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New version 0.9.0-beta of leJOS available

There's a new version of leJOS available, the Open Source Java platform for MINDSTORMS.Next to a lot of improvements, the new release 0.9.0-beta comes with new features like webcam and android...

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Codie

Here's a guest blog post by Peter Erdie from the Codie project:"Codie is a new robotic toy which teaches children the principles of computer coding, our mission is to help children understand how...

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MINDSTORMS at LEGO WORLD Copenhagen 2015

LEGO WORLD was a blast this year, last time I was invited there was in 2012 with my large WALL-E5 transforming robot.  This time I showed up with the large R2-EV3, small QUIZ-E (son of wall-e) and...

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New EV3 Video Tutorials

You may know him as the guy who made the Timmyton that amazing shark like bot he brought to MakerFaire NY last year. But now builderdude35 has a new series of EV3 tutorial to present us."Hello,...

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EV3 lessons

Today we have a guest blog by the founders of EV3Lessons.com:"We are members of a FIRST LEGO League (FLL) team and the founders of EV3Lessons.com, a website with LEGO Mindstorms EV3 programming...

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“Are You a LEGO Maker?” Prototyping Challenge

**TO RESIDENTS OF THE USA ONLY**ARE YOU A LEGO MAKER? Contest starts today! Are you 13yo or older and live in the USA? Then you must Enter the LEGO Prototyping Challenge! From Play to PrototypeTo...

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Just curious, how many of you are girls?

That was a question asked by Mylène in the EV3 Facebook group page and I was happy to see many women robot makers answered the call. Hobbyist, Teachers, Geek Mom you name it,  in this post I want to...

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The Teenage Maker's EXOSKEL3TON Z3US project

Today we have a guest blog by Cyrus Cuenca Hello, my name is Cyrus Cuenca. I am 15 years old and have been an avid LEGO MINDSTORMS fan since late 2012. I got my first MINDSTORMS(NXT 2.0) kit on...

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LEGO SYSTEMS Launches “Are You a LEGO Maker?” Challenge to Transform Ideas...

This is the last call. 3 days left to enter your ideas.(the text below is taken from the press release) www.LEGO.com/MakerThe “Are You a LEGO Maker?” Prototyping Challenge is for makers, ages 13 years...

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rncirowro.boards.net A forum to discuss all MINDSTORMS related competitions

If you use MINDSTORMS in competitions like WRO or FLL you might find this of interest. Please welcome todays guest blogger, Jeffrey from Indonesia,  who will present us his forum dedicated to helping...

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ROBOT REMIX #1

The MINDSTORMS Community Partners (MCP) are robot makers known for thinking outside the box, constantly pushing the boundaries of what is possible to create with MINDSTORMS! This is why during summer...

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The People and Places of MINDSTORMS

Members of the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Facebook Group have been invited to enter their location so that we may build a map of the People and Places of MINDSTORMS. A month later we can start to get a good...

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ROBOT REMIX #1- Exhibit A: HELICOPT3R

Exhibit A: HELICOPT3R by Yoshihito Isogawa, JapanYoshihito is the author of the LEGO Technic Idea Book series and the recent LEGO MINDSTORMS Idea Book. He lives in Tokyo, Japan and regularly holds...

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ROBOT REMIX #1- Exhibit B: DANC3R

Exhibit B: DANC3R by Arthur Sacek, Brazil Arthur Sacek is a product designer and lives in São Paulo, Brazil. Since 2001 he has been developing LEGO models and educational programs for Brazilian...

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ROBOT REMIX #1- Exhibit C: LUCKY CAT

Exhibit C: LUCKY CAT by Robin Dai, China For this post,  learn a little bit more about Robin thanks to his fun self introductory text:Hi, This is Robin, from Shanghai, China. You may already notice my...

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LEGO MINDSTORMS at WORLD MAKER FAIRE 2015

For a second year now LEGO MINDSTORMS was a sponsor at the World Maker Faire  event in New York at the  New York Hall of Science. They had a kiosk along Robot Ave, a nice corner booth nearby other...

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LEGO Fair Play Explained

Information brought to you by Martin Hüdepohl, the author of several LEGO books that sell worldwide. Recently he published a video to explain in details the LEGO Fair Play Policy. "This video is of...

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ROBOT REMIX #1- Exhibit D: VLK-EV3

Exhibit D: VLK-EV3 by Xander Soldaat, The Netherlands For the last remix of RobotRemix#1, Xander tells us a bit more about the challenges faced with the execution of his idea; The VLK-EV3 (formerly...

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ROBOT REMIX #1 Building Instructions Coming Soon

That's right, we've been working hard to get you all of the Remix #1 building instructions made and they are going to be ready very soon... /baz

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Bluetooth controlled LEGO replica of Cadillac CTS-V

Welcome guest blogger DamonMM2000 Hey there! I am DamonMM2000, and I build LEGO MINDSTORMS Ev3 robots. Today, I would like to introduce my 103rd Ev3 MOC (from what I've counted): CTS-eV3! CTS-eV3 is a...

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ROBOT REMIX Series 1- BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS

 The long wait is finally over - at last - the building instructions for all 4 amazing robot remix from this summer's MCP RobotRemix#1 challenge! Again, all of these great models can be build using...

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Hour of Code -> Hour of EV3

Hour of EV3 by guest bloggers Sanjay and Arvind Seshan of EV3LessonsHour of EV3Learning to program is a very important skill. The Hour of Code movement was started several years ago and reaches tens of...

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STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS MINDSTORMS CELEBRATION

by guest blogger Cyrus CuencaHello readers,On Dec 18th 2015, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, opened worldwide. In celebration of this occasion, members of the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Facebook Group helped me...

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WALL-E7, a fast cute cube robot transformer.

Hi guys, bazmarc here with another WALL-E robot. That's right it not my first one :) I made several popular ones back in the NXT days, namely zWALL-E4 and WALL-E5 both traveled the world going to LEGO...

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ROBOT REMIX #2

 The MINDSTORMS Community Partners (MCP) are at it again. Remix #1 was such a great success that the MINDSTORMS Team  decided to challenge the MCP's once again with a robot remix. The challenge this...

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