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  • MINDSTORMS NXT® portrayer robot

    This robot draws portraits, elaborating photos and images. The software on the PC is developed under MATLAB®, following the ideas of Claude Baumann and his students at http://www.restena.lu/convict/Jeunes/ultimate_stuff/Erik_s_xy_plotter/E_xy_plotter.htm (Erik’s XY plotter). The hardware is LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT® and a soft tip pen. Made by Daniele Benedettelli in 2008. More details at http://robotics.benedettelli.com Duration : 0:1:32

  • Battlebots-Hexidecimator vs. fork-n-stien

    Battlebots-Hexidecimator vs. fork-n-stein Duration : 0:5:46

  • The Scroll Challenge

    My students at MUN Lifelong Learning used the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT kit to complete the Scroll Challenge from James Floyd Kelly’s book, LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT: The Mayan Adventure. The students built a simple arm and attached it to a motor on their robot. The robot then had to move in between two boxes and lift…

  • Robotics to the Rescue

    New generation of robots ready to take over dangerous, dirty jobs Duration : 0:4:12

  • Best of BattleBots 2007

    Best of BattleBots 2007 Duration : 0:7:38

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