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Rebel Tank Three
More Rebel Assault tanks. Here is the another tank built from the Star Wars sets. The Rebel Assault Rocket Tank sports 6 modified x-wing assault cannons facing forward. This tank literally rockets into...
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Timmy The Robot
Timmy is one of my favorite creations. Timmy This Bot was programmed for a visit to a 3rd grade and kindergarten class. It was a demonstration designed to show kids what they can build. Timmy is a...
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Four Tank Treads
I have gone back into the RobotThoughts Lego Robot Database and pulled out some of my favorite Robot designs. This Lego Mindstorms chassis was one of my favorite and most versitle. It had good...
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Wireless Video Sender Camera Robot
A wireless, mobile camerabot. The Roving Camera Bot I have been working on the right solution for a roving, wireless video camera. Here is my best attempt yet. A quad treaded tank carries the heavy...
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A Few Hours With The Lego Mindstorms NXT
My NXT arrived today so with the help of the kids, we build the first level robot and had some fun with programming. So far it is a better experience than my first hours with the original Mindstorms...
View ArticleLego Mindstorms NXT Synchro Drive
I have been working on creating a new Synchro Drive for the turntable that comes with the Lego Mindstorms NXT kit. I have the basics worked out but I need to refine it a bit so I de-constructed it on...
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Lego Mindstorms NXT Holonomic Drive – Killough Platform – Rev 1
I have been working on a few different designs for a holonomic drive robot. A true platform like the other killough platforms made from Lego would probably contain wheels that rotate differently, but I...
View ArticleLego Mindstorms NXT Segway
The other night I was researching building a balancing Segway like robot with the Lego Mindstorms NXT kit. I wanted a robot that could balance on two wheels and could move forward and backward. I also...
View ArticleLego Mindstorms NXT Split Chassis Steering
Here is an idea I have been playing with for a little while. Instead of simply doing a car with regular steering, I wanted to try a split chassis design where the front of the car rotates in the...
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Lego NXT Rocker-Bogie Suspension
One of my many Lego NXT project ideas is to build a Rocker-Bogie system similar to the Mars Sojourner, Spirit and Opportunity rovers. It turns out a similar mechanism is ipresented by Brian Bagnall in...
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