This just in from Jan Beyer of The LEGO Group:
Are You a Hardcore LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT User?
Do you want to have a seat in our closed webforum, the Mindstorms Community Partners, where we involve you in our development and tests of new ideas, concepts, prototypes, products and discuss various issues like ideas for SW, HW, [...]
We like reader submissions. Here’s one from Brian Davis (a contributor over at The NXT STEP):
You can also watch PackBot try to escape from the cruel slavery of its human masters.
Thanks Brian!
Scaled-down versions of classic Technic sets by the Arvo brothers (via Klocki) and Sugegasa’s Waterside Station:
LEGO Design School on LEGO.com (via LegOficina dos Baixinhos.
NXT Rubik’s cube solver by Daniele Benedettelli (via LEGO.com MINDSTORMS NXT News).
Tim “Spook” Zarki’s microscale Maintenance and Repair Vessel (via Moyblik):
There’s waaaaay too much good stuff today. I’ll never catch up unless I go with links instead of the usual full posts. I guess it’s a good situation to be in. On to the first batch…
Star Wars vs. Star Trek (via LegOficina dos Baixinhos):
And a bunch of very funny NXT vs. RCX Videos from Iowa [...]
The First LEGO League World Festival 2007 is going on through today in Atlanta, Georgia.
Head on over to The NXT STEP for extensive coverage. Hope you’re having fun, Gothic Lawn Gnomes!
So, what might a SYSTEM builder use a MINDSTORMS NXT robot for? Sorting bricks by color, of course! Duh.
Check out Dave Astolfo’s Brick Sorter:
Read more about it on nxtasy.org or on Dave’s site, Plasti-Bots.
BrickFest 2007 wrapped up on Sunday, but I’ve been so busy I haven’t had a chance to sit down and reflect. Well, here goes.
Highlights for me:
Hanging out with all the great people in the extended LEGO community — both from The LEGO Company and fellow fans.
The ride down with Caylin. I think I left my [...]
I’ve seen lots of cool creations on the various LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT blogs I read, but none of them compares to this working vending machine built by Ricardo T.
A few of my favorite features:
Working coin detector that returns correct change.
Five-key keyboard that supports input to order 57 different items.
Password-protected coin drawer.
Fanta! :D
(Read more in Portuguese [...]
Check out these two funny videos of the new Mindstorms NXT robots. Thanks to LEGO Ambassador Nelson Yrizarry for pointing them out.
http://5×5m.com/files/mindstorms/
EDIT (AB): Okay, the auto-play is just too annoying. (Sorry LEGO, choose a different video hosting service next time.) I’m swapping the videos for a link to the page where you can watch [...]
It’s been a busy week of LEGO-related news.
The good:
Microsoft Announces Robotics Studio (via The NXT STEP)
LEGO and Microsoft Enter Robotics Collaboration (via The NXT STEP)
South African LEGO ad wins print category in major competition (via TWENTY FOUR)
The bad:
LEGO Group to outsource major parts of its production to Flextronics (via Classic-Castle.com)
The ugly:
Mega Bloks to release [...]
The non-disclosure agreement signed by participants in the Mindstorms Developer Program (MDP) expires today, so those of you who’ve been waiting for more information on LEGO Mindstorms NXT need wait no longer! Head on over to The NXT STEP for extensive coverage on this new product. Updates today include pictures, links to new Web sites, [...]
Via Boing Boing, a Mindstorms lie detector by Michael Gasperi:
Wow. You won’t see very many Mindstorms creations here on DB, so if you’re interested in LEGO robotics, be sure to check out The NXT STEP and the nxtbot.com Blog. (Side note: The latter is sponsored by LEGO. Hmmm… How do I pick up sponsorship from [...]