If you enjoyed the Wall-E Disney movie that was launched back in 2008 and directed by Andrew Stanton, you are likely familiar with the charming story of a small robot called Wall-E, or Waste ...

Self-balancing robots are pretty cool, but sometimes a bit too complex to make. [HippoDevices] shows us that it’s really not that hard, and you can even do it with Lego NXT and an Android device!

Aww, how cute. [Credit: Wolfgang Beer] Do you have an old Android phone stored away that you keep only for emergencies–or just aren’t sure what to do with it? You could breathe new life into the ...

The SHARP FTC robotics team will conduct Lego and robotics camps the first week of August. Students can build with Lego Mindstorm NXT robots, use Lego Technic bricks and program junior robotics. The ...

Lego's Mindstorms have been a popular platform for teaching robotics. The new Mindstorm NXT takes this to the next level with a sophisticated NXT control module featuring a pair of built-in processors ...

No audio available for this content. A Google Street Car in miniature uses Dexter Industries’ dGPS sensor (Photo courtesy of Mark Crosbie.) Aspiring engineers, take note. A company dedicated to ...

Downloadable toolkit lets users create advanced routines for use with MINDSTORMS NXT controllers The LabVIEW Toolkit for MINDSTORMS NXT lets users create virtual instruments to operate and control ...

Folks have been hacking the Roomba for the last few years, but we’ve seen very few attempts at people building their own robotic vacuum cleaners, until now. Dave Astolfo of PlastiBots built his own ...

An Italian designer has used Lego to a robot which can be wirelessly controlled with an exoskeleton;every movement Danny Benedettelli makes with his upper body, encased in the homemade exoskeleton, is ...

Lego, the popular toy brick maker, graduated from simple plastic playthings in 1998 when it released its Mindstorms Robotics Invention System (RIS). Born of a collaboration between Lego and the ...