Brick Labs

This project was built using one LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT (8527) kit, and one LEGO Power Functions Bulldozer (8275) kit, plus two LEGO adapter wires (and one rubber band). Video Rating: 4 / 5

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A fully automated/motorized theater inspired by the recent LEGO Pirates theme. A detailed “Behind The Scenes” movie will follow. Stay tuned (…or even better subscribe now)! Visit web.me.com for more pictures. The Pirates and the NXTfied Theater: – One Intelligent NXT Brick – One NXT Rechargeable Battery – Three NXT Servo Motors – One NXT [...]

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Tetris-Bot is a Tetris-playing robot. Jay Leno would say “How lazy are we getting? Now robots play games for us!” Well, not exactly, but I agree, we are getting lazy. I made it in order to engage my kids in a fun and educational project. Tetris-Bot consists of a camera, a TI DM6437 DSP board [...]

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NXTway with a gyro sensor powered by nxtOSEK. lejos-osek.sourceforge.net NXTway-GS Simulation with MATLAB/Simulink : www.youtube.com You can download NXTway-GS Simulink models and documents describe the controller algorithm at www.mathworks.com

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NXT-based 3D scanner, programmed with pbLua (www.hempeldesigngroup.com Scans assembled and processed with Meshlab (meshlab.sourceforge.net a tool developed with the support of the Epoch NOE Read full write-up here: philohome.com This thing kept me busy for a while… – Build a NXT based 3D scanner with a needle probe – program it using pbLua, debug it. [...]

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6 robots now control this NXT pinball machine. 9 touch sensors score the points, two motors are used for the ball return and two for the spinners. You can see a few more details on the machine at sites.google.com Using a LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT, this video shows how to put up a safe fireworks show [...]

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This robot demonstrates iPhone to Lego Robotics communication via the Safari web browser and the Lego NXT Light Sensor. Visit www.battlebricks.com for full building instructions. This robot draws portraits, elaborating photos and images. The software on the PC is developed under MATLAB®, following the ideas of Claude Baumann and his students at www.restena.lu (Erik’s XY [...]

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