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Obstacle Course

  • 26 August 202022 March 2021
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections
Posted by Rob Torok
This challenge is great for raising the importance of reliability and repeatability in robotics, and in engineering more generally. The challenge Program your robot to run an obstacle course in the fastest time, reliably. Teacher […]

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Obstacle Course

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections

Crash Test Dummy

  • 26 August 202026 August 2020
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections
Posted by Rob Torok
Here’s a quick, fun challenge that can be used as a filler at the end of a lesson or as introductory build to draw attention to the importance of robust construction. The challenge Design and […]

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Crash Test Dummy

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

Program Virtual Robots using Gears

  • 17 August 202021 August 2020
  • EV3
  • Emerging technology
  • News
Posted by Guest Contributor
By guest contributor, Cort Wee, creator of Ev3devSim and Gears Hi all. I’m Cort, the creator of Gears, the successor of Ev3devSim. Ev3devSim is a 2D robotics simulator I created to aid in teaching Python for […]

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Program Virtual Robots using Gears

  • EV3
  • Emerging technology
  • News

The Wave

  • 21 May 202022 May 2020
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections
Posted by Rob Torok
This classic challenge is a great introductory activity. It works well with a standard Driving Base, such as the EV3 Robot Educator Mode or an equivalent quick build, and the programming is relatively straight forward. Its […]

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The Wave

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

Going the Distance

  • 21 May 202022 May 2020
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by CEEO
Build and program a robot car to drive as close as possible to a LEGO minfig, without knocking it over. Sounds easy? The catch is that you are not allowed to use any sensors and […]

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Going the Distance

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

Virtual Robots, Brick Emulators, and Simulated Environments

  • 24 April 202018 July 2022
  • EV3
  • Reference
Posted by Rob Torok
Are you looking for a way to enable your students to program a LEGO robot without access to the hardware? Here’s a summary of some of the most popular and accessible EV3 emulators and virtual environments […]

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Virtual Robots, Brick Emulators, and Simulated Environments

  • EV3
  • Reference

Relay Race

  • 15 August 201915 May 2020
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections
Posted by Rob Torok
This challenge is all about communication. From a robot design perspective, there’s a technical challenge about how to make one robot signal another. But beyond that, there’s also a great opportunity for students to develop their […]

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Relay Race

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

Line Following and Proportional Controls (EV3)

  • 15 August 201921 September 2020
  • EV3
  • Big Ideas
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by Rob Torok
The aim of this challenge is to create a robot vehicle that follows a line and avoids collisions with obstacles – including other vehicles! Robot design All you need for the most basic version of […]

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Line Following and Proportional Controls (EV3)

  • EV3
  • Big Ideas
  • Challenge Ideas

Steepest Incline

  • 16 May 201920 May 2020
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections
Posted by Rob Torok
This variation of the classic Ramp Climber challenge builds on the original challenge with the use of sensors to start and stop the robot. Framed in this way, it works well as a very basic intro to […]

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Steepest Incline

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

Yellow Diamond Error in EV3 Software

  • 7 May 20197 May 2019
  • EV3
  • How To
Posted by Jim
One of my robotics teams recently ran across an error message and problem that I had never seen before. While they were rehearsing for a local robotics competition, their robot began to act “wacky”. I suggested […]

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Yellow Diamond Error in EV3 Software

  • EV3
  • How To

Silly Walks

  • 13 April 201920 May 2020
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by Rob Torok
This classic introductory robotics challenge requires little, if any, formal teaching. In addition to being a lot of fun, it provides a great way of assessing prior experience. At the very least, it allows you to check […]

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Silly Walks

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

Write Better Code with Design Patterns in EV3

  • 14 February 20192 April 2019
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Big Ideas
Posted by Josep Fargas
A software design pattern is a reusable solution for a commonly occurring problem. It is not a finished solution, but rather a template for how to solve problems in a variety of different contexts. Using a design […]

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Write Better Code with Design Patterns in EV3

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Big Ideas

New Cycles of Dr. E’s Challenges Are Here

  • 7 February 201930 March 2020
  • BOOST, EV3, NXT, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
  • News
Posted by Barbara Bratzel
Dr. E’s WeDo Challenges and Dr. E’s MINDSTORMS Challenges encourage students from around the world to solve open-ended LEGO robotics challenges and post their solutions for other students to see. Dr. E’s MINDSTORMS Challenges Here are […]

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New Cycles of Dr. E’s Challenges Are Here

  • BOOST, EV3, NXT, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
  • News

Hour of Code With Robotics

  • 2 December 201824 July 2020
  • Cross-Platform, EV3, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
  • News
Posted by Wayne Burnett
The Hour of Code is a global initiative to introduce young people (and those young at heart) to computer science. The Hour of Code takes place during Computer Science Education Week, which is held annually […]

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Hour of Code With Robotics

  • Cross-Platform, EV3, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
  • News

Alternative Programming Languages for LEGO MINDSTORMS

  • 29 November 20182 April 2019
  • EV3, NXT, RCX
  • Reference
Posted by Wayne Burnett
For anyone getting started with LEGO MINDSTORMS, the EV3 Software provides a great introduction to programming, but sooner or later you and your students might be ready for something different. For example, one option is […]

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Alternative Programming Languages for LEGO MINDSTORMS

  • EV3, NXT, RCX
  • Reference

Cranes

  • 19 November 201821 November 2018
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by Katie
In this series of challenges, students will design and build motorized crane that uses a pulley and a string to lift and lower heavy objects. They can incorporate gears into the design to provide enough […]

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Cranes

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

Harvey Mk II: Improved Quick EV3 Robot Build

  • 27 September 20182 April 2019
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • How To
Posted by John Burfoot
Harvey Mk II is an improved version of the ever-popular Harvester quick EV3 robot build that was published in 2013. This version features improved stability and has more LEGO connection holes for external attachments. Building instructions: […]

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Harvey Mk II: Improved Quick EV3 Robot Build

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • How To

Snail Car

  • 23 August 20182 April 2019
  • BOOST, Cross-Platform, EV3, NXT, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by Barbara Bratzel
Challenge Use gears to make a motorized car that moves as slowly as possible. Here are the rules: Your snail must include a power source such as an EV3 brick or WeDo hub, one or […]

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Snail Car

  • BOOST, Cross-Platform, EV3, NXT, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas

Ramp Climber

  • 23 August 20181 May 2020
  • BOOST, Cross-Platform, EV3, NXT, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by Barbara Bratzel
The challenge Design and build a car that can climb as steep a ramp as possible. Engineers repeatedly test their creations and use the results to make improvements to their designs. As you test your […]

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Ramp Climber

  • BOOST, Cross-Platform, EV3, NXT, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas

EV3 Sensors

  • 22 March 201830 March 2020
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reference
Posted by John Burfoot
Sensors provide robots with information about their environment. With the sensors that come with the EV3, you can make a robot respond to being touched, react when someone or something comes too close, follow a line, […]

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EV3 Sensors

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reference

How to Toggle a Motor On/Off With a Touch Sensor

  • 16 November 20172 April 2019
  • EV3
  • How To
Posted by Josep Fargas
Starting with a simple challenge involving a touch sensor and a motor, this learning sequence shows how to turn a motor on and off with a touch sensor using flow control structures that include: waits […]

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How to Toggle a Motor On/Off With a Touch Sensor

  • EV3
  • How To

Online Training Courses

  • 31 October 20171 August 2022
  • EV3, NXT, RCX
  • Reference
Posted by Wayne Burnett
There is a range of training courses and related support materials available for teacher’s online. The websites below differ in length, focus and cost, but all provide teachers (and sometimes students) resources and skills to […]

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Online Training Courses

  • EV3, NXT, RCX
  • Reference

Insights From Robodogs Robotics Summer Camp

  • 19 October 201718 July 2022
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections
Posted by Aaron Maurer
How do you design a robotics camp that pushes the envelope for repeat customers while also keeping the learning entry low enough for new students to feel success? How do you come up with new […]

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Insights From Robodogs Robotics Summer Camp

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

How to Wait for More than One Sensor Condition

  • 19 October 20172 April 2019
  • EV3
  • How To
Posted by Josep Fargas
The Wait block is one of the simplest blocks in the EV3 Software, and provides one of the simplest flow control structures. Its basic function is to pause the execution of a program until a […]

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How to Wait for More than One Sensor Condition

  • EV3
  • How To

Why Doesn’t My Robot Drive Straight?

  • 21 September 20171 May 2020
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Featured
  • How To
  • Pedagogy
Posted by Rob Torok
It seems reasonable to expect that when you program a robot to drive straight, it should just work. And, of course, this is what the Move Steering block in the EV3 Software is designed to do. The Move Steering block makes use of […]

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Why Doesn’t My Robot Drive Straight?

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Featured
  • How To
  • Pedagogy

How to export an EV3 data file (*.rdf) to Excel

  • 27 July 20177 September 2017
  • EV3
  • How To
Posted by Rob Torok
To open an EV3 data file (*.rdf) in Excel (or equivalent application), the trick is to convert it to a (*.csv) file using the the Tools > Export Datasets menu option in the EV3 Software. […]

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How to export an EV3 data file (*.rdf) to Excel

  • EV3
  • How To

Light and Dark Scavenger Hunt

  • 6 July 201720 December 2018
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by Rob Torok
This challenge provides a basic introduction to datalogging with EV3. Datalogging enables you to collect data from one or more sensors connected to the EV3 brick over a period of time. It is possible to […]

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Light and Dark Scavenger Hunt

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

EV3 books

  • 4 July 201731 July 2022
  • EV3
  • Reference
Posted by Barbara Bratzel
MINDSTORMS EV3 books written for educators Bratzel, Barbara. STEM by Design: Teaching with LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Dwivedi, Sanjeev, and Dwivedi, Rajeev. Your guide to Excel in First Lego League: Robot Architecture, Design, Programming and Game Strategies […]

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EV3 books

  • EV3
  • Reference

Make Way for Ducklings

  • 23 June 20171 May 2020
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Featured
Posted by Rob Torok
The classic children’s book Make Way For Ducklings by Robert McCloskey provided inspiration for a workshop at the LEGO Learning Symposium 2016. Led by the EDGErs, the workshop was intended to provide participants with an opportunity to explore some intermediate […]

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Make Way for Ducklings

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Featured

Robotics challenges: Workshop handouts

  • 23 March 201717 August 2017
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by Rob Torok
Here are some of the challenges that I give to my robotics students that I’ve also given to teachers at various workshops. Most of these are based on classic robotics challenges. Some have previously been documented on […]

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Robotics challenges: Workshop handouts

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

A Week in the Life #12: Robot Monsters!

  • 9 February 201718 July 2022
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections
Posted by Ian Chow-Miller
I teach an introductory course using the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 set. My students are 7th graders who are required to take the course and may not necessarily have any background in programming/building. My school is […]

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A Week in the Life #12: Robot Monsters!

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

Getting started with STEM and EV3

  • 7 February 201711 May 2017
  • EV3
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy
Posted by Kasia Nogalska
“I hear and I forget. I see and remember. I do and I understand.” This well-known quote describes the most effective method of teaching students. If you let children play football or basketball, they discover […]

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Getting started with STEM and EV3

  • EV3
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy

Light and Gryo Sensor Calibration

  • 25 January 20171 June 2017
  • EV3
  • How To
Posted by Benjamin
Some sensors need to be calibrated to make sure they work correctly. I’ve made an EV3 project to help my FIRST LEGO League teams calibrate their sensors and would like to make it available to […]

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Light and Gryo Sensor Calibration

  • EV3
  • How To

DIY Walkers: TrotBot using EV3

  • 28 December 20167 February 2017
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections
Posted by Ben Vagle
In my previous post, I shared some of my exploration of walking mechanisms using mainly LEGO Technic. Here is a MINDSTORMS EV3 version I have just built. The challenge with this build was maximizing performance […]

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DIY Walkers: TrotBot using EV3

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections

EV3 Simulator using RobotC: QEV3BotSim

  • 31 October 201618 July 2022
  • EV3
  • News
Posted by John Burfoot
Stan Simmons, an Associate Professor at Queen’s University in Canada, has developed a free Windows-based LEGO EV3 simulator as an adjunct to his physical robot classes, QEV3Bot Simulator. Although the LEGO Mindstorms NXT and EV3 […]

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EV3 Simulator using RobotC: QEV3BotSim

  • EV3
  • News

Open Roberta Lab

  • 22 October 201618 July 2022
  • EV3, NXT
  • News
Posted by Sara Willner-Giwerc
Open Roberta Lab (https://lab.open-roberta.org/) is a free, drag-and-drop, cloud-based programming platform. We played around with it last year and wrote about how to use it to program a LEGO EV3 robot. (Check out this article if you’re […]

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Open Roberta Lab

  • EV3, NXT
  • News

Dr. E’s Challenges: Meet the Leapers

  • 7 September 201623 April 2018
  • EV3, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by Barbara Bratzel
Dr. E’s Challenges are monthly, open-ended LEGO robotics activities for students around the world. Each month, a new challenge is announced. Students tackle the problem and publish videos and photos of their solutions on the […]

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Dr. E’s Challenges: Meet the Leapers

  • EV3, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas

To light or not to light

  • 7 July 201621 December 2017
  • EV3
  • How To
Posted by Josep Fargas
This article highlights one of the difficulties in using the legacy RCX lamp with MINDSTORMS EV3 platform and presents an approach for overcoming this difficulty. It also presents a strategy for synchronizing mutliple lamps with […]

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To light or not to light

  • EV3
  • How To

A Week in the Life #11: Sumobot to Battlebot

  • 28 June 201623 February 2017
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by Ian Chow-Miller
I teach an introductory course using the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 set. My students are 7th graders who are required to take the course and may not necessarily have any background in programming/building. My school is […]

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A Week in the Life #11: Sumobot to Battlebot

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

A Week in the Life #10: Candy Sorter

  • 27 June 201630 March 2017
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections
Posted by Ian Chow-Miller
I teach an introductory course using the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 set. My students are 7th graders who are required to take the course and may not necessarily have any background in programming/building. My school is […]

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A Week in the Life #10: Candy Sorter

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

The Sound of Music

  • 13 May 2016
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by Rob Torok
The idea of this challenge is to make a musical instrument using the EV3 brick. You should try to emulate the real instrument’s look and sound. Note: Although this framed as an EV3-based challenged, it […]

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The Sound of Music

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

Astronaut Tools

  • 29 January 2016
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by Ethan Danahy
In the first-year intro-to-engineering class at Tufts University, Aaron Johnson and I created a “space themed” project around developing tools that could be used by astronauts in space in order to perform typical tasks that […]

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Astronaut Tools

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

Poseidon: Underwater exploration with EV3

  • 4 December 20151 April 2016
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by Mohd
Poseidon is an underwater robot created by the Junior Convent Robotic Club (JCBOT) as part of Malaysia’s National Robotic Competition. This article is written by the team’s trainer and teacher, Mohd Zaki bin Ghazali. All […]

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Poseidon: Underwater exploration with EV3

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

Introducing EV3 Basic

  • 16 November 201521 December 2017
  • EV3
  • News
Posted by Nigel
The biggest weakness of the LEGO EV3 system may be that its icon-based programming interface is so very different from the textual programming languages that professional programmers use. Using a textual programming language with the […]

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Introducing EV3 Basic

  • EV3
  • News

A Week in the Life #8: Moving With Linkages

  • 9 November 201521 September 2016
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections
Posted by Ian Chow-Miller
I teach an introductory course using the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 set. My students are 7th graders who are required to take the course and may not necessarily have any background in programming/building. My school is […]

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A Week in the Life #8: Moving With Linkages

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

A Week in the Life #7: Sensor Fun

  • 26 October 201510 February 2016
  • EV3
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections
Posted by Ian Chow-Miller
This is the eighth of probably fourteen in a series of posts, each chronicling in detail the ins and outs of my Robotics class. I teach an introductory course using the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 set. […]

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A Week in the Life #7: Sensor Fun

  • EV3
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

Pixy for LEGO: Vision sensing for NXT and EV3

  • 16 October 201518 July 2022
  • EV3, NXT
  • News
Posted by Jesse
Charmed Labs have just released a version of Pixy (a vision sensor for Arduino) for LEGO Mindstorms. It’s a smart vision sensor, with the ability to learn and track colored objects with a single button press. The […]

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Pixy for LEGO: Vision sensing for NXT and EV3

  • EV3, NXT
  • News

Open Roberta: A review

  • 10 September 201518 July 2022
  • EV3
  • News
Posted by Sara Willner-Giwerc
Open Roberta is a free, drag and drop, cloud-based platform for programming LEGO EV3 robots. Check it out at this link: http://www.open-roberta.org/en/welcome/ and see below for my video summary and review. To use Open Roberta, you […]

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Open Roberta: A review

  • EV3
  • News

How to reconnect a task split

  • 6 August 201521 December 2017
  • EV3
  • How To
Posted by Rob Torok
This article describes a method for “reconnecting” the separate paths of an EV3 program after a task split. It’s usually best to avoid task splits where possible, especially because of the risk of them leading […]

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How to reconnect a task split

  • EV3
  • How To

EV3 Projectile Launcher

  • 8 May 20151 May 2020
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Featured
Posted by Sara Willner-Giwerc
This is the EV3 projectile launcher, inspired by RobotlCare’s Ball3r. The goal behind the EV3 Projectile Launcher is to provide students with a way to explore projectile motion by creating a LEGO EV3 robot to generate […]

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EV3 Projectile Launcher

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Featured

From Sequential Programming to State Machines

  • 14 April 201527 June 2019
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • How To
Posted by Josep Fargas
In this unit, we will explore some common algorithms for line following in a very systematic way, starting with well known “sequential” approaches, and then contrasting these with a “state machine” approach. We will see […]

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From Sequential Programming to State Machines

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • How To

Programming Bluetooth on EV3

  • 13 April 20151 August 2022
  • EV3
  • How To
  • Reflections
Posted by John Burfoot
On 27 February 2015, a small group of EDGErs went to LEGOLAND in California for an EV3 Hackathon. This post documents one of the projects that came out of the event. Wireless projects using Bluetooth […]

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Programming Bluetooth on EV3

  • EV3
  • How To
  • Reflections

Magic Moments

  • 7 April 201521 December 2015
  • EV3
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections
Posted by Ian Chow-Miller
Sometimes things come together in your class in such a way as to cause a smile to hit your face and remain there for the whole day. Here’s one such event: Why it’s cool: The […]

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Magic Moments

  • EV3
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

Building with RCX/NXT lamps and EV3 pieces

  • 5 April 201521 December 2017
  • EV3, NXT, RCX
  • How To
  • Reflections
Posted by John Burfoot
On 27 February 2015, a small group of EDGErs went to LEGOLAND for an EV3 Hackathon. This post documents one of the projects that came out of the event. At the EV3 Hackathon, I was […]

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Building with RCX/NXT lamps and EV3 pieces

  • EV3, NXT, RCX
  • How To
  • Reflections

Darkness or darker?

  • 31 March 201526 March 2019
  • EV3, LabVIEW
  • Big Ideas
  • How To
Posted by andiPi
In this article, we look at the difference between fixed and relative thresholds in LabVIEW, that is the “darkness” and the “darker” settings in the Wait for Light Sensor block. Note: This article builds on […]

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Darkness or darker?

  • EV3, LabVIEW
  • Big Ideas
  • How To

Boom-gate intersection (EV3 Hackathon 2015)

  • 24 March 20151 August 2022
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by Barbara Bratzel
On 27 February 2015, a small group of EDGErs went to LEGOLAND for an EV3 Hackathon. This post documents one of the projects that came out of the event. For the EV3 Hackathon, Magee and […]

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Boom-gate intersection (EV3 Hackathon 2015)

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

Inside a Two-Step Simple Line Follower

  • 24 March 201518 July 2022
  • EV3
  • Big Ideas
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by Josep Fargas
In this unit, we will use the datalogging tools available in the EV3 Software to study the internal operation of a two-step simple line follower with one Light sensor. It is a very simple but […]

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Inside a Two-Step Simple Line Follower

  • EV3
  • Big Ideas
  • Challenge Ideas

Blogs and other websites

  • 17 December 201431 July 2022
  • EV3, NXT
  • Reference
Posted by Rob Torok
Here are some noteworthy blogs and other general websites (that didn’t fit into a neat category!). They range from a neat collection of building projects not directly related to a particular curriculum to a web […]

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Blogs and other websites

  • EV3, NXT
  • Reference

Santa Claus’ sleigh

  • 11 December 201421 December 2017
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by Wojciech-Syrocki
If you like the idea of inviting the Christmas spirit into the scientific world of robotics, take a look at our new model – the Santa Claus’s sleigh, consisting of functional riding sleigh, Santa himself […]

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Santa Claus’ sleigh

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

Optimal Prime: Another quick EV3 robot build

  • 9 December 20141 August 2022
  • EV3
  • How To
Posted by Benjamin-Popp
Some time ago, John Burfoot posted an EV3 build called The Harvester, a quick robot designed using just 49 pieces. I really liked the concept, so I played around with it a bit. The result was a […]

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Optimal Prime: Another quick EV3 robot build

  • EV3
  • How To

EV3 gone wrong: What to do when your EV3 stops working

  • 25 November 20143 May 2018
  • EV3
  • How To
Posted by Barbara Bratzel
The EV3 brick is a wonderful piece of technology, but like all technology, it sometimes has glitches. Here are some possible problems starting, stopping, and connecting the EV3 brick, with suggested solutions. Starting/stopping issues: The […]

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EV3 gone wrong: What to do when your EV3 stops working

  • EV3
  • How To

Exploring Thresholds

  • 18 November 201427 June 2019
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Big Ideas
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by Josep Fargas
This unit introduces an extremely simple exercise that allows students to think more deeply about the concept of a threshold and how to use it to make a robot react to its environment. It is […]

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Exploring Thresholds

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Big Ideas
  • Challenge Ideas

Naked NXT/EV3 projects

  • 6 November 201420 December 2018
  • EV3, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by John Burfoot
For some projects, you might prefer to offer your students more time to learn advanced programming, and spend less time building. That means no extra LEGO pieces, motors, or external sensors –  just a “Naked” […]

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Naked NXT/EV3 projects

  • EV3, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Path planning in LabVIEW

  • 19 August 2014
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by Phoebe
This summer one project I have been working on is path planning in LabVIEW for an EV3 robot vehicle. This project came from an idea I had for an AR.Drone. That idea was to create […]

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Path planning in LabVIEW

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

JumboBooks: An introduction to using microprocessors in LabVIEW

  • 14 August 201421 December 2017
  • EV3, LabVIEW
  • News
Posted by Jenny
The Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts University has created JumboBooks, a set of educational tutorials to program different devices in LabVIEW. The microprocessors used include the Arduino Uno, BeagleBone, LilyPad, myRIO, and ProtoSnap, as […]

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JumboBooks: An introduction to using microprocessors in LabVIEW

  • EV3, LabVIEW
  • News

EV3 Arduino Shield

  • 14 August 201421 December 2017
  • EV3, LabVIEW
  • Reflections
Posted by Phoebe
This summer at the CEEO, one project in progress has been an EV3 shield for Arduino Uno boards. The first shield was created by Tufts graduate student Jessica Scolnic. The idea is to make a […]

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EV3 Arduino Shield

  • EV3, LabVIEW
  • Reflections

EV3 support for LabVIEW

  • 8 May 20143 April 2020
  • EV3, LabVIEW
  • News
Posted by Rob Torok
EV3 support comes to LabVIEW with the release of the LabVIEW Module for LEGO MINDSTORMS (formerly the NXT Module). As well as providing support for the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3, this LabVIEW module includes updates and […]

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EV3 support for LabVIEW

  • EV3, LabVIEW
  • News

EV3 Software compatibility with NXT

  • 4 March 20141 July 2016
  • EV3, NXT
  • How To
  • Reference
Posted by Rob Torok
This is a summary of the LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 Software with the NXT brick and associated hardware. Remember: The NXT firmware cannot be updated using Firmware Update in the EV3 software. If you want […]

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EV3 Software compatibility with NXT

  • EV3, NXT
  • How To
  • Reference

EV3 tutorials: By students, for students

  • 18 December 201314 December 2017
  • EV3
  • Getting Started
  • How To
Posted by Rob Torok
Check out this awesome collection of tutorials that Sarah Lichtenberger’s fifth graders have produced. Topics include… MyBlocks Multi-tasking Follow an object Displaying the speed Displaying distance Using the Gyro Sensor For example, here’s one showing […]

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EV3 tutorials: By students, for students

  • EV3
  • Getting Started
  • How To

The Harvester: A quick EV3 robot build

  • 10 December 201327 September 2018
  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • How To
Posted by John Burfoot
NOTE: See the updated version of this quick build here. Like me, you’ve probably spent countless hours trying to come up with a quick robot design for your students. I recently decided to spend a […]

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The Harvester: A quick EV3 robot build

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • How To

LEGO Engineering Conference, Jakarta 2013

  • 18 November 20134 March 2014
  • EV3
  • Conferences
Posted by Rob Torok
A LEGO Engineering Conference was hosted by LEGO Education and by the Tufts CEEO in Jakarta, on 18 November, 2013. The day consisted of presentations and hands-on workshops on the integration of robotics into the […]

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LEGO Engineering Conference, Jakarta 2013

  • EV3
  • Conferences

Using EV3 software to run the NXT

  • 1 November 201321 December 2017
  • EV3, NXT
  • Getting Started
  • How To
Posted by Barbara Bratzel
The new EV3 software is backwards compatible with the NXT. But what exactly does this mean? What works? What doesn’t work? What sort of works? Here is a quick rundown: Programming: The NXT can be […]

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Using EV3 software to run the NXT

  • EV3, NXT
  • Getting Started
  • How To

EV3 rechargeable battery issue

  • 16 September 20132 September 2014
  • EV3
  • Getting Started
  • How To
  • News
Posted by Barbara Bratzel
Some of the new EV3 rechargeable batteries have a circuit error and do not work properly. After you recharge one of these defective batteries, install it in the EV3, and turn on the EV3, you […]

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EV3 rechargeable battery issue

  • EV3
  • Getting Started
  • How To
  • News

How to update the EV3 firmware

  • 19 August 201319 February 2016
  • EV3
  • How To
Posted by Barbara Bratzel
How to update the firmware on the EV3 using the LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 software: First, make sure that the EV3 is on and connected to the computer. Under Tools on the menu at the […]

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How to update the EV3 firmware

  • EV3
  • How To

The Stubborn Car

  • 16 August 201327 June 2019
  • EV3, NXT, RCX
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by CEEO
Think of a way to design and construct the stubborn car: a car that will always return to its original place no matter how far it is rolled away from its starting point. Tip: How […]

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The Stubborn Car

  • EV3, NXT, RCX
  • Challenge Ideas

Third Wheel

  • 28 May 20134 April 2019
  • Cross-Platform, EV3, NXT
  • Getting Started
  • How To
Posted by Barbara Bratzel
A simple two-motor NXT car needs a non-powered slider, wheel, or wheels of some type. A single wheel is often a good choice, since it is simple to build and makes turning the car easier […]

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Third Wheel

  • Cross-Platform, EV3, NXT
  • Getting Started
  • How To

Get Started with EV3

  • 1 January 201331 July 2022
  • EV3
  • Getting Started
Posted by Barbara Bratzel
LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 is the third version of LEGO’s MINDSTORMS robotics platform. It was launched in September 2013, and follows the RCX (1998) and the NXT (2006). The MINDSTORMS EV3 kit includes a programmable brick […]

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Get Started with EV3

  • EV3
  • Getting Started

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