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RoboCupJunior Rescue Discount
Robocup Jr. teams are gearing up for competitions this year and Dexter Industries wants to support you! Contact us for a coupon for 10% off through our website for your team. All you have to do is contact us through our “Contact Us” page, tell us about your team, and we’ll send you a coupon.
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Posted in Education, RoboCup Jr
Tagged Legos, mindstorms, mindstorms NXT, Mindstorms NXTS, rescue, robocup jr., thermal infrared, Thermal infrared sensor, TIR sensor
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Astronauts Build ISS out of LEGO
LEGO in space! Continue reading
dCompass and Java
dCompass updated drivers for Lejos! Continue reading
Posted in dCompass, Software and Drivers
Tagged dcompass, lego, Legos, lejos, sensor, software
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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
Project: Thermal Infrared Turret Bot
A very cool project from a student at Tufts using the TIR sensor and the dFlex sensor. The Turret project will use a heat sensor and motors to find a person in a room and then shoot them with a rubber band. Continue reading
Posted in dFlex, Education, projects, Thermal Infrared Sensor
Tagged dFlex, lego, Legos, mindstorm, mindstorms, Mindstorms NXTS, projects, robot, temperature, thermal infrared
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Multi-Robot Communication Using the NXTBee
A project where RobotC uses seven NXTBee’s with the Lego Mindstorms NXT to create a swarm of robots. In fact, in this project, they used 7 (SEVEN!) robots, all coordinating and communicating with each other! Continue reading
Release of the Thermal Infrared!
The Thermal Infrared Sensor is now for sale! The sensor reads surface temperatures of objects up to 700°F (+380°C). The sensor has a high accuracy of 0.5°C. If you have ever wanted to measure object temperatures, find a warm body … Continue reading
Posted in Thermal Infrared Sensor
Tagged lego, Legos, mindstorms, mindstorms NXT, Mindstorms NXTS, sensor, temperature, thermal infrared
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New Workbook: Beginning GPS for NXT Robots
We’ve just finished our first workbook!
This book is a full introduction to the basics of GPS and with hands-on activities and tutorials on how to use all of the features of the GPS Sensor with NXT Robots. Continue reading
Posted in GPS, News, Products
Tagged GPS, lego, Legos, mindstorm, mindstorms, mindstorms NXT, Mindstorms NXTS, NXT-G, projects, sensor, workbook
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Lego Streetview Project
Mark Crosbie has started an epic project: a Lego version of Google’s Streetview Car. Google is using bikes, trikes, cars, and more to map the entire world out digitally. We’re hoping that Mark’s project eventually makes it’s way to Google as well. Continue reading
Posted in GPS, projects, Wireless
Tagged dgps, lego, Legos, mindstorm, mindstorms, mindstorms NXT, Mindstorms NXTS, nxt, NXTBee, projects, wireless, xbee
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Video on How To Install 3rd Party NXT-G Blocks
Quick posting on how to install 3rd party NXT-G blocks. Continue reading
Posted in Software and Drivers
Tagged lego, Legos, mindstorms, Mindstorms NXTS, nxt, NXT-G, software
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