mindstorms
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How LEGO and MIT Came Together To Give Us Lego Robots
Pour one out for Mindstorms. The build-it-yourself LEGO robotics brand is getting discontinued at the end of next year, but that doesn’t mean it won’t forever live on in our hearts. But it almost didn’t happen. In his book The LEGO Story, Jens Andersen writes about the toy company’s growth from making wooden ducks to…
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A Lego Contraption That Solves Giant 9x9x9 Rubik’s Cubes Is Smarter Than You
If you feel inadequate about your inability to solve even a standard-sized 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube, then don’t watch this video of the MultiCuber 999: a towering Lego Mindstorms contraption that can solve giant 9x9x9 Rubik’s Cubes.
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Lego Mischief Machine Automatically Folds And Throws Paper Aeroplanes
You usually have to choose between passing grades and being a mischief maker in high school. With this brilliant Lego contraption, created by NXTLOG member hknssn13, you can be both. It automatically grabs a sheet of paper from a stack, folds it into a paper aeroplane and then launches it towards your target.
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Amazingly Articulated Robot Hand: Skynet Meets Lego
This remarkably articulate robot hand was supposedly built by Lego enthusiast ‘Barman’ using two Mindstorms NXT control units, six motors and some utterly brilliant engineering. But surely it’s from more nefarious minds than that.