SuperBots to the Rescue

SuperBots to the Rescue: A Rebrick Challenge

It's back....a MINDSTORMS Rebrick challenge with SUPER prizes!

"It’s time to do some superpower thinking and show us a Super Robot, a.k.a. SuperBot! Make it super cool, super geeky, super smart, or super fun, and show us what makes your robot a SuperBot – and what dilemma, challenge, or chore it rescues you from! The greatest SuperBot will send his or her creator on a super-duper trip to LEGO World Copenhagen."

Grand Prize: A trip to LEGO World Copenhagen in February 2018 where you will present your winning robot. If you want to see what it's like to got to LEGOWORLD in Copenhagen, take a look at this brief compilation video of the robots at the event.

Entry Deadline: Submit your entry by August 18, 2017 at 10:00AM EST.

Note: Before you start, please read the rules for submission carefully.

What makes a robot super? You do! Any robot can have super powers. No super power is too simple. Perhaps your robot can clear the table, explore new planets or climb up stairs. Perhaps your robot has the force (use the ultrasonic sensor), super strength (use gears/motor), or is super smart (can play a game). Use your imagination!

Last year's first place winners, Dave and Joe built a table setting robot. They won a trip to Copenhagen, Denmark for LEGOWORLD 2017. Watch the video below to learn about their design process and get some tips for your entry this year.

From the Rebrick contest page: "This robot is fully capable setting spots for up to 6 people by driving around a table and dropping pre-loaded forks, plates, and cups from complicated elevator stacks and a rotating drum. Using 2 EV3s, 5 motors, an IR sensor, and a ultrasonic sensor, this robot is large and complex."

Like Dave and Joe's work, remember, it doesn't have to work perfectly the first time. Come up with an idea, build a prototype and then...make it better. Most of all, have fun with your project!

Celebrating MINDSTORMS with a Remix - Part 2

The ROBOTMAK3RS continued their celebration of the 25th Anniversary of MINDSTORMS through these summer and fall remix projects. Each ROBOTMAK3R was tasked with selecting one LEGO set of their choice and combining it with a MINDSTORMS set. Below are the five amazing models they came up with. Remote controlled material handle r by Jozua van Ravenhorst (aka Mr Jo) This remix combines the LEGO Technic Material Handler (42144) with MINDSTORMS EV3 (31313) It uses the power of pneumatic cylinders to move objects around. By using a bluetooth remote control, very precise movements can be made with this model. Touch sensors in the base chassis prevent the turret twisting the cables that go through the turntable to much. The program has several protections to prevent over pressurizing the system for each of the 3 individual pumps and valves that control the 2 booms and claws. The real version of this machine is mostly used in waste material sites to bring the material to machines that sort and

Celebrating 25 Years of MINDSTORMS

In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of MINDSTORMS, we take a trip through history. Please also visit ROBOTMAK3RS Community every week as we highlight different projects all through 2023 in celebration of the anniversary. Some of the early history is based on the content shared by Coder Shah in our MINDSTORMS EV3 Community Group . Some of the text and links may have been edited from his original posts for consistency and clarity. 1984 - Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen watched a TV program called "Talking Turtle," where MIT professor Seymour Papert demonstrated how children could control robot "turtles" using LOGO, a programming language he developed. 1988 - The collaboration between MIT and LEGO resulted in LEGO TC Logo in 1988, which allowed students to control LEGO models using computer commands. The video shows Papert demonstrating TC Logo. 1990 - LEGO TC Logo was hampered since the robots you built had to be tethered to a personal computer. LEGO and MIT

MINDSTORMS Retires!

2023 is the 25th Anniversary of the MINDSTORMS brand. For 25 years, MINDSTORMS has educated and inspired a generation of robot builders, both children and adults. Unfortunately, the LEGO Group decided to end the line on December 2022. Many ROBOTMAK3RS have been passionately involved with the development of MINDSTORMS through the MUP and MCP programs. Even with the newest Robot Inventor line, several ROBOTMAK3RS were invited to submit additional bonus models that were included in the official app. Regardless of the retirement of a major LEGO robotics product line, ROBOTMAK3RS continue to MAKE-SHARE-INSPIRE using all LEGO robotics platforms available to us. Here is the official statement from LEGO. Since its launch in September 1998, LEGO MINDSTORMS has been one of the core ‘Build & Code’ experiences in the company’s portfolio, carrying with it significant brand equity and becoming a stand-out experience for the early days of consumer robotics and leading to current Build & Code

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