We probably don’t have to tell the readers of Hackaday that LEGO isn’t just for kids; we’ve seen plenty of projects that live in an enclosure made of the multi-color bricks, and let’s not even get ...
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LEGO TECHNIC has launched this cool Motorised Bulldozer, a realistic model fitted with an infrared receiver, and powered by a remote control unit. It features four individual motors and one battery ...
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There’s also a Python library (basically a set of commands you can use to control the robot) available to go alongside the HAT, which will let you write software to control the robot parts you’ve got ...
If you your kids play with LEGO Technic, and the standard infra-red receiver feels just a little 1990s, a new Kickstarter project has the answer. The SmartBrick is a Bluetooth LE receiver that forms a ...
My first introduction to the Technic brand of Lego bricks was with the Lego Mindstorms NXT robot kit back in 2006. The earlier version of Mindstorms, the Robotics Invention System (RIS), used the ...
While not technically what you'd call STEM toys, building Lego sets can help children learn many of the same skills they would pick up with STEM kits, teaching them to follow blueprints and ...