Looks cool but nothing much!

This was a robot which i created. It can stear itself by moving from the two fron motors in the opposite side and or one way or the other. It has the third motor sticking up which can be used as a scaning device which rotates 360 degrees. It looks really cool and all with the scaning thing on top but the problem was that it was useless because that if the whole robot can turn 369 degrees whats the point of the scaner on top? well that was the useless part of it... then that is a touch sensor at the back which can be used for a device which tells the robot to move infront when the robot hit the wall or something like that... I have used a Ultra Sonic sensor, a Touch sensor and three motors and the Mind...

Success!!!

Success on our mission. So our first mission called "Mars Lander", (I am not sure though), has reached success on monday the 17 of september 2007. A promising day for the Robotics scientists. Or robot managed to land on the unidentified table of 2 by 2 meter and managed to find a the red ball which was supposed to be there amongst the unknown number of blue ones... This success leads us to another up coming challenge... We as scientist dont know the challenge but we excpect it to be somthing more complicated, something like "Mission Pluto"...

Today Class 10/09/2007

Well there's not so much to say, as the previous lessons we worked on Robo-Explorer.
After we started everything seemed perfect, but it was too early for saying so.
Nearly a quarter pasted nine Ashwin had the 'marvelous' idea of adding a pair of claws at the robot.
So for the rest of the day he tried to add them.
I don't blame him for this 'lost' time because while waiting for him I had the idea for my newest robot that sooner will be working!!!


Bye by Grem.

Worlds Smallest Robot!

Meet the world's smallest robot created by Chang Ho Yu, general manager of GeStream Technology Inc. Taiwan. The 15cm tall robot has about 65526 motions and is highly customisable.
Link to the page
Video

Class - 03/09/2007

Sorting Ideas

After the robo-club passed by the NXT kits we had to reorganize everything that we had and most important make it work.

So we stared to adjust our robot and enable it to find and distinguish the right ball.
In that way we assembled to our robot the Ultra Sound sensor and the Light one.

After a while we managed to make it work but afterwards we decited to rebuild the robot, for making it function better, and to write the program for running it.

I was assigned to compiling the program.
Without finding any problem Jason and I created a good looking program.
I say good looking because we do not yet have the possibility to transfer it on the brain and try it .

Bye by Grem

Additional sensors on the market

NXT Gyro Sensor (Model NGY1044) It costs: $ 48

Measure the additional dimension of rotation with the NXT Gyro Sensor. This sensor that lets you accurately detect rotation for your NXT projects. The NXT Gyro Sensor returns the number of degrees per second of rotation as well as indicating the direction of rotation. Measure +/- 360° per second and build robots that can balance, swing or perform other functions where measurement of rotation is essential.

NXT IRSeeker Sensor (Model NKS1042) It costs: $38

Great for RoboCup Jr competitions to detect the direction of the infrared RoboCup soccer ball. The IRSeeker has an array of infrared detecors that give a 135 degree view and returns the direction and relative signal strength indicating the location of the soccer ball. Your NXT robot can easily find the soccer ball and keep it in sight. A winning combination when combined with the HiTechnic NXT Compass Sensor!

NXT Compass Sensor (Model NMC1034) it costs: $46

Expand your NXT experiences with the new NXT Compass Sensor and add accurate navigation to your Mindstorms® NXT projects. The NXT Compass Sensor is a digital compass that measures the earth's magnetic field and outputs a value representing the current heading. The magnetic heading is calculated to the nearest 1° and returned as a number from 0 to 359. The NXT Magnetic Compass Sensor updates the heading 100 times per second. The Compass Sensor operates in two modes, Read mode and Calibrate mode. In Read mode, the current heading is calculated and returned each time to the NXT program executes a read command. In Calibrate mode the compass can be calibrated to compensate for externally generated magnetic field anomalies such as those that surround motors and batteries, thereby maintaining maximum accuracy.

NXT Color Sensor (Model NCO1038) It costs : $46

Add a spectrum of color to your models with the HiTechnic Color Sensor. Detect a range of target colors and program your NXT robot react to each color. Build a color sorter to sort LEGO bricks or a line follower that will detect different color lines and surface colors.

The HiTechnic Color Sensor is “tuned” to standard LEGO colors. When positioned over a surface, the Color Sensor will return a numeric value identifying the target color.

NXT Acceleration / Tilt Sensor ( Model NAC1040) It costs: $46

Now you can make robots that know which way is up! The HiTechnic Accelerometer / Tilt Sensor measures acceleration in three axes. It also measures tilt along each axis. Using the sensor, you can measure the acceleration of your robot build robots in the range –2g to + 2g. Great for experimenting with acceleration forces in cars, on amusement rides, even on swing sets. This sensor will also tell you if your robot is level so you can build self-leveling robots and much more.

FIRST LEGO League 2007

FIRST LEGO League 2007

June 15th, 2007

Have you registered your FIRST LEGO League team yet? Registration is open - what are you waiting for?

Details? You want details? Okay, we can do that for you.

Registration opened May 1, and continues until all slots are filled. This usually happens sometime after mid-September.

The cost to register a FLL team this year is $200.

The FLL team registration process and fee do not include participation in an event. The tournament application process will open in October.

When you register, be sure to also order the Field Set-Up Kit for this year’s challenge, Power Puzzle. Without it, you won’t really be able to do much to practice for FLL competitions! The Field Set-Up Kits will begin shipping out on August 1.

FIRST LEGO League estimates that approximately 6,720 teams will register this year, and so far, 1,715 teams already have (as of June 14th)!

This is the tentative schedule for the season:

May 1
Registration Opens

Mid-May
Registration Materials and Robot Sets Begin to Ship

August
Field Setup Kits Begin to Ship

September 5
International Challenge Release

Mid-to-late-September
Team Registration Closes/Last Day to Order Products

October 1-12
Tournament Applications Accepted (If FLL is handling applications)

November- January
Tournament Season

April 2008
World Festival

Here are some links to useful pages at firstlegoleague.org:

• Product Information and Pricing
• Contact Information
• Teams and Tournaments in Your Area