LEGO Mindstorms NXT: A Brief Introduction & Tutorial Part 2

This is part 2 of a brief introduction and tutorial to LEGO Mindstorms NXT. Topics discussed are (3) programming an NXT robot and (4) testing an NXT robot.

See part 1 for a look at (1) what is included with the NXT robotics kit and (2) how to build a simple NXT robot.

This was my topic of choice when given an instructional video ignment in one of my college courses.

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25 responses to “LEGO Mindstorms NXT: A Brief Introduction & Tutorial Part 2”

  1. casandramar Avatar
    casandramar

    thank your for the …
    thank your for the tutorial helps alot !

  2. chadcardwell Avatar
    chadcardwell

    Hi, sorry to not …
    Hi, sorry to not reply sooner. I would recommend you check out nxtprograms(dot)com. It has building instructions as well as programs you can download.

  3. meet7sos Avatar
    meet7sos

    hi i am a teacher …
    hi i am a teacher and we puted in my class the lesson of robotics with the lego nxt.
    i don’t know so much about this stuff . can you send me some simple programs to show to my students?

  4. ZippyRagu Avatar
    ZippyRagu

    Thanks for the …
    Thanks for the tutorial, but would it kill you to smile?

  5. azamsharp Avatar
    azamsharp

    Awesome tutorial …
    Awesome tutorial man! Thank you very much!

  6. cboyer11 Avatar
    cboyer11

    very nice vid im …
    very nice vid im gettit for xmas cant wait i wonderif there are any way to make cannon for a tank out of only 1 motor please comment

  7. thelegendofwiked Avatar
    thelegendofwiked

    the proggraming …
    the proggraming sounds like a drag and drop version of BASIC and sounds easy enough to keep me interested yet hopefuly would challange me enough with the harder tasks so its not to easy

    maybe christmas, maybe

  8. Promisetime Avatar
    Promisetime

    hey, i have a …
    hey, i have a question. How do i get my nxt robot to Go into a box, bounce off each side of the box, and C go the same way with a light sensor?

  9. mattju37 Avatar
    mattju37

    that was vear good …
    that was vear good i think iam going an nxt set for xmas you have got me to like nxt a lot

  10. yeti989 Avatar
    yeti989

    tyvm
    tyvm

  11. chadcardwell Avatar
    chadcardwell

    Yes, both are …
    Yes, both are computers and run software the same.

  12. yum499 Avatar
    yum499

    U ROCK DUUDEEEE!!!! …
    U ROCK DUUDEEEE!!!! WOOOOOTTT!!!!!

  13. yeti989 Avatar
    yeti989

    can u program on a …
    can u program on a desktop?instead of laptop?

  14. dricktm Avatar
    dricktm

    Thanks for the …
    Thanks for the reply, thats interesting. I actually just bought one thanks to your video. Very cool!

  15. chadcardwell Avatar
    chadcardwell

    TeamHassenplug(.org …
    TeamHassenplug(.org) has a page with some of the most popular advanced programming languages and environments for use with the NXT. As for starting a program with a condition rather than with a block, I’m not really sure how to do this. I’m pretty sure you always have to initiate the program first (with the orange button).

  16. chadcardwell Avatar
    chadcardwell

    Yes, you can do …
    Yes, you can do this. The easiest way is to use a special wait block that uses the ultrasonic sensor as its control. You can configure it to wait to execute other actions (such as motor actions) until the sensor has detected an object within a range you specify.

  17. chadcardwell Avatar
    chadcardwell

    The NXT-G software …
    The NXT-G software (version 1.1) will be supplied with any new retail version of the Mindstorms NXT kit. If your NXT kit is older and came with v1.0, you can purchase v1.1 from Lego Shop website for about 8 dollars.

  18. OrangeEnforcer Avatar
    OrangeEnforcer

    Thanks for making …
    Thanks for making this video. Im quite impressed.

  19. chadcardwell Avatar
    chadcardwell

    That motor block …
    That motor block controls the speed of two motors at the same time, with each motor attached to a wheel. It simply has one wheel turn faster than the other.

  20. dricktm Avatar
    dricktm

    That is a great …
    That is a great intro, but i had one question. How is a right turn programed into a motor? It seems that it should be ‘on’ or ‘off’

  21. diegodaudt Avatar
    diegodaudt

    u just convinced me …
    u just convinced me 2 buy one

  22. Guitarherogod005 Avatar
    Guitarherogod005

    thank you very much …
    thank you very much that was very helpful!

  23. SxEgamer Avatar
    SxEgamer

    awesome, found the …
    awesome, found the program part very helpful!
    ~Thanks

  24. nachocheez16 Avatar
    nachocheez16

    I am just now …
    I am just now programming. That helped me understand how to do it. I thought that it would be harder than that.

    GREAT MOVIE!!!

  25. gamaxbag2300ra Avatar
    gamaxbag2300ra

    cool!
    cool!

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