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Welcome guest blogger DamonMM2000 Hey there! I am DamonMM2000 , and I build LEGO MINDSTORMS Ev3 robots. Today, I would like to introduce my 103rd Ev3 MOC (from what I've counted): CTS-eV3! CTS-eV3 is a Lego replica of the 2010 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe. With RWD (Rear Wheel Drive), lots of speed, and more than adequate torque, this motorized creation is like the real car. Having been over half a year in the making, there has been many trial-and-errors (including chassis, drivetrain, and exterior redesigns). But I am quite satisfied with the final outcome! CTS-eV3 has a 4.5:1 gear ratio (if you count the differential, the gear ratio is 3.2:1), accomplished by driving a 36 tooth gear meshed with an 8 tooth gear in a unique setup. Actual speed is a few tenths under 4 Kph! This two door coupe has been relatively replicated, including the visible V8 piston engine along with the Corvette inspired supercharger. Special thanks to Builderdude35 for his help; he came out with ...

You may know him as the guy who made the Timmyton that amazing shark like bot he brought to MakerFaire NY last year. But now builderdude35 has a new series of EV3 tutorial to present us. " Hello, everybody! I just wanted to let you all know that I have started a series of EV3 tutorials that I will be posting every Thursday (or Friday) on my YouTube channel, Builderdude35’s MINDSTORMS Creations: https://www.youtube.com/ channel/UCuXq-jiU0ANeBcF_ Tvq1D7g  In these tutorials, I discuss a topic and teach you how to implement it into an EV3 robot. Many of my tutorials are FLL related and aim to give some tips that could help you score more points on the mat.    You can watch one of my tutorials, “Building Your FLL Robot” right here: https://youtu.be/N5fzepIrFw8   Please don’t be afraid to give me any feedback, and if you know anyone who might benefit from seeing this video, go right ahead and share it with them! I would really appreciate it! You can also suggest future to...

Remember #robotmak3r Kyle, the Kid with the Timmyton? http://thenxtstep.blogspot.ca/2013/08/the-kid-with-timmyton-35.html   http://www.thenxtstep.com/2013/12/check-it-out-timmyton-50-built-with-one.html Well he came and visit me at the LEGO MINDSTORMS kiosk at the World Maker Faire in New York last month. He brought along his latest version of his Timmyton now at V5.5 ... WOW! Meeting Kyle once again and trying out his robot in person was really cool. Kyle's work didn't go unnoticed, it's a really good model he designed.  Filippa, LEGO MINDSTORMS community manager took the time to interview Kyle and produced this great video:  Read more about his cool projects, see pictures and download LDD and programs by visiting Builderdude35 profile on the LEGO MINDSTORMS Community page http://www.us.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/community/profile?builder=Builderdude35 Are you a #robotmak3r? If any of you have some cool robots you want to share with the world let me know, r...

Remember Kyle, the Kid with the Timmyton? http://thenxtstep.blogspot.ca/2013/08/the-kid-with-timmyton-35.html   Well he managed to get his own EV3 set soon after it launched and he's been pretty active with it since. His latest creation is version 5 of his popular Timmyton robot. Timmyton 5, 
Created by: Builderdude35 He sent me an email to announce he had entered it in the Out Of The Box contest on the MINDSTORMS Community webs site and won! I can see why, this is a very cool looking one kit robot, and has some nice features like a moving fin and jaws. His robot is very well documented and he offers both Building Instructions and a variety of sample programs to bring it to life! For example, Program 4, Timmyton Jaws  This is a simple seeking program, based off of NeXTSTORM's program. It makes the Timmyton 5.0 track down the IR Beacon in an attempt to eat it. All the while, The Timmyton wags his tail and snaps his jaws violently, and plays the famous "Jaws...