As you may be aware I have been building a Robot called Wheeler out of old parts (old grey and RCX 9V motors etc). I was hoping to have it finished over the Christmas break but had hit a small issue with driving the wheels with the new weight of the body. Anyway what I [...]
Today I had a little bit of spare time while looking after my son and watching some films, so I decided to try and build a studless (I always build studded) robotic arm using NXT motors (I mostly use PF). Here is the result. I have to be honest and admit that I loved building using [...]
I was lucky enough to win a set of 3 48mm Rotacaster multi-directional wheels from a competition held on BotBench. These wheels are built to be compatible with Lego axels. I have great plans for these wheels but first I thought I would put them through a simple weight test. Now according to the website [...]
While building George (and Bob) I learned quite a few things about building big moving Lego models. Don’t worry, I still have plenty to learn however I try to give quite a bit more thought to a project before I start prototyping and testing things out. The main issue I always face is how do [...]
One of the challanges of making large stuff is making it move. The past 2 robots had been driven by tank tracks but I thought I would try something else. So I posted on Eurobricks asking about giant wheel designs as Lego don’t make large wheels. I had some awesome feedback and here is the [...]