The Toa Mata Arduino-MIDI Robot Percussion Band
Italian maker and sound producer Giuseppe Acito built this robot percussion band by combining LEGO Bionicle bots, an Arduino Uno, and an iPad MIDI sequencer app.
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Lego Peristaltic Syrup Pump
I spent a rather absurd amount of time last summer trying to build my own peristaltic pump — which delivers liquids through a food-safe tube by massaging it. So when I saw Miguel Valenzuela’s Lego peristaltic pump at Maker Faire New York, I was stoked! It goes with his PancakeBot, which uses Lego robotics to […]
Legonardo, the Humanoid Pen Plotter Made Out of Lego
Italian robotics engineer Daniele Benedettelli built this clever robot that works as a pen plotter: Ladies and gentlemen, here is LEGONARDO, a portrayer robot. It is my fourth generation drawing machine. It is inspired by the work of 18th Century Swiss watch and automata makers Pierre Jacquet-Droz and Henri Maillardet. After reading The Invention of […]
Using Scratch to Control Mindstorms Robots
Clinton Blackmore wrote in to share Enchanting, a visual programming tool that uses Scratch (as well as LeJOS firmware on the NXT brick) to create a more intuitive and powerful interface than Lego’s Mindstorms software can manage. The software is free and open source, and is being developed for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.
Colossal Mindstorms EV3 Dragon Acts Alive
I love this fantastic dragon built from next-generation Mindstorms EV3 parts, created by the Lego Mindstorms Education EV3 team, including product designer Lee Magpili. You can see more of his work at Lego Education as well as his Flickr set. The dragon, Valentine, was built from 6 EV3 microcontroller bricks, 18 motors, and took 30 […]
How-To: His and Hers LEGO Jewelry and Accessories
Make a set of his and her LEGO accessories that are perfect for you and your partner or for your kids!
The Monday Jolt: Bricktronics Expands the Possibilities of Lego
The Monday Jolt is a new column about microcontrollers and electronics that appears in MAKE every Monday morning. Lego Mindstorms NXT is a fantastic educational robotics set that teaches kids and adults skills ranging from engineering to programming. Nevertheless, wouldn’t it be cool to enhance those Lego robots with Arduino boards and shields? With that […]
