Brick Labs

A German builder named leggor has created a remote control for his NXT fatboy motorcyle.  That by itself isn’t anything new.  Many folks have created remote controls for their NXT projects. What is neat about this remote control… is it simulates a real motorcycle handlebar.  Complete with twistable throttle and a break. A simple shot [...]

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Originally built in January of 2007, the Pin Plotter has undergone several changes.  The current version is capable of producing 1.3 holes per millimeter! As you can see from the picture on the left, the detail is very good. The needle (for punching the holes in the paper) is the only non-LEGO part in the [...]

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Originally designed by inventor Greg Blonder, this version of the clock is powered by the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT system.  It uses foam core for the slider and framing. There is a video of the Slide Rule Clock in action, plus links to Greg Blonder’s original renderings of the Slide Rule Clock. A rather nice idea.  [...]

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If you’re like me, you fight with a Rubik’s Cube.  So why not let your LEGO Mindstorms NXT kit do the dirty work?   Hans Andersson has built a Rubik’s Cube solver.  “But this has been done before” you say.  True… except for this solver is built entirely from a stock NXT Retail Kit.  That’s [...]

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