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Lego. Mindstorms RCX. Donkey Kong. Rolling barrels. Donkey Kong throws rolling barrels. Mario jumps. And jumps. And jumps. All synchronized. Even the game start tune is generated by Lego Mindstorms. After seeing it in action—and hearing the rattling noise it makes—I want this on the wall of my bedroom, as my alarm clock... Read Full Story
By Bob Lewis As is to be expected, the most popular toys for boys this Christmas (that's real boys - not grown-up boys) are almost all likely to be inspired by television or film characters. This list is an alternative because in my experience the toys of this type are usually soon discarded never to be played with again. 1. PicooZ Helicopter - Radio Controlled. The PicooZ Radio Controlled Helicopter will be quite challenging to fly initially but when the technique is mastered will give hours... Read Full Story
Just when you’ve thought you’ve seen just about everything LEGO related in comes Think Geek with a genius T-sirt!
The aptly named “ Brick Construction Shirt” has a removable black breastplate that will take you blocks of choice – LEGO, PixelBlocks, Mega Bloks and K’NEX Bricks.
From there it’s up to you. Just start building !
Go from basic messages to building 3-D structures complete with gears, and motors!
…and yeah you can attach Mini-Figs!
The shirt is on sale now for $17.99... Read Full Story
Bug Labs is bringing a mashup mentality to hardware by way of a series of modules which snap together not unlike the way Legos would. The BUGbase and the BUGmodules don’t look like children’s toys, nor do they look like Radio Shack geek tech. They look like something you might pay good money for at BestBuy.
Ease of development is emphasized. Projects begin with a BUGbase which is described on their web site as “…a fully programmable and ‘hackable’ Linux computer…” Examples of modules you... Read Full Story
This fall LEGO is going to unleash its biggest set ever made and it will be the coolest & fastest starship in the galaxy, Han Solo's Millennium Falcon! The last Millennium Falcon that LEGO produced was only 985 pieces. Having Trouble Finding this LEGO Toy BUY Lego Millennium Falcon NOW If you have the funds and the patience to build the Lego Millennium Falcon, I recommend it with sincere enthusiasm. It is the crown jewel of the LEGO product line, past and present. Few LEGO models come close... Read Full Story
In this stop-motion clip, you’ll see a LEGO fanatic building the Millennium Falcon, all 5195 pieces. Though building the kit took countless hours, you can only imagine how much longer the process became with all the photography.
So here you go: The definitive movie on the construction of the Lego Millennium Falcon, crazy stop motion worth of the Go Miniman Go stop animation contest.
[via Gizmodo ]
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How big is a Lego Corellian Corvette at minifig scale? Damn huge. It currently is at 12 feet long, with fully detailed interiors. Its creator also made a minifig scale Millennium Falcon, the world’s largest:
Lego Corellian Corvette Tantive IV
Lego Millennium Falcon
Craig Steven—the British Lego artist who did the Tantive IV—says that the bridge section alone... Read Full Story
Product Description Build and program MINDSTORM NXT robots with Daniele Benedettelli , one of the world’s most respected NXT robot builders. He shows you how to build and program them from scratch, starting with the simplest robots and progressing in difficulty to a total of seven award–winning robots! You can download all the code, along with low–resolution videos that show how your robot works when it’s finished. You don’t need to be a programmer to develop these cool robots because all... Read Full Story
Now you can be the proud owner of one of the Limited Edition Black NXT micro-controllers that we have produced to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of LEGO MINDSTORMS . The first LEGO MINDSTORMS products came out in the year 1998 and have since then continued to bring fun and active building and programming experiences to millions of robotic builders across the world! Why a Black NXT? Because it is cool! And looking around in the MINDSTORMS community we noticed that a Black NXT was high on... Read Full Story
* Detect obstacles in front-left, front-right or straight ahead * Simple to use analog Sensor interface * Supported in NXT-G, NXC/NBC and RobotC Read Full Story
