Check out the gear train inside the motor!
The motor is geared down a lot - the blue gear on the left of the motor is the rotation sensor. It counts the gears as they pass by.
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MoonBots Team #120
Our "NXT" Challenge
Thanks to our 2008 Corporate Sponsors!
Spring 08 Robot Track Meet
Morris Yachts
Fishboy
Thanks to the Heimbold Foundation for grants that allowed the purchase of robotics equipment.
The adventures of robotic teams associated with mentor Edward Fielding featuring kids with a thirst for learning, science, engineering, programing, building, robots, technology and generally workin' the noggin.
“If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking risks, and that means you're not going anywhere. The key is to make mistakes faster than the competition, so you have more chances to learn and win.” - John W. Holt, Jr.
OUR LATEST CHALLENGE
MoonBots - A Google Lunar X PRIZE LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Challenge” The contest will challenge small teams comprised of children and adults to design, program, and construct robots that perform simulated lunar missions similar to those required to win the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE, a private race to the Moon designed to enable commercial exploration of space while engaging the global public.
TEAM LINKS:
ROBOT DESIGN PROPOSAL
TEAM VIDEO
TEAM CAPTAIN: Edward Fielding
TEAM MEMBERS: Caffrey, Liam, Joseph, Isaac
TEAM PHOTO
ROBOT DESIGN PHOTO
TEAM LINKS:
ROBOT DESIGN PROPOSAL
TEAM VIDEO
TEAM CAPTAIN: Edward Fielding
TEAM MEMBERS: Caffrey, Liam, Joseph, Isaac
TEAM PHOTO
ROBOT DESIGN PHOTO
Large Jumping Cool Intelligent Rockets
MoonBots Team #120
MoonBots!
Our "NXT" Challenge
Tremont Robotics Videos
FLL 2008 Links for Mindstorms Montage
Thanks to our 2008 Corporate Sponsors!
Spring 08 Robot Track Meet
Morris Yachts
Fishboy
Thanks to the Heimbold Foundation for grants that allowed the purchase of robotics equipment.
Vibro-bot Resources
Lego Robotics Links
- http://mindsensors.com
- Amazing NXT Videos
- Bricx Command Center (BCC)
- Tilted Twister - NXT that solves Rubik's cube
- LEGO Digital Designer - offical CAD design software
- Brick Engineer Site
- Make a Lego Pin Puller
- LEGO Technic Tora no Maki
- LDraw - Lego CAD software
- The NXT STEP - LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Blog
- NxtPrograms.com - Fun NXT projects!
- Lego 9V Technic Motors Compared
- Maine Robotics Summer Camp - Ellsworth
- Hammerhead CD Thrower
- Extreme NXT
- Lego Engineering (Tuffs Center)
- NXT Sumo - Official Site
- Philo Home - Mindstorm Inventions
- Ken's Electronics Blog
- A look inside a HexBug
Why Robotics?
"The exponential growth of information has led to an overwhelming amount of things that students need to know, and we as educators need to do a better job of helping students make these cross-discipline connections, preparing them to leave school and move into the new economy. Research shows that students relate better to current examples of technology, such as robotics, than they do to historical examples, like Newton's apple. Kids want to know, 'Why do I need to know this and why is this important to me today?' "It also helps that kids think robots are fun," Robin Shoop, Director of the Robotics Academy, Carnegie Mellon University.
First Lego League (FFL)
Bridge Building Links
Gears & Gear Trains & Kinetic Art
Robotics Events
Educational Resources
- SodaPlay
- NASA Mars Site
- Interactives - Learner.com
- PreK-12 Engineering
- Rubic for Making Rube Goldberg Machines
- Video - NXT in the Classroom
- Handout: Learning by Designing
- Lego Smart - team building activities
- NASA Robot Cirriculum Clearinghouse
- Yale Bridge Building Curriculum
- KISS Institute for Robotics
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