LEGO Mindstorms Robots Archives

HOWTO Build your own 3-Wheels Holonomic Robot using LEGO 10

Apr

24

2014

A in-depth tutorial about how to create your own three wheels Holonomic Robot using LEGO Mindstorms EV3 and a bit of Maths knowledge. An holonomic robot is a robot that can move on any direction and even rotate over itself while moving. Do you want to create a holonomic robot? Well, let’s me explain what ...

Stand up! Save the Robot! 1

Apr

10

2014

The coolest idea I have had! Don’t let the robot down! Soon with instructions and program. I am really excited with this one because it is small, fun and extremely playable! LiRob is built with a single EV3 and the thread from 42006 Excavator. So I think it is quite easy to build another one ...

Rotatory Mindstorms EV3 Sonar

Apr

4

2014

Is it possible to rotate the radar over its own axis much like a real radar? Well, I was asked this a few days ago and I though it was a nice question and a interesting building. So, yes, it is possible, and above you can see the finished creation. The overall idea is to ...

EV3 M&M Sorter: Because We have a Right to eat only green M&M 10

Mar

31

2014

M&M Sorter is a LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Machine that operates four motors and one color sensor to sort by color a bag of M&M placed on a storage tray and move them using threads into sorted buckets so you can eat from your favorite color. Best thing since slice bread if you ask me! Two ...

Building a short-range Radar with LEGO Mindstorms 12

Mar

26

2014

So after playing with the IR Sensor I decided that it was time to built something like a radar to detect objects and draw them on the screen. Obviously you can’t built a true radar with the sensors available with Mindstorms EV3 but you can get close enough ( for my needs ). Using the ...

Beacon tracking with LEGO Mindstorms EV3 IR Sensor 12

Mar

19

2014

Beacon tracking is a very exciting robotics area that can be used on things like Robocup, a football tournament played by robots. This robot demo how it can be done. This weekend I have been playing with my new LEGO Education EV3 Core Set. So it was a fantastic time to revisit the IR Sensor ...

Building a LEGO Mindstorms NXT Race Car 3

Jun

5

2013

After watching the little race car by NXT Programs I decided that I had to build that one. This Race Car is built using the standard parts of Mindstorms set. As you can see aspect isn’t completely finished and well, the one at NXT Programs looks slightly better. I did on the other hand a ...