Hi all,
I know this is quite late but some of you out there at one point or another can't think of anything to build. www.nxtprograms.com has no new updates, the stuff on the web is too simple or too hard.
Well, following this post there will be several posts for each on the Lego bonus models.
Play well!
Art
Artistic
Sunday, June 5, 2011
FLL OEC 2011: Delft (NL)
Today the first of the 500 guest are arriving in the Netherlands to participate on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 June at the FLL Open European Championships in Delft (the Netherlands).
With a LEGO MINDSTORMS Team we will be showing of some great models and always there for tips and tricks.
Join the FLL OEC Facebook group to share your news and videos, and to chat with other teams!
See this link for the official pages.
Here you can find the complete program.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Google Zeitgeist, London
Tuesday 16 May, Jorgen Vig Knudstrop (CEO and President, LEGO) talked about Game-Changing entertainment at the Google Zeitgeist 2011 event.
Jorgen refers to us the fans that make the brand.
full movie (as shown on Jorgen's phone).
We helped LEGO to show several interesting LEGO MINDSTORMS models, sumobot (by LEGO)
Soccerbots with helmets (by NeXTStorms)
Streetview car (by Mark)
C5 (by university students Kenneth Madsen and Lasse Lauesen).
It was nice to see that many CEO's loved to play with the soccerbots.
Jorgen refers to us the fans that make the brand.
full movie (as shown on Jorgen's phone).
We helped LEGO to show several interesting LEGO MINDSTORMS models, sumobot (by LEGO)
Soccerbots with helmets (by NeXTStorms)
Streetview car (by Mark)
C5 (by university students Kenneth Madsen and Lasse Lauesen).
It was nice to see that many CEO's loved to play with the soccerbots.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
LabVIEW for LEGO® MINDSTORMS NXT
National Instruments, the Texas-based manufacturer of the official programming environment for the NXT, based on NXT-G, has recently introduced LabVIEW for LEGO® MINDSTORMS.
LabVIEW is the the company’s professional LabVIEW graphical system design software and well established in the industry for controlling machines and robots; the new version for LEGO® MINDSTORMS is focused on the educational sector and is thus meant to be used with the Education version of the NXT set:
Consequently, the new programming platform well be sold exclusively through LEGO Education and its authorised resellers.
LabVIEW is the the company’s professional LabVIEW graphical system design software and well established in the industry for controlling machines and robots; the new version for LEGO® MINDSTORMS is focused on the educational sector and is thus meant to be used with the Education version of the NXT set:
"Developed specifically for secondary school students to use with the LEGO Education robotics platform in classrooms or competitions, LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS is a teaching tool that helps students visually control and program MINDSTORMS NXT robots, while learning the same software used by scientists and engineers"as the company states.
Consequently, the new programming platform well be sold exclusively through LEGO Education and its authorised resellers.
Demo at Robo Cup Jr.
Xander Soldaat and Larens Valk did a LEGO NXT demo at the Nemo Science center in Amsterdam. Here's a video that features some of the robots they showed, including two robots from The Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 Inventor's Guide: The front wheel driven Jeep and the Printer.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Lego Help
Hello all,
I have made a new tab on my blog at the top.
It will help you when you don't know what Lego set your child would like.
Thanks!
I have made a new tab on my blog at the top.
It will help you when you don't know what Lego set your child would like.
Thanks!
Sunday, May 22, 2011
WiFi NXT
Xander Soldaat has set up an interesting interface that uses the new Dexter Industries WiFi sensor. The idea is simple: control Xander's NXT from anywhere in the universe that's connected to the internet.
Before I post any spoilers, have a look at his NXT live with this link.
Then, in a different window, send a command to his NXT with the WiFi sensor using this link:
http://xammy.demon.nl:81/MOTA=-99
Replace "-99" with any value between -100 and 100 and see what happens.
Before I post any spoilers, have a look at his NXT live with this link.
Then, in a different window, send a command to his NXT with the WiFi sensor using this link:
http://xammy.demon.nl:81/MOTA=-99
Replace "-99" with any value between -100 and 100 and see what happens.
New Model from Hitechnic
HiTechnic have released the building instructions for a new model, this time a small go-kart. This go cart is controlled by a Power Functions remote, that sends commands to the HiTechnic IR-Receiver sensor which in turn communicates with the NXT.
It looks quick and I'm sure would be a blast to play with. Also a nice bonus that it can be built with both the 1.0 and 2.0 NXT sets :)
I Love how they get around not needing a differential (you'll have to watch the video to find out!)
More info here - http://www.hitechnic.com/models
It looks quick and I'm sure would be a blast to play with. Also a nice bonus that it can be built with both the 1.0 and 2.0 NXT sets :)
I Love how they get around not needing a differential (you'll have to watch the video to find out!)
More info here - http://www.hitechnic.com/models
Moonbots 2.0
The Lego Group and The Prize X Foundation has released the second annual Moonbots challenge:Moonbots 2.0, A Google Lunar X PRIZE LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Challenge.
Free registration and Phase One of the contest will be open from May 9th through June 13.
Free registration and Phase One of the contest will be open from May 9th through June 13.
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