Servo - September 2010

The NXT Big Thing

By Greg Intermaggio

#2

Getting Touchy-Feely

In this ongoing series of articles, we’ll take a closer look at the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT, and all the features that make it great. Last month, we started by creating a simple driving chassis and doing some basic programming. Now, we’ll move on and learn the computer software included in the kit, and use our first sensor to make a robot that can navigate around a room.

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