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Category: lego

lego_chiche1.jpgLego Chichen Itza
Today, I was so bored, I just made this Chichen Itza castle entirely with LEGO parts. (09/17/07)
Categories: lego homemade - Updated: 2009/10/07


Walking robot using LEGOs.Walking Robot IV.
An improved version of my "solar-powered four-legged all-terrain walking robot" can walk using four legs. Fasters and better movements. No RCX, no NTX or sensors used, Just gears, one motor and solar power. (11/30/2007)
Categories: lego robots homemade diy - Updated: 2009/07/24


One leg.A "Walking" Robot
Previous robots are more like a "toy Car", this one walks. (02/07/2006)
Categories: lego robots homemade - Updated: 2009/07/24


Lego Chichen ItzaTotally crazy LEGO Story.
I was sick and bored. As I'm not able to go to the movies with my honey bun, I decided to make this silly story. (09/22/07)
Categories: lego funny humor - Updated: 2009/07/24


I canTrying to build a "Robot"
After I sucessfully built the first one, I tried to build a second one. (Jan 2006)
Categories: lego robots projects - Updated: 2009/07/24


pulse electric lego motorElectric 'LEGO' Motor II
As the previous motor is not easy to build and it doesn't have too much torque, I decided to improve the design. This motor is more like "Pulse Motor" as it pushes the magnets with only one coil. With only 3 Volts, it have three times more torque that the previous one and is easier to build. (2/9/2007)
Categories: science projects homemade diy lego howto - Updated: 2009/07/24


Lego Electric MotorElectric 'LEGO' Motor
As the beakman motor have no torque at all, I decided to buil this project based on the design of the regular electric motors. With a medium difficulty, this motor is able to work with a fair load using 6 volts. (2/7/2007)
Categories: lego science projects diy homemade howto - Updated: 2009/07/24


Lego Mindstorms Quad WalkerWalking Robot V
A quad-walking "robot" with poor performance. Using only four legs, this walking robot slowly moves like an arthritic dog. (11/14/2008)
Categories: lego robots homemade - Updated: 2009/07/23


Walking robot using LEGOs.Walking Robot III.
Powered by a solar cell, this walking robot can walk using four legs. NO RCX or sensors used, Just gears, one motor and solar power. (11/29/2007)
Categories: lego robots homemade science diy - Updated: 2009/07/23


My super simple sun trackerSuper Simple Sun Tracker.
Without using complex circuits and sensors, I was able to make my simple home-made Sun Tracker. This one only needs Solar cells, a motor and some gears. (11/20/2007)
Categories: science projects diy homemade lego - Updated: 2009/07/23


Yummy cakeRotating Cake Tray with Lego
Anyone that decorates cakes knows how difficult is to stop frecuently to rotate the cake and continue to decorate it or apply the frosting. This rotating cake tray helps to easy the process of decoration. (11/5/2006)
Categories: lego robots projects - Updated: 2009/07/23


Robotic arm using lego mindstorms (R)Robotic Arm
This Mechanical arm is quite impressive and interesting to build. (3/18/2006)
Categories: lego homemade science projects robots - Updated: 2009/07/23


Pneumatic Lego Scissor LiftPneumatic Scissor Lift
First try to build a mechanism without using electric motors. A simple pneumatic scissor lifter using LEGOs. (12/6/2008)
Categories: lego homemade - Updated: 2009/07/23


NXT Record playerNTX Gramophone / Vinyl Record Player
This is my second version of my homemade Gramophone/Phonograph using my LEGO Mindstorms NTX. (2/11/2007)
Categories: lego science projects homemade audio howto - Updated: 2009/07/23


preview.jpgHomemade Gramophone (Phonograph)
I'm ending the year listening old music from Vinyl disks, So I build my home-made gramophone using a pin and a plastic cup. With my lego set of "mindstorms" I was able to spin the disk at 33 RPM (approximately). Here are some photos an a video of my gramophone. (12/31/2006)
Categories: lego projects science diy homemade audio howto - Updated: 2009/07/23


ntx connectorHacking the LEGO NXT
As the LEGO NXT is more complicated than the RCX; I had to do my own research to be able to hack the NXT connectors. Here is some interesting information about the signals from LEGO Mindstorms NXT. (8/2/2007)
Categories: lego howto projects electronics robots - Updated: 2009/07/23


Free energy from the seaFree Energy from the Sea.
A simple idea to harvest power from the sea waves. (2/22/2008)
Categories: interesting lego projects howto - Updated: 2009/07/23


Lego FanLEGO Fan.
Not an automata but this little fan is a "cool" project for hot days. (10/24/2008)
Categories: lego projects homemade diy - Updated: 2009/07/23


RCX or CPU. This is the brain of the robot.Discovering Lego Mindstorms.
More than a toy, Lego Mindstorms is the perfect tool for a creative brain.
Categories: lego robots - Updated: 2009/07/23



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