Category Archives: Robotics

Motorizing the LEGO 8070 Supercar

This particular model is not a recent model.  It was released in 2011 and comes with a battery box, a motor, and a gearbox to control several functions – rear spoiler, lifting the hood, and opening the left and right … Continue reading

Posted in Robotics | Tagged | Leave a comment

Motorizing the Lego Technic 42075 First Responder, Part 3

In Part 1 of the series, I used the EV3 brick and motors to motorize the Lego Technic 42075 retail set.  While very flexible in programming and remote controlling the vehicle, the EV3 brick takes up the whole truck bed … Continue reading

Posted in Robotics | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Motorizing the Lego Technic 42075 First Responder, Part 2

After my work of motorizing the Lego 42075 with an EV3 brick and EV3 motors, I searched and found similar work with motorizing the same retail set, but using the smaller brick and motors from Lego Power Functions; link here. … Continue reading

Posted in Robotics | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Motorizing the Lego Technic 42075 First Responder

I’m finally getting around to writing about my experience in motorizing the Lego Technic 42075 First Responder.  This is a truck-like vehicle, similar in form to the Lego Technic 8081 Extreme Cruiser, but on a smaller scale.  I’ve previously put … Continue reading

Posted in Robotics | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Remote Controlled EV3 Robot with Dual Gyro Sensors

I’m in the middle of another project involving the LEGO EV3 system.  My 11-year old has been making some inquiries about the gyro sensor that came with the EV3 Education kit.  To make the lesson more interesting, I wrote a … Continue reading

Posted in Robotics | Tagged , | Leave a comment