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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 ...

Guest Blogger Ahmad Sahar from Malaysia tells us about the design and challenges he faced while developing the TROTT3R for the MCP Challenge,  ROBOT REMIX #3:   How TROTT3R came to be by Ahmad Sahar In March 2016, I was named MCP which stands for the MINDSTORMS Community Partner, like an ambassador for #mindstormsmagic in my country. Up until now I was mainly known for my one kit creations, having only an EV3 set and knowing it limits I was really excited when the ROBOT REMIX 3 competition was announced for all MCPs! We where asked to submit a design combining the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 set 31313 with the LEGO Technic Drag Racer set 42050.  I didn’t think I stood a chance and so I had nothing to loose by submitting my crazy proposal! Turns out the LEGO MINDSTORMS Team loved it and this idea was chosen as one of the 4 remix winners but I was told It couldn’t just be call M.C.P. so after a few days of brainstorming, I decided to call it TROTT3R. ...