Lego Robotic Workshop

Presentations

• Adrian Dabrowski: Robotics with LEGO - presentation

Quick Start

• NXT-G: use the proprietary CD by Lego / National Instruments. See also the NXT-G multimedia tutorial.
• NXC: 1. Install driver, 2. Copy the NXC folder 3. Run BrixCC 4. Follow the tutorial
• LeJOS:
  • http://www.bartneck.de/2008/03/04/java-lego-nxt-eclipse-tutorial/
  • http://lejos.sourceforge.net/nxt/nxj/tutorial/Preliminaries/UsingEclipse.htm

Resources:

• Fantom Driver for USB / NXT

Lego constructions

Building: First Steps (5min Robot)

Use the LEGO default Vehicle, construct your own, or use the following simple steps to build one:

1. 5 minutes Robot (http://www.nxtprograms.com/NXT2/five_minute_bot/index.html)
2. add a light sensor (http://www.nxtprograms.com/NXT2/line_follower/steps.html)

First Steps: LEGO default Robot

http://cache.lego.com/bigdownloads/buildinginstructions/4500569.pdf

Mechanical construction

• Basic NXT vehicle from the NXT EDU 9797 kit
• One more 9797 wehicle
• Tribot - Basic NXT vehicle from the NXT 1.0 8527 kit
• Tribot 2 (from http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=8527-1)
• Shooterbot - Basic NXT vehicle from the NXT 2.0 8547 kit
• http://www.nxtprograms.com
  • Linefollower part I.
  • Linefollower part II.
  • Linefollower NXT-G software
• NXT Constructopedia

Programming

LEJOS

• LeJOS Homepage (http://lejos.sourceforge.net)
• LeJOS API Documentation (http://lejos.sourceforge.net/p_technologies/nxt/nxj/api/index.html)
• LeJOS Tutorial (http://lejos.sourceforge.net/nxt/nxj/tutorial/index.htm)

• Media:Lejos-sample-programs.zip (Sample Programs)

NXT-G

• Multimedia NXT-G Tutorial
• NXT-G tutorial presentation slides
• Special NXT-G Line Following block
• Linefollower NXT-G software

Presentations of projects

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