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#1 2011-06-09 22:37:59

kayybee
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Mindstorms NXT

Has anyone heard of Lego's Mindstorm NXT?

It's this thing where you can build robots and program them to do stuff.


Several weeks ago, a professor came to my class and taught my class how to make a sumo robot and we competed. Quite fun, actually.

Last weekend, I went the the class of that same professor and we got into more detail. Quite fun, actually.

Now my mom says I can buy one  smile
The newest one even has a colour sensor!

Discuss.

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#2 2011-06-09 22:43:15

MrMokey
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Re: Mindstorms NXT

Lucky. I always wanted one but they cost so much. I hear you can control them with bluetooth through android devices.

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#3 2011-06-09 22:52:46

Harakou
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Re: Mindstorms NXT

I actually worked with Mindstorms for 4 years in grades 5-8 for my school's lego robotics league. It was a lot of fun, and it really sparked my interest in engineering and programming. I actually own the RCX kit (the older set) myself, and have a lot of fun with it. Unfortunately, the software is so old that the newer operating systems on our computers aren't fully compatible anymore though.  sad

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#4 2011-06-09 23:03:54

meowmeow55
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Re: Mindstorms NXT

I have the first version of the Mindstorms NXT. When I got it, I built the starter robot, played around with it a bit, and left it. (I've basically left everything for my laptop now--except for some PS2 games occasionally.  tongue )

Yawn.

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#5 2011-06-09 23:28:48

kayybee
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Re: Mindstorms NXT

MrMokey wrote:

Lucky. I always wanted one but they cost so much. I hear you can control them with bluetooth through android devices.

Yeah... $280...

But I should have enough money, at least in the 200s...

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#6 2011-06-10 08:12:26

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Re: Mindstorms NXT

I haven't ever used any Mindstorm sets, but they do look awesome. But I do have one of the Vex Robotics kits. They are awesome, and there are even big robotics competitions all over the world that use them!

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#7 2011-06-10 08:18:24

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Re: Mindstorms NXT

*envious.*
I so want one. I looked at one robot for ten minutes in my LEGO magazine.

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#8 2011-06-10 08:43:47

GarSkutherGirl
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Re: Mindstorms NXT

kayybee wrote:

Has anyone heard of Lego's Mindstorm NXT?

It's this thing where you can build robots and program them to do stuff.


Several weeks ago, a professor came to my class and taught my class how to make a sumo robot and we competed. Quite fun, actually.

Last weekend, I went the the class of that same professor and we got into more detail. Quite fun, actually.

Now my mom says I can buy one  smile
The newest one even has a colour sensor!

Discuss.

I have one on the shelf like, 3 feet away. It's a ShooterBot.  big_smile

HE'S SO CUTE!! :3

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#9 2011-06-10 08:54:12

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Re: Mindstorms NXT

I have a Mindstorms NXT v.1 and it's awesome!

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#10 2011-06-10 11:58:59

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Re: Mindstorms NXT

I love nxt, but, unfortunately, i lost the software.  also, broken alpha rex is broken.  I built the thing PERFECTLY, but it REFUSES to move anywhere when it moves its legs.  It did, however, find a way to fall off my desk when i wasn't running a program.

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#11 2011-06-10 12:07:37

technoguyx
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Re: Mindstorms NXT

I'd love to mess with one but they're way too expensive, especially here in Chile due to importing costs and stuff.

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#12 2011-06-10 12:11:44

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Re: Mindstorms NXT

I have the first gen.  I  am in my school's robotics league, too.  Quite fun.   big_smile

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#13 2011-06-10 12:14:11

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Re: Mindstorms NXT

I have one (First gen). It's fun  big_smile

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#14 2011-06-10 12:53:25

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Re: Mindstorms NXT

I used to use mine until I started doing other stuff like Scratch...

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#15 2011-06-10 14:20:33

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Re: Mindstorms NXT

I've always wanted one of these. I was going to make it clean my room.  tongue  I'm sure you'll have fun with this. Hopefully Mindstorms 3.0 will come out soon. I might buy it then.

By the way, you can buy additional sensors and features for your robot at lego.com. My favorite is an infrared sensor that allows it to hook up with Lego Power Function remote controls. I even made an NXT game: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/martianshark/1173771

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