Category Archives: Software and Drivers

Connecting the Arduino and the LEGO MINDSTORMS: HowTo

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Dexter Industries

This week we got back to our hacking spree: we made an Arduino and LEGO MINDSTORMS talk.  This weeks example gets the Arduino and the NXT Did you like this? Share it:

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Labview for NXTBee and RS485

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Dexter Industries

Andrew Milluzi just posted an in-depth article on using the NXTBee radios with Labview for LEGO MINDSTORMS (LVLM).  He gives some great background information on data Throughput, Latency, and Speed. Check out his blog post here: http://08milluz.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/throughput-latency-and-bus-speed/ You can also find … Continue reading →

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NXTBee and The Flying Fortress LEGO Blimp

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Dexter Industries

We recently discovered this fantastic video of a LEGO MINDSTORMS creation: The Flying Fortress LEGO Blimp.  The project is a fantastic two-ballooned flying blimp made of LEGOs and controlled with a pair of NXTBees. Did you like this? Share it:

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NXTBee’s and RobotC 3.5

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Dexter Industries

A quick update on RobotC 3.5 and the NXTBee. Continue reading →

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Support Botbench!

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Dexter Industries

Xander does some really fantastic work. We have him to thank for the fantastic integration that Dexter Industries sensors enjoy in the RobotC environment. Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi and the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Dexter Industries

We recently came across a really awesome project using the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT and the Raspberry Pi: The PiBot Raspberry Pi NXT Robot. Continue reading →

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Using Debugger Stream in RobotC

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Dexter Industries

One of the most powerful aspects of RobotC is the debugger stream. You can easily debug complex programs with this function while programming. We’ve used this a lot in our WIFI programming, because it sends strings, rather than just characters. Continue reading →

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Control your LEGO MINDSTORMS with an iPhone or iPad

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Dexter Industries

Have you ever wanted to control your robot with your iPhone, iPad, or MacBook? Continue reading →

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Robot Control Over WIFI for LEGO MINDSTORMS (Video)

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Dexter Industries

Ever wanted to control a robot with your web browser?  Dexter Industries has written an example and library to help you do that.  Now you can communicate very quickly, with a webpage, from anywhere in the world.  The new example … Continue reading →

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Introducing Websockets for WIFI

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Dexter Industries

Imagine . . . controlling your LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robot from everywhere in the world from any web-enabled device: PC, Macbook, laptop, Android smartphone, iPhone, or iPad. Finally . . . you can! Websockets are a way to communicate with webpages … Continue reading →

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