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BEST ROBOT EV3R
Last month Rebrick had a contest amongst MCP's. It was simple -- had to be an EV3 robot, could not be one of the bonus models, public would votes during month of September, then most likes would wins...
View ArticleDifferences of the two editions of the EV3 software
Damien Kee has written a nice article on the differences between the Home Edition version of the EV3 software and the one of the Education Edition.Read it here.
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Bluetooth: NXT in control of EV3
Recently I got this question a lot: " Can I use my NXT as a Bluetooth remote for the EV3 brick? "The answer is: "Technically it should be possible, practical with the standard firmware not."The main...
View ArticleOverview video on EV3
Here's a pretty well done 43 minutes overview video on LEGO® MINDSTORMS EV3, produced by New Planet School:
View ArticleEV3 packaging line at LEGOWORLD 2013
LEGOWORLD, the world's biggest LEGO® Community event, is running in Utrecht since last Thursday, and of course there's also a lot of EV3 MINDSTORMS to be seen there.One of the amazing creations is a...
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Introducing: The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Discovery Book
A lot of you have been asking about my new book and rumors were spreading fast, but now it’s official! I’m working on a new book about EV3! It’s got everything you loved about the NXT 2.0 Discovery...
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Building the EV3 Home Edition bonus models
It's November and cold and rainy weekends come with it - so what's better than building some of the 12 new EV3 Home Edition bonus models?The EV3 projects (including programs and building instructions)...
View ArticleMicrosoft's new API for controlling EV3 robots from Windows
Microsoft has announced that the company is presently developing an API to control EV3 robots from Windows 8 desktop, Windows Phone 8 or WinRT:
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Off to World Robot Olympiad 2013
On Friday, the World Robot Olympiad 2013 will start in Jakarta on Java (Indonesia), and The NXT STEP will report live on spot!Again, I've been invited to show some new EV3 robot creation, acting as a...
View ArticleRobot Navigation Software for EV3
In his blog, Lauro Ojeda describes how to program the EV3 using C++. In particular, he focuses on mobile robot navigation, developing software that allows a differential drive robot to keep a precise...
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The Difference Between LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Home Edition (#31313) and LEGO...
The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 robotics platform has been developed for two different target audiences. There are home users (children and hobbyists) and educational users (students and teachers). LEGO has...
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Black friday; Book Reviews
Recently the first MINDSTORMS books hit the shelfs, some are written for the Educations (45544) set and some are for the Retail (31313) set. It is important to pick the right book, or else you end up...
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Check it out, Timmyton 5.0 built with one EV3 set
Remember Kyle, the Kid with the Timmyton?http://thenxtstep.blogspot.ca/2013/08/the-kid-with-timmyton-35.html Well he managed to get his own EV3 set soon after it launched and he's been pretty active...
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Dexter Industries Sensors for EV3
Here's some great news, Dexter Industries sensors for MINDSTORMS are now EV3 compliant! Right now EV3 blocks for the dPressure, dGPS, dLight and dIMU are ready to use and the rest of them are quickly...
View ArticleEV3 Segway and more
This is a work in progress of a very stable version by Laurens Valk.Based on his earlier work, the anyway and the segway for Aplha-Rex2.See also more information here and here.The education version...
View ArticleWhat would you do with Bluetooth on EV3?
Farnell, a british supplier of electronic hardware, informed us about a challenge they are hosting in collaboration with Panasonic and LEGO®:"In collaboration with Panasonic and LEGO, Farnell element14...
View ArticleMerry Christmas everybody!
The NXT STEP wishes every reader a Merry Christmas!As some sort of Christmas surprise, check out this awesome life-size LEGO® car, driven by a pneumatic engine:
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Create your own MindCub3r for solving your rubik's(R) cube
David Gilday, did it again ! A one box cube solver, this time made with the EV3 retail box (31313). for those who want to build the next challenge this is a wonderful model, I had the NXT 2.0 version...
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Run .NET programs on the EV3
Fellow MCP and guest blogger Anders Søborg from Denmark asked me to share this with you all:Run .NET programs on the EV3 A few days back I released the first version of the MonoBrick EV3 firmware. With...
View ArticleLEGO® MINDSTORMS used for changing batteries of a drone
Yonas Alizadeh, a student at the University of Southern Denmark, has hinted me to a nice project of theirs where they use LEGO® MINDSTORMS as an autonomous platform for exchanging the batteries of a...
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