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LEGO.com MINDSTORMS : Community : NXTLOG - 1 views

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Long-Exposure Shot of a Roomba's Path Shows Beautifully Organized Chaos - 3 views

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shared by Thomas Corcoran on 13 Oct 11 - Cached

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  shows that the roomba isnt as smart as people think it is, but more uses its random feature
  
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while cleaning up. It's beautiful and surprising. I always assumed it worked with using some sort of grid, but that clearly isn't the case at all
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Thomas Corcoran on 13 Oct 11

show that the path of the roomba is more random then people think it is

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NXT Sensor Guide - 3 views

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obstacle robot detection

shared by Jarid Brogan on 13 Oct 11 - Cached

Jarid Brogan on 13 Oct 11

list of all sensors and what they do

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wedge - 3 views

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Wedge by Chelsea A wedge is a simple machine shaped like an inclined plane. A wedge is actually like a moving inclined plane. An easy way to see how a wedge works is to think of it as an inclined plane standing on its narrow end.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Wedge by Chelsea A wedge is a simple machine shaped like an inclined plane. A wedge is actually like a moving inclined plane. An easy way to see how a wedge works is to think of it as an inclined plane standing on its narrow end.</div>

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Roomba Vacuum Robot -- How does it work? - 3 views

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shared by Lindsey Carlson on 13 Oct 11 - No Cached

Lindsey Carlson on 13 Oct 11

how the robot thing workss.

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Stephen Brogan on 13 Oct 11

I see good link it helped me understand the projects goals on a higher level

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NXT Top Spinner - 3 views

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gears and construction

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  could be really fun to build
  
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- Andrew Drogan on 06 Dec 11
  
  Great info
  
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Thomas Corcoran on 06 Dec 11

gears and construction on how to get high speeds

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Joshua Wilkinson on 06 Dec 11

This wouldn't work going up hill at 22.5 degress, and how would we get the nxt brick and the rest of the body to move that fast??

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RoboChallenge - 3 views

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sensor lego instructions robochallenge detection mindstorms Ultrasonic sumo robot sound iRobot NI sensors obstacle wall

shared by Alexander Laferriere on 17 May 12 - Cached

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some good ideas for design

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Robot Control - 3 views

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shared by Thomas Helm on 17 Oct 11 - No Cached

The most common kind of robot failure is not mechanical or electronic failure but rather failure of the software that controls the robot.
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- Thomas Helm on 17 Oct 11
  
  Has a bunch of categories to choose from on the left side
  
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Robot combat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 2 views

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shared by Stephen Brogan on 17 May 12 - No Cached

Stephen Brogan on 17 May 12

Robot combat is a hobby/sport in which two or more custom-built machines use varied methods of destroying or disabling the other. As of today, in most cases these machines are remote-controlled vehicles rather than autonomous robots, although there are exceptions, particularly in the field of robot-sumo.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Robot combat is a hobby/sport in which two or more custom-built machines use varied methods of destroying or disabling the other. As of today, in most cases these machines are remote-controlled vehicles rather than autonomous robots, although there are exceptions, particularly in the field of robot-sumo.</div>

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RoboChallenge - 2 views

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Compound Gearing You can decrease the speed of your robot and increase the amount of force it can produce by using gears. There is a video on Compound Gears in the gallery. Link- Video on Compound Gears.
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- Thomas Helm on 17 May 12
  
  This picture with compound gearing might help
  
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FLAT robot - 2 views

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shared by Bryan Kelleher on 17 May 12 - No Cached

Bryan Kelleher on 17 May 12

Ithink this design minus the treds of course would be a great idea.

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Sumo Robot Contest [Including How To Videos] - 2 views

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robot how to videos including contest detection sensors sensor iRobot sound NI wall obstacle Ultrasonic

shared by Alexander Laferriere on 17 May 12 - No Cached

Alexander Laferriere on 17 May 12

this shows that the robots will be better at pushing if that have alot of torque

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Thaddeus McKeon on 17 May 12

shows a great example of an inclined plane

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nxt sumo bots - Bing Images - 2 views

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Jarid Brogan on 17 May 12

guide to building a plow

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The Physics of a Car Rollover - 2 views

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physics rollover

shared by Anthony DiVirgilio on 15 May 12 - No Cached

Anthony DiVirgilio on 15 May 12

how to prevent being rolled over

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NXT Mini Sumo Bot - 2 views

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this shows how to build a nice sumo bot

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The use of sonar - 0 views

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HowStuffWorks "Roomba Navigation" - 2 views

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shared by Declan Coen on 13 Oct 11 - No Cached

While Roomba is cleaning, it avoids steps (or any other kind of drop-off) using four infrared sensors on the front underside of the unit. These cliff sensors constantly send out infrared signals, and Roomba expects them to immediately bounce back. If it's approaching a cliff, the signals all of a sudden get lost. This is how Roomba knows to head the other way
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- Anthony DiVirgilio on 13 Oct 11
  
  this is how the roomba detects cliffs
  
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Roomba can clean for about two hours on a single charge. If you have the self-charger, Roomba will return and connect to the charger all by itself when the battery power is low (the self-charger is sold as an add-on to the Roomba base model but comes included on most of the higher Discovery models). It accomplishes this using the infrared receiver on its front bumper. When the battery power gets low, the vacuum starts looking for the infrared signal emitted by the charger. Once it finds it, Roomba follows the signal and docks itself to the charger. Some robotic vacuums with this self-charging feature will head back out to resume cleaning once they're fully recharged
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Declan Coen on 13 Oct 11

this shows why cliiff sensors are needed and how they work

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Wall Follower - Top View - YouTube - 2 views

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shared by Andrew Drogan on 13 Oct 11 - No Cached

Andrew Drogan on 13 Oct 11

Another great video for wall detectio using the ultrasonic sensor.

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Declan Coen on 16 Oct 11

this is a great video because it enables the robot to keep track of the wall it is following and be on the look out for other walls to trace. this could also work for us because we have 3 motors: 2 for drving and turning and 1 for the ultra- sonic sensor

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">this is a great video because it enables the robot to keep track of the wall it is following and be on the look out for other walls to trace. this could also work for us because we have 3 motors: 2 for drving and turning and 1 for the ultra- sonic sensor</div>

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Roomba - 2 views

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Scroll down for functional explanations

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Lego Mindstorms NXT - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 2 views

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Ultrasonic sensors