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Last night I started translating my my NXT-G balancing robot program to the LEGO EV3 software, and here’s some progress. I didn’t bother building a proper robot yet, but it works! This program should also work with Gyroboy – more on that later. I’m using the HiTechnic Gyroscope for now, but I’ll add support for...

This article covers the difference between the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Home Edition and LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 products. Other articles in the ‘difference between’ series: * The difference and compatibility between EV3 and NXT (link) * The difference between NXT Home Edition and NXT Education products (link) One robotics platform, two targets The LEGO MINDSTORMS...

—— Update: The book is out now! Go here for a more recent post. The original announcement is below: —— A lot of you have been asking about my new book and rumors were spreading fast, but now it’s official! I’m working on a new book about EV3! It’s got everything you loved about the...

Remember the BrickPi Kickstarter campaign? It’s a shield from Dexter Industries that turns your Raspberry Pi into a LEGO compatible robot controller. The reward for my pledge came in a few weeks ago, and I’ve put it to use in one of my NXT robots: Manty. Obviously, this robot works fine with the NXT, but...

Here’s a video of the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Packaging Line I posted about earlier. The machine collects elements for a small LEGO set called EV3MEG MINI and packs them in plastic bags, along with building instructions. The LEGO set is a scale model of the official EV3MEG bonus model. Quite an impressive machine! The machine...

These are some of the pictures I took at LEGOWORLD in Utrecht, the Netherlands before the entrance was open to visitors. The setup is different this year, with more opportunities for kids to interact with the new EV3 system. I joined the crew of MCP and AFOLs to help demonstrate EV3 and answer (lots of!)...

Looking for the Core Set (#45544) instructions? Click here. Znap [DOWNLOAD – 5MB]

You can download the instructions for the robots in the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Core Set (LEGO# 45544) using the links below. Happy building! Looking for the Expansion Set (#45560) instructions? Click here. Educator Vehicle (with attachments) [DOWNLOAD – 5MB]

Update: Instructions are now available here! David Gilday, designer of the NXT Mindcuber bonus model is back with an all new EV3 cube solving robot: Mindcub3r. Here’s what David says about his design, and be sure to check out the video of the robot in action below: