One of my readers told me about a new WiFi NXT sensor crowd funding project by Daniele Benedettelli. Below you can see a video, but here’s what it does in short:
“NXT2WIFI is a miniature web server module featuring a fully integrated 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi interface, giving your LEGO® MINDSTORMS® creations access to any Wi-Fi network. You can use the NXT2WIFI adapter to control everything on your robot from your iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch), or Android device! You can make swarm of mobile robots sharing data in a wireless network. You can give your robot social abilities, by enabling it to post on Twitter, or sharing data on ThingSpeak.
NXT2WIFI provides your NXT robot with a powerful Internet engine to a browser-based interface over a LAN, Internet or GPRS network, in a small footprint, at low power and low cost. Real time data can be both displayed and/or updated from a standard web browser, on computers, netbooks, Androidpowered smartphones and tablets, Apple iOS devices, because the module supports dynamic web pages.”
Read more about the sensor here, and read a nice document with an overview of what you can use the sensor for. If you want to help this project become reality (and get a cheaper sensor), support the project.
That was quick! Thanks Laurens.
Hopefully other Mindstorms fans will show their support for the project.
I waited a long time to buy a tablet, waiting for an application to use on it. Now, It’s the time to start to have fun!
I am looking forward to being able to use my iPod or iPad to control and communicate with the NXT. I already went ahead and supported Danny’s project, hopefully others join in….
BManCan