Nashorn - Zamor-based NXT shooter

Matthias Paul Scholz published building instructions for this Zamor shooter.

NXT Aerial Ropeway

Anders’ Arieal Ropeway travels on ropes, with two US sensors to stop it from hitting the walls… and has a Bluetooth control program written in c++. Full building instructions and program online too! Nice work, Anders!

NXT DraXTer

NXTLitBoy new project is NXT DraXTer - a fast driving NXT car. You can watch it speeding in this YouTube video. Building instructions are in PhotoBucket album here.

NXT Gymnast

Eugene Tsai from Taipei sent these building and programming instructions for this “NXT Gymnast”. See this link for a video of it’s performance.

[Via TheNXTStep]

NXT Plane Shooter

Another amazing work by NXTLiftBoy - a paper plane shooter, made from a single NXT set.
You can find link to builiding instructions and some additional details here. Follow the instructions below from NXTLiftBoy:

Here is an update for NXTPlaneShooter:
I made pictures while taking it apart.
You can find these “build instructions” on PhotoBucket.
I uploaded the pictures in batches of 100, and the order got corrupted again
Make sure you follow the picture numbers in reverse! The first picture to look at is named IMG_2546.JPG, the next has number 2545 and so on downto until 2167, which is the last picture.
It seems to jump every batch, so at each xx66 you need to jump and locate xx65.
You can verify the number of a picture by hovering the mouse over it and reading the status bar of your browser (enable it in your view if need be).

To find the proper building order do like this:
1 follow the link above to the album,
2 click “View All” and be patient to load all 380 shots in one page…
3 scroll 80 pictures down until the one with the green batteries in the brick, here it starts!
4 build up- and backwards the first set of 80 pictures,
5 jump from 2467 to 2466, located 80+100 pictures down now, 2466 is just next to the big gear wheel,
6 build back 100 pictures to 2367, just until the battery box again,
7 jump from 2367 to 2366, located 100+100 pictures down now,
and repeat steps 6 and 7 twice, offsetting the numbers by 100 every time, so you took all 380 simple steps to build this beast…:)

You need to be aware that the NXTPlaneShooter requires manual operation, or you can write your own program for it in the LEGO visual programming language (NXT-G). Take care not to snap the ropes!

The paper plane has a staple in the front, ensuring that the plane moves along with the accelerating grey pin, otherwise the paper may just glide through the slit in the grey pin.

Happy shooting,

NXTLiftBoy

NXT Train

Sivan has posted another of his creative projects - controlling the new Lego remote-controlled (RC) trains with mindstorms NXT motors. Read all about it here, including full building instructions !

NXT Walker

Isogawa Yoshihito published these instructions showing construction details of his NXT Walker.

NXTCavator Building Instructions

NXTLiftBoy published building instructions for his NXT Cavator. See them online here. The arm and bucket are in a sub-album here.
btw. I’ve not built this model myself, but NXTLifBoy calims this wonderful model can be built from a single NXT set. If you try this - let me know…

NXTiiMote - BT Remote Control w/ Acceleration Sensor

Philo’s NXTiiMote is a remote control device based on a MindSensors acceleration sensor. You may control a vehicle through Bluetooth by tilting the remote, forward/backward and left/right. Additionally, a wheel and push button can control supplementary actions.

Images and build instructions are here.

NXTLiftBoy

NXTLiftBoy posted building instructions for his project on photobucket.
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NXTPlotter

Our forums reader Krystman posted here on converting a LEGO #8094 Technic Control Center plotter into an NXT driven plotter.
A YouTube video is here, and building instructions on flickr. More details in Krystman website.

Odin, a robot for odometry

A new NXT creation by Philo: “Odin”

From the website:

Odin is a robot that estimates its own position while it moves using odometry. In order to do that it measures as precisely as possible distances travelled and orientation of displacement. Its mechanical structure is well suited for that: when travelling it rolls on four parallel wheel so it is able to go very straight. For turning, it raises itself on a central pivot, turns around it and goes down, ready for the next move.

Building Instructions are online too!

Philippe Hurbain’s Spy Camera Rover

Philo has put online this nice spy rover, controlled by an elegant Bluetooth-enabled joystick made of another NXT. Images and building instructions are also online here.