Robotics P1

You should add as much weigth as possible to make flpping harder. This will also give the robot more momentum. Also, a wider robot which is low to the ground is extrememly hard to overturn.

started by Declan Coen on 17 May 12 no follow-up yet

i agree a lot with declan, by how everyone is looking most people are going to be using ramps so im gonna try and find something better

light sensor

started by Andrew Drogan on 17 May 12 2 follow-ups, last by Thomas Helm on 17 May 12

some programs on it can be harmful. I had to restore my ipod three times

iphone control bot

started by Declan Coen on 17 May 12 5 follow-ups, last by Declan Coen on 17 May 12

isnt the front gonna be a wedge anyway, how would be easier to flip?

started by Andrew Drogan on 15 May 12 6 follow-ups, last by Joshua Wilkinson on 17 May 12

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scroll down to the bottom of this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedge_(mechanical_device) to get the mechanical adavtage of a wedge formula. It looks like the bigger the wedge the better advant...

started by Joshua Wilkinson on 17 May 12 no follow-up yet

http://www.nxtprograms.com/mini_sumo/index.html good design

robot sensor

started by Joshua Wilkinson on 15 May 12 no follow-up yet

it would work on the other tracks if the robot dosent drive off the line a lot.

started by Bryan Kelleher on 12 Mar 12 7 follow-ups, last by Joshua Wilkinson on 12 Mar 12

Line Following In Chapter 3, we talked about going straight and having a well-tuned robot. I mentioned using the field environment for help in traveling a straight line, such as running along the...

started by Thomas Helm on 12 Mar 12 no follow-up yet

click on the arrow next to nxt files, and the third icon is for uploading saved data from the nxt to the computer

started by Joshua Wilkinson on 26 Jan 12 no follow-up yet

1.Click the Select a VI icon or text on the Functions palette. 2.Navigate to the VI that logged the front panel data and place it on the block diagram. 3.Right-click the VI and select Enable Da...

labview

started by Joshua Wilkinson on 26 Jan 12 no follow-up yet

Great steps for gear ratios.Ideas for changing the gear ratios faster?

started by Andrew Drogan on 07 Dec 11 no follow-up yet

Maybe, we could put the ultrasonic sensor on the NXT. We could put our fingers in front of the sensor right before the race would start. We could program the ultrasonic to go when our fingers are ...

started by Andrew Drogan on 06 Dec 11 no follow-up yet

http://www.nxtprograms.com/dragster/index.html

started by Andrew Drogan on 06 Dec 11 no follow-up yet