Month

January 2013
30
Jan

New Crane is the Biggest Technic set ever

Beating the Mercedes-Benz Unimog by 500 pieces, the new LEGO TECHNIC 42009 is the largest TECHNIC set to date with 2500 pieces [Source]. This new crane has a set of extra wheels, but it reminds me a lot of 2005’s set 8421. That was my first large Technic set. One day, perhaps, I should sort...
29
Jan

Pets and robots…

Youtube user “davinsony” from Colombia has built the Snatcher from the Discovery Book (Chapter 13) and tried to run the program while their dog was around. As it turns out, dogs find robots… confusing (and vice versa)! The robot is totally confused after the dog’s intervention (a second attempt is here): Success! (But under supervision):...
28
Jan

NXT Roller Coaster

Check out this video of a LEGO inverted roller coaster made by Youtube user “KnexLuc2000”. We all built our own roller coasters in our favorite amusement park computer game back in the days, but this is way better. More pictures are here [LINK], and you can even support this project on CUUSOO [LINK]. If Luc’s...
13
Jan

Best EV3 video from CES

Check out this cool and detailed video with 8 minutes of EV3 news. It’s an interview by Techcrunch with Camilla Bottke from LEGO. CES just finished for the LEGO MINDSTORMS team, and this video nicely sums up almost everything that was disclosed last week. The video highlights several aspects of the new set, and it...
11
Jan

Three more EV3 models revealed?

UPDATE: New pictures here [LINK]. Some websites have reported that the new EV3 set comes with instructions for 17 models. We’ve seen the first official 5 models, but I just came across this picture taken at CES, showing the backside of the box. The bottom right of the picture shows three more robots, apparently the...
10
Jan

Fan creates NXT version of EV3 Snake

NXTLog user ‘yorick2004’ has created an NXT version of LEGO’s recently released EV3 R3ptar. This is a great way to get started building the new models without waiting 7 months. Well done, Yorick. You can view the project here [LINK].
08
Jan

EV3 Packaging and Video

Check out Engadget’s post on the new EV3. Below you’ll find their video recorded at CES, featuring Camilla Bottke, Senior Marketing Manager from LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 and LEGO Architecture. I haven’t seen picture of the back side of the box yet, but there should be some surprises for you there…
08
Jan

‘MINDSTORMS EV3 robots have character’

Here’s a video of some of the EV3 robots from CNET, recorded at CES.
07
Jan

EV3 Hardware: Home Edition #31313

The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Home Edition contains an EV3 brick, three motors (Two Large, one Medium), three sensors (IR, Color, Touch) and a remote control. The home edition is the one you’ll find in toy stores and other retail channels like Amazon. It’s set number is 31313. You can see the complete family of hardware...
07
Jan

Preview: The New Robots – LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3

Did StackExchange send you here? Then you are probably looking for this article instead: The Difference Between EV3 Home Edition (#31313) and Education EV3 (#45544) Do me a favor and fix the link! 🙂 The New EV3 Robots All the tech blogs are at it right now, LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 is out! Only the tech...
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