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LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0
Robotic Invention System
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT is back
and better than ever: new models, more customisable programming and all-new
technologies! MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 combines the versatility of the LEGO building
system with all-new technologies, an intelligent microcomputer brick and
intuitive drag-and-drop programming software. The new 2.0 toolkit features
everything you need to create your first robot in 30 minutes and then thousands
of other robotics inventions that do what you want!
What is LEGO MINDSTORMS
all about?
With LEGO MINDSTORMS you can build and program robots that do
what you want! With the contents in the set you get everything you need to build
and program your very own intelligent LEGO robot, and make it perform loads of
different operations.
The robot can be fitted, for example, with sensors which control motors and
react to light, sound, touch, etc.
What do you get in the
box?
619 elements for creating
your own robots LEGO TECHNIC building elements, gears, wheels, tracks and
tires
- 1 NXT micro-computer that
acts as the brain of the robot
- 2 Touch Sensors that
makes the robot feel
- 1 Ultrasonic Sensor that
makes the robot see - and detect motion
- 1 Colour Sensor that can
detect different colours, light settings and acts as a lamp
- 3 Interactive servo motors
with built-in rotation sensors
- 7 connector cables for
linking motors and sensors to the NXT
- User Guide with building
instructions for your first robot and an introduction to the hardware and
software
- CD with easy-to-use
software with an icon-based programming language called NXT-G and 16 building
and programming challenges for 4 fun and active robots
- Test Pad for testing out
your robots
What can you build with the set?
6 building and programming
challenges are included on the software CD, complete with step-by-step building
instructions and programming guide for all models.
Shooterbot
is a moving vehicle robot
that can guard your room and will shoot balls at intruders!
Color Sorter is a robotic sorting machine that can sort
different colored objects and dispense them as you please. It can easily be
modified with a catapult mechanism that can precisely shoot the different colors
where you like.
Alpha Rex is the ultimate robot. It is a humanoid robot, easy
to assemble and with multiple functions; it walks and turns, dances, talks, can
see and avoid obstacles, can grab and distinguish between different colored
objects.
Robogator is the animal robot,that moves like an alligator. It
will protect its area and jumps forward and snap at anything that comes too
near. Watch out!
The
NXT Technology
- The NXT is
the intelligent micro-computer LEGO brick that can be programmed to take inputs
from sensors and activate the servo motors
- The
Interactive Servo Motor has a built-in rotation sensor that gives you precise
control of the movement of the motor (+/- 1 degree)
- The Touch
Sensor makes your robot feel and reacts to its environment
- The
Ultrasonic Sensor acts like a radar, making the robot see, measure distance and
reacts to movement
- The Colour
Sensor can distinguish between colours and also works as a Light Sensor,
detecting light settings and ambient light, and works like a lamp, shining red,
green or blue.
How do you program your robots?
NXT-G is an intuitive, icon-based drag-and-drop
programming language designed for an easy introduction to programming for new
users and experienced users.
By choosing program blocks that work with the
motors and make the sensors react to inputs, you simply build up your program
block by block, and you can create programs that range from simple to complex.
The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT
toolkit comes with programming examples and a user-friendly walk-through
introduction to the different programming blocks.
See What others have built
and share your inventions with them!
Thousands of other users have
already tried out LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT and have shared their robotic inventions
with others. Check out examples of models from other robot inventors on the
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXTLOG!
All projects come with
pictures or videos and descriptions of the inventions, and many users are also
created building instructions and have submitted programs for their models.
The NXTLog project page has a
tag cloud which categorise the different types of robots for easy localization.
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