGO Mindstorms NXT Bin Emptying Robot – Mark III
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 [...]
Power the Mindsensors SensorMUX from a 9V Battery
The is a multiplexer to connect 4x NXT sensors to single NXT port. The multiplexer can connect any sensor designed for Mindstorms NXT, both LEGO and/or third party sensors. The is requires an external battery source supplying a voltage range between 6 and 8.4 volts to operate. Mindsensors recommend using LiPO battery or 6-AA battery pack. [...]
LEGO Report: The Changing World of Children at Play
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What’s inside your Mindsensors GlideWheel-M
My decided to die on me at a most in convenient time whilst building the Mark II version of my 'Bin Emptying Robot'. I was forced to use limit switches instead. After talking to Deepak Patil from , he suggested I take a knife in hand and disassemble it. The process was straight forwad enough, [...]
LEGO Mindstorms NXT Bin Emptying Robot – Mark II
This is a LEGO Mindstorms NXT "Bin Emptying Robot Mark II". 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 I version [...]
LEGO Mindstorms NXT Bin Emptying Robot – Mark I
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 [...]
NXT Tower Defense Programmed with Urbi
I came across the NXT Tower Defense project while cruising the web and felt compelled to share it. NXT Tower Defense is a system that lets you build, develop and play with your own robot. This robot is designed with Lego Mindstorms NXT for hardware and uses URBI, Qt and OpenCV for the software. This [...]
The New LEGO Mindstorms ‘EV3′ Announced
The third generation of LEGO's programmable robotics platform, the 'EV3' has been shown at the Los Vegas International Consumer Electronics Show. The EV3 is aimed at both enthusiasts, young and old, and educators. The EV3 has a long list of new features that add speed and power, intelligent programing, and more ways to communicate with [...]
Mindstorms NXT Forklift Truck & Bin Emptying Machine
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 [...]
Mounting a Mindsensors GlideWheel-M to a Worm Gear
The Mindsensors GlideWheel-M, Power Functios (PF) Motor controller for the NXT is designed to control PF motors from NXT. Providing high precision speed and rotation control, in an easy to use design. The GlideWheel-M PF Motor controller allows direct connection of PF Motors to your NXT. No extra power needed as Power for the motors is [...]
Tweeting Data with NXT2WiFi Webserver Module
In this Tutorial we will go through the steps required to have your LEGO Mindstorms NXT Data sent to Twitter using the NXT2WiFi Miniature Web Server Module. In this Tutorial, the code used to program the LEGO Mindstorms NXT is . You will also need a Twitter Account, if you don't already have one. To [...]
NXT2WiFi: Using Webpage Sliders to Control Motors
This tutorial follows on from my previous NXT2WiFi Articles. In this example is used to program the NXT. Using Webpage Sliders to Control LEGO Mindstorms NXT Motors with your is relatively easy. You will need to have the latest Custom Webserver Source Code in order to use Slide Controls. Whenever the user interacts with the webpage, the NXT2WIFI [...]
RobotC: NXT Beach Buggy Controlled via NXT2WiFi
This LEGO Mindstorms NXT Beach Buggy is controlled via an Internet Browser Interface using a LEGO Mindstorms NXT . This is my first project using one of Daniele Benedettelli's . Any Internet Browser capable device can control it. The NXT2WIFI is a miniature Webserver Module featuring a fully integrated 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi interface, giving your LEGO® MINDSTORMS® [...]
RobotC & Logitech F710 Joysticks with Windows7 amd64
ROBOTC has Joystick Controller stations built into the interactive debugger. "Joystick Control – Simple" is a debugger window to control the NXT via a Logitech USB remote control. "Joystick Control – Game" is a full featured Controller Station which is used mainly for FIRST Tech Challange or other competitions that are NXT or TETRIX based. [...]
