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 [...]
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 [...]
After Bob, I decided to adapt the KISS approach (Keep it simple stupid)! My objective for the Great Western Lego Show 2011 was to make a Robot that worked, and worked well! It had to move and be able to turn on anti-slip carpet, easy to control and be strong enough to take knocks / [...]
One of the robots that really fascinated me that I thought I could build was a T1 from Terminator 3. It was a tracked robot with twin mini-guns (another thing I wanted to build). So I went about building a rather large Lego version for the 2010 Great Western Lego Show which is our club’s [...]