ROBOTMAK3RS Blog

From the official MINDSTORMS site, there's a new NXT 2.0 bonus model available: NXTitzki , a basketball-playing NXT robot that is named after Dirk Nowitzki, a famous German NBA player. NXTitzki can either be remotely controlled by a player or run autonomously, using the Ultrasonic sensor for obstacle detection and the feet-mounted color sensor for line detection (which allows for interesting navigation strategies and pitch setups). When using more than one instance, nice matches and tournaments can be devised, so it might prove an attractive model for classroom activities also. It was designed, built and filmed by me; feel free to visit the associated page at my NXT web site.

Last weekend, the annual Fana'Briques took place for the 3rd time in Rosheim, Alsace (France). It's the largest LEGO® in Central Europe, and this time, the topic was "LEGO® - Basketball". I have been there by myself as an exhibitor, alongside with two remotely controlled Basketball playing NXT robots (created from the new NXT 2.0 Set): Fana'Briques 2009 was a great experience again and a tremendeous success.