LEGO Mindstorms NXT from LEGO. With the LEGO Mindstorms NXT Robot you can create the smartest, strongest and most advanced LEGO robot ever. The LEGO Mindstorms NXT Robot features the new NXT Intelligent Brick as the robot's brain.
With the included
Quick-Start guide, easy-to-use software and step-by-step building
instructions, beginners and experts alike can create humanoid, vehicle
and animal robots that obey every command!
LEGO Mindstorms NXT
Create the smartest,
strongest and most advanced LEGO robot ever, in as little as 30
minutes! The new NXT Intelligent Brick, your robot's brain, features a
powerful 32-bit microprocessor and more memory, plus support for USB
2.0, Bluetooth and more!
A streamlined, highly
versatile palette of LEGO TECHNIC elements combines with
state-of-the-art ultrasonic, sound, light and touch sensors in the next
generation of intuitive robotics. With the included Quick-Start guide,
easy-to-use software and step-by-step building instructions, beginners
and experts alike can create humanoid, vehicle and animal robots that
obey every command! Improved light sensors
can detect different colours and intensities, while the new sound
sensor enables robots to respond to sound patterns and tones. Robots
can really feel with improved touch sensors, while ultrasonic eyes
measure distance and movement.
The drag-and-drop
programming software is now available for both PC and Macintosh
platforms. With Bluetooth support, you can even command your robot from
your mobile phone!
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT
Includes:
The all-new NXT
Intelligent Brick
The brain of the robot,
featuring a powerful 32-bit microprocessor, more memory for programming
and FLASH
4 input ports / 3
output ports and 7 6-wire cords
Matrix display, Piezo
sound speaker
USB 2.0 and Bluetooth
support
3 Interactive Servo
Motors
Bring robotics
creations to life
Built-in rotation
sensor measures one degree steps for precise movement
Sensors
New Ultrasonic Sensor:
the eyes of the robot measure distance, movements and detects objects
New Sound Sensor: the
ears of the robot, allowing creations to react to sound commands
Classic Touch Sensor:
the fingers of the robots, reacting to touch or release
Classic Light Sensor:
detects different colours and light intensity
Programming Software
Easy-to-use PC and Mac
compatible software interface, powered by National Instruments' LabView
Intuitive, icon-based
drag and drop environment for building programs
18 robot challenges
with step-by-step building instructions
LEGO Elements:
519 streamlined, highly
versatile LEGO TECHNIC elements for easy, more stable building with
improved functionality and movement capabilities
Customer Reviews
Just
What You Always Wanted From A Robot
I bought this Lego Mindstorms NXT robot for my son for his 10th birthday, having looked at other
robotics kits and been concerned that they were a "one model only"
purchase. I thought the Lego package would give good variation and the
ability to easily make lots of different designs. We have not been
disappointed. For example, in the last week he has made 3 different
robots, programmed them, and modified them to do different tasks.
The set itself was the usual Lego technic style bricks, which he was
familiar with to easily build the starter models. The "intelligent
brick" software loaded with no problems, and provided you do the early
exercises to learn how to program it, is pretty straightforward. But
try to curb your enthusiasm to leap ahead - in the early days you have
to learn the different graphics, otherwise it is easy to get the wrong
program element. After a few programmes, you understand them much more
readily.
We had our first robot going within an hour, and then did a couple of
days doing the next sequences. I had a couple of days away and when I
came back he was crazy to show me how he had done the next model - and
got it to do what it should.
Do you need programming knowledge to use it - No. Do you need some time
to help get it organised - yes, but pretty soon they'll be off and
flying. I would say around 10 is the minimum age. Maximum age.....well
more than me!
Compared to when I did (very basic) computer programming at school,
this has the major attraction that you can do something with a real
robot.
It's great education, and I was surprised that it has caused my son to
spend less time on the computer. He now has a pencil and paper out
drawing mechanisms and designing his next robot, assault course, or
whatever. The one drawback is when it gets to bed-time, and there's
just one more thing that needs to be done.....
