Author archive for John

Author archive for John

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  • How accurate is the dPressure?

    We wanted to put the dPressure to the test against a digital pressure sensor.  We used the Dwyer DPGA-08, a medicine dropper, and a dPressure 250.  Watch the video and you can see the dPressure keep up with the Dwyer instrument.

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  • Geocaching for Einstein Program

    Video on How To Install 3rd Party NXT-G Blocks

    Quick posting on how to install 3rd party NXT-G blocks.

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  • SatShotofTrip

    Integrating Lego and Google Earth with RobotC

    Lego and Google Earth are brought together with the Dexter Industries GPS sensor and RobotC!

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  • Step 8

    Simple Hand Crank Shuttle Car

    It was a rainy day and we were brainstorming.  So we built this hand cranked shuttle.  Others have built a much more complex version before.  But it’s simple enough, and it helps us think.  Sort of like a stress ball. Some pictures are below in case you need to think too.

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  • NXC Drivers for dGPS

    Mightor just released NXC drivers for the dGPS.  Thanks Xander!

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  • Einstein

    Finding Einstein: Geocaching with dGPS

    The DI GPS goes in search of relativity. Using the GPS sensor, we go geocaching to find Einstein. This is an example project of how to use the new DI GPS sensor.

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  • Lego Mindstorm NXT Simple Autonomous Robot GPS (SARG)

    We Built an Autonomous Robot with the Lego NXT Mindstorms kit. In this post we showed two runs of our creation across a parking lot. The robot was guided by the Dexter Industries GPS sensor and avoided obstacles, and stopped within 5 meters of the destination.

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  • Pulito and the dFlex

    The Pulito: a NXT Roomba using the Dexter Industries dFlex sensor.

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  • dSolar 10 Minute Bot

    10 Minute dSolar Bot

    Throw away your batteries! How to make a dSolar robot in 10 minutes or less. Based on the Dexter Industries dSolar System and the Five Minute Bot by nxtprograms.com.

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