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Putting an EV3 into a Lego Technic Cruiser, Part 2

Continuing from my previous post, I was ready to put in a second EV3 motor and drive train for the rear wheels of the cruiser. The Mindstorms EV3 retail set comes with two large motors and one medium motor.  Conventionally, … Continue reading

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Putting an EV3 into a Lego Technic Cruiser

This is the first of few posts about my project in getting an EV3 brick into one of the Lego Technic retail sets. I’ve always had a Lego Mindstorms robot kit ever since Lego came out with the NXT.  Though … Continue reading

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Getting the kid started with Lego Technic and Mindstorms

Last summer, I started to teach my kid about building with Lego Technic, particularly using the EV3 Mindstorms set.  Though she had been building with non-technic Lego bricks for years now, the Technic pieces involve a different mindset, dealing more … Continue reading

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