NXT Robot Holds’em and Deals’em
Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
I love Texas Hold’em Poker, folks. In this video, the builder of this robot (and likely also an ardent poker buff) demonstrates how his robot deals poker hands to five players. And this video shows the robot dealing from a different angle. Maybe in future versions, the builder can add rotation to deal to players around a table.
Anybody up for building a card shuffler? Or even a robot that shuffles up AND deals!? Then we’d be set! Nobody ever enjoys being the dealer, so this would be a lifesaver. 
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More NXT Element Drawings
Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
A few days ago, Motocube’s Jim German brought us LEGO Mindstorms NXT technical drawings based on Carnegie Mellon Solid models. Well, due to popular demand, Jim has put together more drawings and will likely complete all kit elements by the end of this week. Enjoy!
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mindsensors.com Acceleration Sensor Now Available
Wednesday, November 1st, 2006mindsensors.com has updated their site and is now taking orders for their ACCL-Nx digital acceleration sensor for the LEGO Mindstorms NXT. Capable of capturing static and/or dynamic acceleration data in different axes, the ACCL-Nx can be used as a tilt sensor or to plot velocity profiles.
- Uses NXT compatible I2C protocol for communications.
- Detects acceleration as small as 10mg (depending on sensitivity and two axis or three axis versions)
- Various options available to select from like 2 axis or 3 axis and available in different sensitivity.
- Supplied with cable compatible with mindstorms NXT
- Supports Auto Detecting Parallel Architecture (ADPA) for sensors. This means that ACCL-Nx can co-exist with LEGO or third party digital sensor on the same NXT port. This enables user to employ several sensors on the same port without the need of external sensor multiplexer, reducing the overall size.
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