We posted pix of Martijn “Dino_Martino” Hellemans’ Mindstorms ‘fully functional battle tank‘ last month, and here is a video. To recap, it has caterpillar treads with independent suspension, cruise control, LED headlights, semi-automatic brick flinger with laser sighting, and the whole shebang can be run by a Playstation 3 controller.
I don’t know what to say about this project (by AFOL rack911) other than it’s amazing, diabolical, and mind-boggling! [Via The Brothers Brick]
Flickr user Empress of Blandings built these clever Lego Kanji. [Via Typegirl]
“You mean organized?”
“Organezized. Organezized. It’s a joke. O-R-G-A-N-E-Z-I-Z-E-D…”
“Oh, you mean organezized.”
Love this project by YouTube user wpavalko. Also see its assembly video. [Via The NXT Step]
The NXTBee from dexter industries lets you connect to multiple NXTs and other devices using standard XBee radios. Now your NXT can talk to another NXT or an entire swarm.
A NXT brick can control only three servos, but don’t let that limit you. This multiplexer — dating back to 2007, an oldie! — uses two servos to do the work of twelve, thanks to this clever homebrewed multiplexer.
