Tag: LEGO MINDSTORMS

As if the programmable LEGO Mindstorms toys weren't brilliant enough on their own, fanatics over at BattleBricks decided to construct a fully functioning 3-D LEGO printer, made entirely from three NXT kits and nine NXT motors. The machine, named MakerLegoBot in homage to the MakerBot series of 3-D printers, uses only standard LEGO bricks as building material, fed from AutoCAD designs. Can the ...

As if the robot gods had come down and granted your writer's wish of combining her favorite things, the X-4 "Sloth" is a Bradypodidae-inspired 'bot made out of NXT Mindstorms LEGO. Sure, its three-toed hustle is painfully slow, but it manages to climb and release without any assistance. But you know what it can't do? Steal your heart with its widdle nose. See it ascend after the break. ...

We've frequently written about robots that either intrigue us or make us want to cower under our desks for fear of a droid revolution. From Ropid (the proto-fascist baby bot) to Watson (the Jeopardy-smashing IBM supercomputer), we've been somewhat wary of where robot technology is heading. But our friends at Engadget have stumbled upon a gizmo that we can wholly get behind. Mike Dobson of ...