ROBOTMAK3RS Blog

You might remember my freefall ride I talked about a long time ago. I have made a video using the old photos and video's. It is already on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty9leziU3Vc (or watch here below). //note: The video on youtube is better quality I built this contraption some time ago, and personally, I don't think it is constructed *that* good, however it *is* an interesting project... I compiled the video from old recordings and photos, the videos are poor quality and incomplete... But it DID work. Unfortunatly I can't shoot new footage, because the model doesn't exist anymore... More information om how everything works (and lot's of HQ photo's) on NXTlog! http://mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/Community/NXTLog/DisplayProject.aspx?id=99ca3747-512c-4c11-b79f-6a54489367f7 enjoy! Martijn Hellemans

Hi, My name is Martijn Hellemans, but in the community I go by the name of Dino_Martino. I was asked to become a NXT step contributor, andI can't let such an opportunity slip away. Me in a nutshell: Not LEGO related: I'm fourteen years old. I live in a rather sleepy town named "Heist-op-den-Berg", Antwerp, Belgium. My native language is dutch. besides LEGO I love everything related to science, technique, technology, electronics, robotics,... I got bit by the electrics bug when I got an electronics play-kit for my 8th birthday. My other passion is music. I play the drums for 6 years now. My favourite styles include: Jazz, Funk, Latin, and other stuff. LEGO related: Like a lot of other peoples, I have been playing with LEGO's since I was *very* young. My older brothers had an immense stack of old style, classic LEGO. In fact, if it weren't for my brothers, I don't think I would have got into LEGO TECHNIC. When I was about six, I watched how my brother amazi...