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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

LabView examples: Projects

  • 18 October 201321 December 2017
  • LabVIEW, NXT
  • How To
Posted by CEEO
Here are some example projects using LabView. Hand Puppet code LabVIEW for MINDSTORMS code for the LEGO hand puppet. Morse Code This example shows how to turn a user input into a corresponding sequence of […]

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LabView examples: Projects

  • LabVIEW, NXT
  • How To

Music box

  • 9 October 201318 December 2015
  • Cross-Platform, NXT, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by CEEO
Design and construct a working music box in which LEGO mini-figures move while a song plays. This lesson is one in a series of introductory lessons that is applicable to all types of robotics kits. […]

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Music box

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas

Fan-tastic

  • 2 October 201318 December 2015
  • Cross-Platform, NXT, ROBOLAB, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by CEEO
Design and construct a LEGO fan with at least one sensor and program it to run at variable speeds and have a stop/start function. Note: the RCX and NXT versions of the attachments use two […]

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Fan-tastic

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, ROBOLAB, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas

NXT Constructopedia

  • 7 September 201321 December 2017
  • NXT
  • Downloads
  • Getting Started
  • How To
Posted by CEEO
The NXT Constructopedia Beta 2.1 (PDF) is a set of building hints for the NXT Education Base Set (9797). It contains smaller hints and a few larger models. Its aim is to provide users with inspiration […]

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NXT Constructopedia

  • NXT
  • Downloads
  • Getting Started
  • How To

NXT-G power programming tips

  • 7 September 20136 September 2013
  • NXT
  • Getting Started
  • How To
Posted by Srikanth M
What to do, what not do, and where it pays to be cautious! This posts throws light on some very important aspects of programming robots in NXT-G. Any program that we write for NXT-G should […]

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NXT-G power programming tips

  • NXT
  • Getting Started
  • How To

Light at the beginning of the tunnel

  • 5 September 201318 December 2015
  • Cross-Platform, NXT, ROBOLAB
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by CEEO
Think of a way to program a robot car to be afraid of the dark: as it moves into a tunnel, it reverses back out when it encounters a darker light reading. Resources Light at […]

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Light at the beginning of the tunnel

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, ROBOLAB
  • Challenge Ideas

Smart house

  • 2 September 201321 December 2017
  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by CEEO
Design and construct a house that uses sensors to change itself in some way. For example, have the house greet incoming cars by turning the house lights on.  Resources Smart House lesson plan – NXT-G […]

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Smart house

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas

Create your own games with “RIC” files

  • 27 August 201321 December 2017
  • LabVIEW, NXT
  • How To
Posted by Svein-Tore Narvestad
One way to display information on the NXT screen is by using a “RIC” image file. Most of the default graphics that you see on the NXT use this file type. For example, the the […]

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Create your own games with “RIC” files

  • LabVIEW, NXT
  • How To

Cross country adventure

  • 22 August 201321 December 2017
  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by CEEO
Can you design and program a robot that can travel from one state to another across a large floor map of the USA (or a similar map of another part of the world)? Can you […]

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Cross country adventure

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Clap-on clap-off!

  • 20 August 201321 December 2017
  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by CEEO
Design a robot that moves forward when you clap softly, and stops when you clap loudly. Resources Clap-on lesson plan – NXT+G (PDF)    

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Clap-on clap-off!

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

How to update the NXT firmware in NXT-G

  • 18 August 201318 August 2013
  • NXT
  • How To
Posted by Barbara Bratzel
How to update the firmware on the NXT using NXT-G: First, make sure that the NXT is on and connected to the computer. Under Tools on the menu at the top of the screen, choose […]

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How to update the NXT firmware in NXT-G

  • NXT
  • How To

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