And More Updates...

Hey all! I hope you had a great Christmas and New Year! I am now back from an overseas trip and I will quickly post a few recent updates:

NXTLog Robotic Arm Challenge

This challenge invites you to create:

* The bionic arm of tomorrow
* A robotic arm designed with many of degrees of freedom (See NXTLog link for more details on Degrees of Freedom))
* An industrial robotic arm
* A just for fun robotic arm

The robotic arm you create can be autonomous (with a progrom) or manually operated via remote control!

Competitiors have untill February 28, 2010 to submit their project, which also needs to be tagged with"roboticarm" to participate in the challenge!

I have submitted my Lunar Mineral Sorter - Static.

--> NXTLog Robotic Arm Challenge Page

The Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Book Repository


This book repository manged by David J. Perdue has been updated with some of the latest NXT books

--> Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Book Repository

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I hope to get back into NXTing soon!

LA

NXTLog Snap Bot Building Challenge

Hey all, a quick update: The NXTLog Snap Lock Building Challenge is out! The aim of this challenge is to build a robot using the least amount of parts possible - see main details below:

Main Challenge Details:

* Make a robot using the least amount of parts possible

* Robot must fit into one of four catergories:

Animals
Humanoid
Machines
Vehicles

* You may enter from Tuesday September 1, 2009 – Saturday October 31, 2009

* All projects must be tagged: snapbot

* Usual NXTLog terms apply - the judging criteria can be found on the official NXTLog page using the link at the end of this post

I will upload and post about the robot I have built for this challenge this weekend!

--> NXTLog Snap Bot Challenge Page

LA

Updates...

I'm back after a few months of exam preparation and complettion, and while I have been inactive a few events have occured...

NXTLog

1) The NXTLog Climate Connections Challenge winners have been announced! Have a look here at some of the amazing creations that will inspire your FLL team. This is a great resource for inspiration - check out NatoNX's entry - he made his own challenge mat from scratch! All winners of this challenge can be found on this page

2) The NXTLog People's Choice Building Challenge is out! This challenge is unique - as you create it! The prize? The winning projects will be used as 'official' NXTLog challenges! All projects must be tagged with "peopleschoice", and all entries need to be submitted by the 20th June. Have a look at all the challenge details here

MINDTORMS NXT 2.0

As we all know (and anticipate!), the MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 kit is soon to be released. The NXTStep is probably the best source for new information on the kit, have a look here for past and present articles

HiTechnic

The HiTechnic IR Seeker V2 is out, but currently not available on the LEGO online. It includes a few new features that can be viewed here. This sensor will be required for the Robocup Soccer challenge... see below.

Robocup Junior New Zealand

The Robocup Junior New Zealand competition is open for registration! Hopefully, my to-be-created team will enter this year's challenge, and I will update our status on this blog before and after the competition (5th September for our region, Auckland). Find out more about the challenge here