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Tag Archives: dimu days
dIMU Winner!
Thanks to everyone who joined in our dIMU days this past week! And the winner of the dIMU is . . . Continue reading
Segway Roundup with the dIMU
To finish off our week of dIMU posts, we thought we’d share some videos. One of the most amazing things you can make with the dIMU is a balancing robot, similar to a Segway. We’ve all seen this before, but here is a roundup of different Segways that you can build, some bloopers from when we first got started, and a video of Darth Vader riding around on his own AnyWay. Continue reading
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Tagged accelerometer, dIMU, dimu days, gyroscope, projects, segway
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dIMU Days: Lejos!
Lejos Support is here! You can download the files off our website, or go straight to Aswin’s site and get a full-blown tutorial. Continue reading
AnyWay + NXTBee = Remote Controlled Segway
Building on the AnyWay Segway project, we’ve added a few things to make it remote controlled. We use the NXTBee, along with an XBee computer adapter, to control the direction the AnyWay goes with a computer. It’s like a remote controlled car, but it’s a Segway. Made of LEGOs.
Building instructions, computer code, pictures, and video are all here! Continue reading
A second way to win a dIMU this week . . .
A second parallel dIMU giveaway . . . Continue reading
AnyWay Building Instructions and Program
Today we look at Laurens Valk’s AnyWay Segway, with the dIMU as the stabilizing sensor. The project takes less than 30 minutes to build and is one of the coolest things you can make with your LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT. Continue reading
dIMU: Deep Technical Dive and Review
This post comes from the work done by Aswin, a self-proclaimed “Dutch Guy“. Aswin is an expert in Inertial Motion Units, having developed one from parts he bought on sparkfun. Because of this, we reached out to Aswin when we … Continue reading
Labview for the dIMU
LVLM: now for the dIMU! Continue reading
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Tagged dIMU, dimu days, drivers, labview, lvlm, software
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dIMU Days: Free Giveaway Next Week
Next week Dexter Industries will be celebrating dIMU Days with a Free Giveaway. Come back on Monday to figure out the 5 W’s . . . Continue reading