Ultimate LEGO Mindstorms NXT Lens updated Tue Jul 15 2008 11:34 am EDT This lens is all about LEGO Mindstorms NXT, a robotics kit that enables anybody to build a robot equipped with motors and sensors, and then program that robot to do whatever they want! This lens can help you get started building your own robots in no time at all! For extra NXT stuff check out MADRobotics
Lego Robotics updated Sun Jan 6 2013 9:39 pm EST Robots are everywhere, yeah! Many companies see the value in building robots for the home. iRobot is building hobby robots, vacuum robots, gutter cleaning robots and military robots. My favorite robot is the Lego Mindstorms NXT robot and it is winning a lot of awards. There is a nice collection of visual presentations available at ortop.org on the NXT robot and programming environment. Be sure to stop by the NXT STEP blog and the NXTasy web site for the latest information on the NXT robot. These are two great sites that can be used to keep up with NXT news and information. Of course I need to keep my normal Lego building skills up to date. Check out my latest creations over at mocpages.com. FLL teams check out TechBrick for 2011 competition resources.
Robot Virtual Worlds: Updates Galore Part 2 In preparation for the 2013 Robotics Summer of Learning, we’ve released a second round of Robot Virtual Worlds updates! New versions of the VEX Toss Up, FTC Ring It Up, and RVW Level Builder can be downloaded today.
Robotics Summer of Learning We are excited to announce that our official Robotics Summer of Learning page is live!
Tracking a Colored Ball with the NXTCam Vision systems are one of the more useful, albeit trickier, sensors that can be used in a robotics system. They allow a microcontroller to literally 'see' an object, its color, shape, and (in some cases) the material it is made from.
Teacher Appreciation Week Challenge Winners TeacherDuring Teacher Appreciation Week, we challenged students to send us stories about their awesome robotics teachers, mentors, and coaches. We received some great stories and are excited to announce the top three stories!
A Teacher’s POV: Robotics and ROBOTC in a STEM Classroom I'd like to welcome a new section to our blog called Teacher's POV (Point of View) that will allow guest bloggers who are teachers, mentors, and coaches to share some of the lessons they have learned while teaching robotics. This week's guest blogger is Jason McKenna!
ROBOTC Professional Development Courses We LOVE summers here at ROBOTC, and one of the main reasons for that is we get to meet tons of awesome teachers, mentors, and coaches at our ROBOTC Professional Development training courses!
Robot Virtual Worlds: Updates Galore In preparation for the 2013 Robotics Summer of Learning, we've released updates for the Palm Island (v2.1.0), Operation Reset (v3.1.0), Curriculum Companion (v2.4.0), and Level Builder (v2.0.11) Virtual Worlds!
Announcing ROBOTC 4.0! We are very excited to share details on ROBOTC 4.0!! This version of ROBOTC will be getting a lot of new features as well as some enhancements to favorite tools already included.
Robotics Teacher Appreciation Week Challenge Do you know an amazing robotics teacher, mentor, or coach? We challenge you to let us know who they are and why they are AWESOME! You could win your teacher a Classroom Annual License for Robot Virtual Worlds!!
Robot Virtual Worlds Measurement Toolkit We recently added a great new feature to our Robot Virtual Worlds ... the Measurement Toolkit! There is no more guessing on how far a robot needs to travel to solve programming problems.
How do I find my program on the NXT? To run your program on the NXT, select My Files, Software files and then select your program. If you wrote your program in ROBOLAB the default file name is rbl. If you used the Begin NXT icon to ...
Can you change the axes on the NXT graph display? You cannot change the axes on the graph that displays your data logging on the NXT. It is set at a range from 0 to 1000 and will automatically scale if your data goes higher than 1000 or lower th ...
How do I change the volume on the NXT? To change the volume on your NXT, turn on the NXT, select the Settings option, then select the Volume option and use the left and right arrows to adjust the volume setting. Press the orange butto ...
How do I keep my NXT from shutting off? The NXT has a sleep function that automatically turns it off after a number of minutes to save battery power. This function can be turned off or adjusted by selecting the Settings option and then ...
Can I see what a sensor is reading directly on the NXT brick? Yes. On the NXT you can see sensor values on the brick's display. Go to the View option. Then select whichever sensor you want to read and in what units (such as inches or cm for the Ultrasonic ...
Where can I find technical specifications for the NXT sensors? The Hardware Developer Kit (HDK) published by LEGO Mindstorms provides technical documentation and schematics for the NXT, its bluetooth interface, and its light, touch, sound, and ultrasonic sens ...
Is the ROBOLAB 2.9 firmware compatible with the NXT? Yes,\nRoboLab 2.9 has firmware for both the RCX and NXT. The confusion\noften arises from the fact that there are two different pieces of\nsoftware to program the NXT - RoboLab 2.9 and the NXT so ...
Where can I find technical specifications for the NXT brick? The Hardware Developer Kit (HDK) published by LEGO Mindstorms provides technical documentation and schematics for the NXT, its bluetooth interface, and its light, touch, sound, and ultrasonic sens ...
How do I delete files off of the NXT? To delete a single file off of the NXT, select My Files and then select the type of file that you want to delete. To delete a program, select Software files. Then select the specific file and to ...
Can I use legacy RCX sensors with the NXT? Yes. Legacy RCX sensors can be used with the NXT. The Educational Version of the NXT kit comes with a special cable just for connecting legacy sensors to the NXT. One\nend of the cable is the re ...
What kind of batteries should I use in the RCX or NXT? - First of all, note that there are AC adapters available for both the RCX and NXT, so if you are building creations that can handle an electrical cord attachment, they can be powered by wall-unit ...
When I select “run” on my RCX or NXT, the incorrect program runs. On the RCX, make sure you are running the correct program number (1-5). On the NXT, make sure you are running the program with the correct name. To change the program you are running on an RCX pre ...
How can I build a 2-motor NXT car? You can download these building instructions (1.3 MB) for a very simple, but not incredibly sturdy, 2-motor NXT car.KAB
