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Lego Quiz

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Check out this Lego Quiz over at SomeQuizzes.com!

Models put to use: RoboFlusher recreation on Youtube

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Mike D’Amour just sent me over this link from youtube of another implementation of the RoboFlusher by xdmds200092:

Great job! It’s fun to see folks using our instructions!

The iPhone Lego Robot

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Check out my latest creation, the iPhone Lego Robot Demo. This simple demo shows how to have iPhone’s Safari browser communicate with Lego Mindstorms via the NXT Light Sensor.

iPhone Lego Robot

iPhone Lego Robot

BattleBricks: Autonomous Battle

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

We held an arena battle a couple of weeks ago, with four entrants. David Kincade fielded his first robot, and I finally got to build my ultimate spinner bot. Spintaho’s main weapon is driven by six lego motors, and it uses the NXT to drive and detect other robots. This is my first robot that uses two RCX’s and one NXT brick. Check out the pictures here, and the video here.

RoboFlush: The Lego NXT Mindstorms Toilet Flusher Robot

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Check out our latest creation, the RoboFlush. It’s a Lego NXT Mindstorms Robot that automatically flushes the toilet!

Interface bits

Saturday, May 12th, 2007

I’m always on the lookout for interesting interface devices between the computer and the real world. Cheap is also good. I came across a nice looking mini servo controller from Pololu here: http://www.pololu.com/products/pololu/0207/.

Also, I’ve been thinking about trying out some of these too:http://www.phidgets.com/. They are input and output devices with an easy to use USB interface built in. Seems like you could create quite a few interesting things with them.

Fascinating Lego Models

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

I do enjoy a good Lego model.  Over at Fascinating Lego Model of the Day, I was a bit overwelmed!  Each day this blogger highlights a new lego project.  Now if only they all came with instructions!

About

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Welcome to the new BattleBricks.com Blog. Check here for updates on our competitions, and also for other interesting Lego robotic activities. Visit our main website BattleBricks.com for past battles, videos, and more!