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Here is something pretty cool if you would like to push the EV3 a little further then it is meant too be. http://www.dexterindustries.com/blog/2014/05/29/connecting-arduino-ev3/ That's right, our friends at Dexter Industries just released a tutorial on how to connect these two devices http://www.dexterindustries.com/howto/connecting-ev3-arduino/ Let us know in the comment below if by any chance you have played with this combo already or if this is something you are adding in your bucket list? : . .

Making robot programming easier for young children: NXT Physical Programming with colored balls, introduced by a couple of teachers students from the Independent Academy for Free School teaching in Denmark. Incidentally, MCP Mike Brandl had a similar idea some years ago with his Color Programable Car .

Today's guest blog post is contributed by DamonMM2000 on his award-winning Sumo robot: "SumoStorm3r is a sumo robot built by DamonMM2000.   Just in case you have no idea just what these LEGO® "sumos" do, they participate in battles where the objective is to push the opponent out of a ring with the option to attack with given weapons or tools. So how does SumoStorm3r do it? Simple; keep reading to find out!   SumoStorm3r is very streamlined and well-armored. It is different from other SumoBots in that it has no weapons or offenses, just one defense: push the opponent out of the ring. The best thing about this extraordinary sumo bot is that only one LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 set was used!   SumoStorm3r has a unique sensor system. It uses both the EV3 Color Sensor + EV3 InfraRed Sensor. The Color Sensor is safely tucked behind a sturdy front bumper. The Color Sensor senses the black boundaries so that it can turn around safely.   SumoStorm3r drives with trea...

Here's a guest blog post by robot builder lama-mantis who has produced a series of robots on treads. That's what he says about them: "There are a lot of critical situations where humans can't help. A nuclear disaster is too radioactive, a bomb is to risky, a fire is too heat, etc. But there's still help needed. And when humans can't help, robots do it. They aren't organic, so they can survive high radioactivity. They don't have a life, so it doesn't matter when they explode. They can be made of material that can survive high temperatures, so that they can't melt.   I, Lama-mantis, built a serie of robot called 'Complix'. They are made for critical situations. My Complix robots are made with the NXT hardware, and the structure is built of TECHNIC pieces. They have treads so that the robots can move over heavy terrain.   You can check them out here:   Robot profiles: http://www.us.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/community/profile?builder...