Jim

I am proud to announce our new Mindstorms and Robotics forum. A dedicated forum is something I have been thinking about for years. We always figured there wasn't enough activity on Eurobricks to warrant such a forum. However, recently I have been actively using my Mindstorms EV3 units again and I realized that information is scattered over the Interwebs and lots of boards aren't active anymore. That's why I bit the bullet and opened this new forum. The new forum is not only about Mindstorms, but also about programmable LEGO like Boost and WeDo and LEGO Robotics in general. We are still working hard on updating the (outdated) indices, so the forum still needs to evolve, but you are welcome to show your Mindstorms/Robotics creations or pose your question. We hope you enjoy it!

No thanks. Funny thing is that my wish to have such a forum got me involved into Eurobrick quite a few years ago. Maybe we should have done this way sooner, but better late than never. I was having some issues finding the proper information, so I figured having an active forum with proper indices will definitely be helpful.

As you might have noticed, the name "Mindstorms" isn't in the Technic forum title anymore. This is because we have created a separate Mindstorms and Robotics forum. For now this forum will focus on Mindstorms, Programmable LEGO (like Boost and WeDo) and LEGO Robotics in general. Discussion about Arduino (and similar stuff) is definitely allowed, if it has to do with creating a LEGO robot. We will not discuss other robotic platforms (maybe a bit, but it will definitely be a LEGO forum). I am not really sure whether to move Power Functions, Powered Up etc to the new forum as well.

Last week I made some progress building the base of the robot. Even up to the point that I can start programming it. I am very happy with this design, since it is very sturdy by nature. I haven't done much bracing and I can already pick it up using a single hand. I am currently in the midst of doing some programming and I need to overcome some challenges and make some decisions. I my next post I will address these issues. My baby's first movement

Hi all, A while ago I purchased the EV3Lights Led Controller by Mindsensors. The contoller is powered by a 12V adapter and it plugs into one of the sensor ports of the Mindstorms EV3 brick. To control the strip you need to download an EV3 Block and you are good to go. They even have sample program, which worked instantly! Christmas will never be the same!

Shorty is....not so shortly. But I have been able to test the PFx Brick today. I am very impressed with the ease of use, of both the brick and the software. I got things up-and-running in no time, without strange quirks or anything. I have both speakers and the sound is absolutely phenomenal. The smaller one is perfectly suited for most scenarios, but the big one produces quite a volume. When I tested it for the first time, I thought the sound was coming from my computer. Then I realized it was the speaker. All in all very pleased with the brick. Now I will be hooking it up to my EV3 unit, which I will report in a separate topic.

EXTERNAL RESOURCES This section contains useful links to external resources. OFFICIAL LEGO RESOURCES Official Lego Mindstorms website Official Lego Mindstorms Educational website Link to Lego Knowledge Base for EV3 31313 Link to Lego Knowledge Base for NXT 8527 Link to Lego Knowledge Base for NXT 8547 PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENTS AND TOOLS EV3Dev (recommended!) Dexter Industries BrickPi EV3 Basic - Microsoft Small Basic with EV3 extension EV3 Retail/Home software download page EV3 Education software download page Download link for NXT-G (NXT 2.0) Software Download link for NXT-G (NXT 1.0) Software Monobrick - Communication library written in C# RobotC - a C Programming Language for Robotics ROBOLAB - Visual programming language built in LabVIEW LeJOS - Java for Lego Brickx Command Center : Windows integrated development environment (IDE) NXC/NBC - Next Byte Codes/Not Exactly C Microsoft Robotic Studio Microsoft Makecode Mindstorm Mindsqualls - .NET C# libraries for Bluetooth and USB communication Mindstorm C# Mathworks Simulink - Create Simulink models for your robot OTHER EXTERNAL RESOURCES Lego Mindstorms group on Facebook Mindboards Sourceforge Lejos Sourceforge Forum EV-3.net - EV3 Website with tips and trics and technical information Bot Bench - Xander Soldaat's Robotics Blog Robot Square - Blog about NXT and Robotics NXT Time - Wordpress Blog about NXT TheNXTStep - Lego Mindstorms Blog (NXT and EV3) RJMcNamara - Blog about NXT and Robotics Using LEGO Mindstorms RIS (RCX) KIT with Windows7 THIRD PARTY SENSORS HiTechnic - Mostly certified by The LEGO Company MindSensors - Mindstorms comptible Sensors including EV3 console adapter Dexter Industries - Cutting edge sensors for Mindstorms Vernier - NXT Sensor adapter and sensors

Seems that way. They also have a Facebook address and I see lots of resources pointing to them. https://www.facebook.com/TechBrickUK/

Needs an update! MINDSTORMS EV3 RETAIL SET STARTER MODELS These robots can be built with the Mindstorms EV3 Retail Set(31313) TRACK3R TRACK3R R3PTAR R3PTAR SPIK3R SPIK3R EV3RSTORM EV3RSTORM GRIPP3R GRIPP3R MINDSTORMS EV3 RETAIL SET FAN MADE BONUS MODELS These robots can be built with the Mindstorms EV3 Retail Set (31313) BANNER PRINT3R – created by Ralph Hempel BOBB3E – created by Kenneth Ravnshøj Madsen DINOR3X – created by Lasse Stenbæk Lauesen EL3CTRIC GUITAR – created by Daniele Benedettelli EV3D4 – created by Vassilis Chryssanthakopoulos EV3GAME – created by Ricardo Oliveira EV3MEG – created by Martyn Boogaarts KRAZ3 – created by Marc André Bazergui MR-B3AM – created by Kenneth Ravnshøj Madsen RAC3TRUCK – created by Laurens Valk ROBODOZ3R – created by Mark Crosbie WACK3M – created by Martyn Boogaarts MINDSTORMS EV3 EDUCATION KIT STARTER MODELS These robots can be built with the Mindstorms EV3 Education Core Set (45544) Building Instructions & Program Description - Education EV3 Starter Gyro Boy Sorter Puppy Robot Arm MINDSTORMS EV3 EDUCATION KIT EXPANSION MODELS These robots can be built with the Mindstorms EV3 Education Core Set (45544) and the Mindstorms EV3 Education Expansion Set (45560)*. See briefings for more information. * Spinner Factory needs 2 EV3 Intelligent Bricks, 2 Color Sensors, 2 Touch Sensors, and ALL six motors. SPINNER FACTORY Project Description (PDF) REMOTE Project Description (PDF) ELEPHANT Project Description (PDF) TANK BOT Project Description (PDF) STAIR CLIMBER Project Description (PDF) ZNAP Project Description (PDF)

USEFUL TOPICS This section contains links to useful topics. HOT TOPICS Venturing into the World of EV3Dev and Python BrickPi General Discussion EV3Dev General Discussion AWS RoboMaker and ROS General Discussion EUROBRICKS TOPICS Mindstorms for Beginners - Interesting Books and Resources How to start with Mindstorms? Mindstorms General Discussion Mindstorms Official Models Mindstorms Parts and Components Mindstorms Programming General Discussion New Parts in LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Bluetooth Problems with NXT NXT and PF compatibility Mindstorms EV3 Software (Education vs. Home)

SCOPE This forum is about: LEGO Mindstorms (RCX, NXT, EV3) Programmable LEGO (Boost, ...) Open source electronics platforms (Raspberry Pi, BrickPi, Arduino, etc) While Raspberry and other open source electronics platforms are definitely allowed here, we like to focus on building LEGO robots with these technologies. It's still a LEGO forum after all

I am in favor of allowing third party electronics like Arduino in this forum, thus I have renamed it Mindstorms and Robotics for now

I am happy to announce the new Mindstorms forum. I am still pondering over the scope of the forum, but it's likely that the new forum will also be used for Power Function, Powered Up, Boost, etc. If you guys think that doesn't make sense, let me know. Another option would be to limit the new forum to Mindstorms and Robotics in General. https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/forum/186-lego-mindstorms-programmablepowered-lego-and-electronics/

Post links to your Mindstorms topic here and I will move them.

General discussion about the new forum.

LEGO MINDSTORMS AND ROBOTICS INDEX Welcome to the LEGO Mindstorms and Robotics forum on EuroBricks. We hope you have a great time here. Feel free to take a look around and if you have any questions, you can always PM me or one of the other staff members. This forum is a work/concept in progress. For years I have been thinking about a dedicated forum for Mindstorms (and Robotics in general). I always assumed that Eurobricks didn't have enough traffic to warrant such a forum, but since lots of sources for Mindstorms information seem to be dead, I think this forum might be useful for lots of people. I hope you enjoy this new forum! With kind regards, Jim Technic Admin TABLE OF CONTENTS Scope of the forum Useful topics Useful links to external resources Proofs of Concept

Let’s get back on topic

Exactly! I’m thinking forum, instead of subforum, to improve visibility.

I have discussed this with other staffers and they are okay with a separate Mindstorms forum, if I feel there is a need

Hehe...yes!!! I reckon more people will be happy with that.

Maybe it’s my wishful thinking, but isn’t it likely to have this color scheme?! I see this has been discussed in previous posts, sorry. I do love the colors.

Besides SBrick and Buwizz, this is being discussed at the moment: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/167699-cada-battery-with-4-motor-outputs-and-remote-control/ And I think we have general discussion topic about third party controllers....somewhere.

I am not sure if you can pair a controller to two devices simultaneously. All I know is on the product page. That's the brilliance of Chinese products

I will send an email to him.

I am not sure what you are asking? Connecting CADA to Buwizz? The battery unit is not a Buwizz. It just looks like one.