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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
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
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
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
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