Chinese New Year falls on the 5th of February this year. Are you ready to celebrate with good food, good friends...and of course, some MINDSTORMS robots? In the Chinese calendar, each year is associated in an animal from the Chinese Zodiac, and this year is the Year of the Pig. Celebrate Year of the Pig with MINDSTORMS: So let's get started with a MINDSTORMS pig by Coder Shah, called PORK3R . This fun creation can walk forward and backward, and its head bobs up and down when it walks! You can build this model just using the parts from the LEGO MINDSTORMS 31313 set. This video shows you the building instructions. If you have the 42050 Drag Racer set as well as the 31313 set, you can an alternative version called TROTT3R , also designed by Coder Shah. TROTT3R is a more complex model that can walk and turn. It also has a massive eight cylinder engine at the back with working pistons. Other Animals from the Chinese Zodiac: If ...
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