Category: Hardware
Topics related to hardware. Usually, it could be robotics or some interesting gadget that should be known and how to use it in the new or unconventional manner
Making my first Internet of Things device (for measuring temperature, humidity, and motion)
I have created my first internet of things (IoT) device that mesures temperature. humidity and has a motion sensor and sends data to the web app that visualizes it
Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 car programmed in Microsoft Robotics
As I promissed before (https://inspiratron.org/lego-mindstorms-nxt-2-0-first-contact/), I tryed to build robot vehicle and program it using Microsoft robotics, instead of Development Kit that comes with the box. Development kit that comes with Lego mindstorms NXT 2.0 is some simplified version of LabView. I must admit that I never worked with LabView,…
Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 – Humanoid first steps
I recently wrote post about my first contact with Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 and building robot vehicle. After several version I decided to disasseble vehicle and to build humanoid robot. It was a challange of a different kind. Most of people knows how to control vehicle. Espetially vehicle with continuous…
Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 – First contact
Couple of days ago to our company arrived LEGO Mindstors NXT 2.0 robot. Today I decided to bring it home for the first contact. It was quite successfull, I built starter robot that is avoiding obsticles and speaking. For about 2-3 hours of play, I think it is good enought….
Future of robotics is happening now
We can say that robots are one of the greatest unfulfilled predictions and promises of science fiction. Question would be for how long? Today there are many projects that are creating this futuristic world of science fiction where we have robot helpers and even autonomous intelligent robots. Robots now are…