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Monday, August 10, 2009
Toys

MoonBots Challenge Lets Kids Simulate Lunar X Prize Landing—With Lego

12:00AM Jack Loftus | A program called MoonBots will allow children to simulate the conditions of Google’s $US30 million Lunar X Prize—get rover to the moon, snap HD pics, kick ass—but turns up the quirkiness (and the cool factor) by incorporating Lego. More »
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Monday, March 2, 2009
Toys

LEGO Mindstorm Ogre Autonomously Detects, Targets, and Destroys Other LEGO Creations

3:30AM Jack Loftus | This is “Ogre,” an autonomous, projectile-launching, LEGO block-destroying remote control tank. Ogre could honestly be the first LEGO creation I wouldn’t want to meet in a dark alley. No minifig is safe this afternoon. More »
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Robots

Guy Builds His Own ABB Flexpicker Robot Out Of Lego

9:27AM Nick Broughall | Reader Chris was so inspired by the clip of the ABB Flexpicker robot we posted back in March last year that he did what any self-respecting only a special breed of geek would do – he built his own out of Lego. More »
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Gadgets

6.5kg Lego Safe Is Guarded by 305 Billion Codes

11:00PM Jesus Diaz | By definition, you would think that a Lego safe won’t be very safe. But, right now, and looking at the photo and features of this 6.5kg Lego Mindstorms NXT Safe, it looks like a much more secure place to guard my savings than any bank out there. All the $US34.67 of them. Seriously. Once glued, the 2.7-inch thick walls made of interlocking Lego bricks and its five double digit electronic code lock will make it impossible to break for most people. And beyond the fact that no thief would think you would be stupid enough to store your valuables on a Lego safe, the electronic code is not the only security feature. More »
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