A few weeks ago, nxtasy.org reported that a new download would be surfacing soon from the LEGO site for interfacing your mobile device with the Mindstorms NXT. Well, the time has come! The NXT Mobile Application is now here!

Here’s a brief summary of basic operation:

Remote Control
This enables you to control two motors on the NXT. Use the joystick/command wheel on your phone to go forward, backwards, stop – or you can choose to control one motor at the time. If your NXT model have wheels (like the Tribot) it will be much like a remote controlled car.

Program Control
This mode enables you to control any of the programs on your NXT. First select the program you want to control and then you can send command messages to your NXT by pressing the numeric keys on your phone. What the NXT does when you press the keys depends entirely on your program.

Collected Data
If the NXT can make your phone take photos, this is where you can find them. Have you made a program that sends data to your phone, this is where you can find it as well, for instance be readings from the sensors.