Content for Construction
Improving FLL Robot Game. Teacher Note. The robot base for lifting
Note for the teacher on how to organize the class to use different robot base constructions to accomplish the mission for lifting.
- #441
- 06 Mar 2017
Improving FLL Robot Game. Durability of a LEGO robot construction
In this video we discuss the durability of the construction of LEGO robots and how do we make them more durable.
- #463
- 02 Apr 2017
Improving FLL Robot Game. Teacher's Note. 9 out of 10 experiments
What should you as a teacher know when the students are trying to achieve a program and robot attachment that could reproduce their behaviour 9 out of 10 times.
- #479
- 15 Apr 2017
Two rear motors on BigDaddy Competition Construction Robot (Part 10)
Based on a request we are showing the robot construction with two rear motors instead of a differential. In this way, as a construction, it is closer to more students, but much more challеnging for programing.
- #81
- 26 Apr 2015
Solving the FIRST LEGO League World Class sports mission
In this video tutorial we experiment with different ways of solving the sports mission for throwing the ball. We show seven different LEGO MIndstorms EV3 and NXT robot constructions and attachements. Most of the techniques could be applied for any mission involving throwing a ball or an object.
- #86
- 12 Apr 2015
Active attachment for changing gears direction - part 2: improving durability
In this episode we continue from Episode 55 and we improve the durability and stability of the attachment for a LEGO Mindstorms EV3 robot. Many times attachments are not very stable which results in gaps between parts. The goal of the video is to give basic construction ideas.
- #56
- 23 Oct 2014
How to on Gears (part 1)
Gears could be a powerful tool for those who know how to use them appropriately. In this episode we introduce some of the basic terms and concepts behind using gears in your construction.
- #54
- 26 Sep 2014
Rubber bands, gear wheels and motors attachment for solving FLL 2013 Truck and Ambulance (part 3)
Previously we caught the Truck with two rubber bands. The next step was to lift it. For lifting we used the Medium LEGO Mindstorms EV3 motors. In this video we are extending the attachment so that we could catch also the Ambulance. In forth video we would explore how to release both vehicles after transporting them.
- #111
- 17 Oct 2015
VEX IQ. Throwing a ball by punching it with two levers
In this tutorial we go through the VEX IQ Challenge. Most of the challenges are related with manipulating objects. The most common object used in competitions are balls. That is why we take a look at a simple mechanism that can be used for throwing a ball.
- #522
- 07 May 2017
Tetrix FTC. Construct a ball collecting attachment - add a plastic plate
How to add a plastic plate to the FIRST Technical Challenge Robot build with Tetrix. The plastic plate is for collecting the balls. The plate should rotate and should be connected to the axle.
- #568
- 17 May 2017
BigDaddy Front - front wheels mechanism module for a large LEGO Mindstorms Competition Robot
We've separated the BigDaddy robot into a few smaller modules. This teaches modularity and gives you the option to reuse some of the modules and to look at specific modules.
- #109
- 22 Feb 2015
WRO Catch and Move Robot. Full Version
Building instructions for the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 robot used for accomplishing WRO 2014 mission. It is the full robot with the lift at the top
- #126
- 01 May 2016
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Building instructions for the first slide for the robotics insert
- note that I have added two angled beams and an axle to illustrate how you could use the slide as an active attachmen;
- #152
- 17 May 2015
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Box Robot Three With Large NXT Wheels
This robot was built by your request. It includes NXT large wheels. The Large LEGOO Mindstorms wheels will give you a faster robot, but be careful, because it will not be that accurate.
- #341
- 28 Aug 2017
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Earl Bot - Grabbing and Clearing LEGO Mindstorms Robot without wheels
The goal of these building instructions is to build a LEGO Mindstorms EV3 robot without wheels. You should then decide on your own how exactly to add the wheel. Which wheels would you use at the front? How are you going to build the third wheel? Here are some recommendations on building the third wheel - 1,2,3,4
- #330
- 24 Nov 2017
Led - Simple LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Line following robot
This is the simplest possible line following robot. It has just one sensor in the front between the two driving wheels and uses beams as pivots instead of a third wheel. Try it out. Follow the building instructions and start following lines in a number of minutes.
- #414
- 01 Oct 2017
Young Earl Bot - Simplified LEGO Mindstorms Robot
The goal of these building instructions is to build a simple LEGO Mindstorms EV3 robot without wheels. You should then think of yourself how exactly to add the wheel. Which wheels would you use on the front? How are you going to build the third wheel? Here are for example a few recommendations on building the third wheel - 1, 2, 3, 4
Later on you can expland this construction with a grabber as demosntrated here.
- #532
- 31 Jul 2018