Monthly Archives: May 2009

Robot Soccer LEGO NXT Lund University May 2009, game 2

Game between two robots. Final exercise in the course MMT200 Mobile robotics at Lund University, Dept of Design Sciences (Division of Machine Design). Platform: LEGO NXT, leJOS java including compass and IR seeker sensors. The ball is using ir leds. Programs make use of state diagrams, mapping and localization methods together with strategies for making the goal.

Duration : 0:3:38

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#2 Transforming LEGO Apple Power Mac G4 Cube – video #2, BlueTooth Remote video #1

#2 Transforming LEGO Apple Power Mac G4 Cube – video #2, BlueTooth Remote video #1

This is another video demonstrating the BlueTooth Remote control functionality.

Recently purchased a used Power Mac G4 Cube.

This creation utilizes all of the default electronics from a LEGO Mindstorms NXT set. Crammed into the Apple Power Mac G4’s famous “8-inch” (acrylic) cube are a LEGO NXT programmable brick, 3 interactive servo motors and all 4 sensors: touch, sound, light, and ultrasonic. It can operate in 2 modes:

1. Autonomous mode – relying on its sensors to interact with its environment
2. BlueTooth remote controlled mode

Duration : 0:0:54

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Japanese Robot HRP-4C

The HRP-4C, a walking, talking humanoid fashion model fembot developed by Japans National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, With 30 motors in her body, the 158-centimeter (62-in) tall, 43-kilogram (95-lb) HRP-4C can walk around and strike a range of poses, The black-haired robot also has 8 motors in her face, allowing her to wow the crowds with expressions of simple emotions like anger and surprise.

Duration : 0:3:11

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