Marc Abramowitz

Sheesh, I’ve been so busy with the house that I didn’t even notice that Lego Mindstorms NXT is . . . → Read More: Lego Mindstorms NXT now available!

“Sister Christian, oh the time has come…”

Got two new Lego Mindstorms motors in the mail yesterday (which I had bought off eBay). My old ones were sticking and my robot was having trouble getting around.

When I plugged in the new ones, I immediately noticed the difference. They sounded quieter and smoother and seemed to . . . → Read More: Motoring

Damn. I guess I’ll try lubricating it with 3-in-1 oil as my friend Todd suggested, but it’s quite likely that I’m going to need to buy new motors.

http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/rcx/legos/?n=3977

I posted this to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos:

My robot is having a hard time getting around and I think that it’s because the
motors seem to be sticking. Even on my linoleum floor, . . . → Read More: Lego Mindstorms motor problems

I found some pictures of the recently announced Lego Mindstorms NXT on Flickr. Looks . . . → Read More: Lego Mindstorms NXT photos

Nice article from O’Reilly on some tools for creating diagrams of how to build a Lego design including:

LEdit
LDraw
MLCAD
POV-Ray and l3p

If you’re interested in these tools, you might be interested in the book, Lego Software Power Tools . . . → Read More: Tools to save your Lego Models