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              Cr3am Roulette by Andreas Baumgart This is the introduction to my RobotRemix#4 Cr3am Roulette, which was created using the LEGO MINDSTORMS 31313 and LEGO Technic Air Race Jet 42066 sets. Cr3am Roulette is pure fun! And you will wish but one thing while playing this game: "Please, let it not be me!“ I came up with the idea when I saw a video of the a board game called "PieFace“ on YouTube. I thought to myself, "I have to make this with LEGO MINDSTORMS!" The game’s goal is simple: be part of the small group that does not get whipped cream catapulted into their faces. How it works: You start the game by cocking the catapult and pressing "enter" on the EV3 Brick. The catapult is now locked. Then, you place a nice large portion of whipped cream on the catapult. Then, CR generates a random number at which the catapult triggers. This number corresponds with a certain degree of engine rotation. The player then pu...

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 ...