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We all hear about the big LEGO or Robotics events, like the National FLL challenge in Atlanta.
But what about local stuff?  Events you can go spend a day and half a tank of gas to visit?
There is a robotics group in Maine.  It is called: Maine Robotics.  It’s a non-profit organization run by Tom Bickford.   [...]

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I’m not sure how long this deal will last, so you may want to buy soon.  Amazon currently has the NXT for $199 USD.  That beats the $289 I saw it for last week in the local Toys R Us.  :P
If you want it for Christmas, you’ll have to pay the extra shipping costs.
LEGO [...]

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UPDATE:
Toys R Us is having a new sale (same link as before, but new pricing).  You can Buy 1, Get 2nd Half Price.  So, it works out to $217 for each Mindstorms kit.  Not quite as good as their original sale, but still cheaper than most places.  (Reminder courtesy of Fay Rhodes at The NXT [...]

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LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT One-Kit Wonders–New from No Starch Press: How to Build Innovative Robots with Just One NXT Kit
San Francisco, CA, November 12, 2008—When the creative minds behind The NXT STEP blog co-authored The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Idea Book (No Starch Press) in the fall of 2007, they hoped to revolutionize the world of homebrew [...]

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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 of the [...]

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Sneak peak at the cover of a new book coming out soon.  Expected ship-date is November 2008.
The book contains 10 robots that can each be built with a single NXT kit.  Many of the robots have extra challenges for you to accomplish.
All the robots have high resolution digital instructions so you can build the [...]

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