We wrote about Bricksmith before on the MAKE blog. It’s a really cool open source LEGO building program for the Mac. Version 2.0 boasts better rendering and a cool Minifigure generator. Bricksmith allows you to create virtual instructions for your Lego creations on your Mac. The magic is based on the LDraw library, a collection […]
Bzupke and his son made this amazing steerable blimp using the LEGO RCX. via NXT Step Using an RCX, 3 Motors, the Infrared Remote, Large trash bags, and lots of helium, my son and I created a steerable blimp. Two of the motors controlled propellers (made from a LEGO propeller with larger blades made out […]
Tim (BlueToothKiwi) at NXT Step blog says there is a new version of Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 – it’s designed to work with several robot vendors including LEGO Mindstorms and iRobot. The free download is here.
It’s amazing what people make with LEGOs – here’s a braiding machine. More: Lego Knitting Machine
I’ve been enjoying Joel Johnson’s fawning fanboy coverage of Syd Mead on Boing Boing Gadgets. Hey, I’d fawn, too. I’m also a huge fan of Mead’s and even thought about becoming a conceptual artist or industrial designer on his inspiration. In this episode of BBtv, Joel talks with Mead about the awesome one-of-a-kind Spinner police […]
Jason over at Haqckszine found the Tilted Twister, a LEGO NXT robot that can solve a Rubik’s Cube without the help of a PC. It’s really impressive to watch! Just place the scrambled cube on Tilted Twister’s turntable. An ultrasonic sensor detects its presence and starts to read the colors of the cube faces using […]
This robot was built using the PICAXE controller and has a homebrew line sensor that uses light dependent resistors (LDRs) to find its way. The custom PICAXE board included an L293 driver chip and ran from battery power. Check out the link for details on the board and integration into the LEGO Mindstorms setup. PICAXE […]
