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The NXTAVATAR  is a Tele-presence robot which is visually remote controlled using the internet. It is easily build. You need: a LEGO® MINDSTORMS® 2.0 set, an iPhone® 4 (or other Smartphone) with Skype® installed, a Windows PC with Skype® installed, 2 Skype® accounts and 2 NXTAVATAR programs (which are open source). You can download building instructions & NXTAVATAR programs at www.nxtavatar.com . You can easily adjust the robot and programs to fit your own demands. Have fun! Below are the controls as seen on the PC side, The frame in red is what is shared on the mobile device via Skype screen sharing. Features - Remote control using the internet - Face to face interaction - Full audio & video communication - Moves forward & backward - Turns left & right - Looks up & down - Gets & drops small objects It was created by Andreas (NXTwallet) the father of the first transformable NXT WALL-E, and a good friend of mine, I was t...

News Flash!!   I'm boarding the plane in a few hours for a trans-Atlantic flight to Denmark as I have decided to join the Mindstorms team on another crazy LEGO filled adventure (some people enjoy the beach for their vacation... I choose LEGO WORLD :)  -- Of course I'm taking my Wall-E4 with me along with my new BRICKBOT and my friend Andreas from the NL will also join me at the Mindstorms kiosk with his NXTWallet (you know that first NXT transformable Wall-e)!!But that's not all!!  My real mission is to help out my LEGO bro Vassilis (NeXTSTORM) who has been invited to present a totally awesome project he has been working on... You will have to stay tuned to see it in action as right now all i can share with you is this BANNER he prepared for the occasion: Meanwhile here are some videos of the robots that I have managed to wrap-up in t-shirts and stuff in my luggage (security is going to have a blast) More info on LEGO WORLD CPH 2011 can be found on this post:...