Goal: Create an insect for our MINDSTORMS insectarium, or insect zoo. Your insect can be realistic or imaginary. Spiders are okay, too! Can you make a critter that crawls or jumps or flies? One that reacts to its environment?
Start date: February 1, 2016
Due date: February 29, 2016
Rules: Your device must include an NXT or EV3, a sensor, and sound. You may use sensors, motors, and pieces from the NXT or EV3 kits. You are also welcome to use multiple MINDSTORMS kits, additional LEGO pieces, third-party sensors, and non-LEGO materials.
Daniel Martín has built this insect that looks like a frog. Don’t you think so? It uses two motors to move itself. This is a Lego Mindstorms project for the Dr E Challenges (http://mindstorms.dreschallenges.com/). Daniel has built this insect with Lego Mindstorms NXT.
This is our pet spider. His name is Spidy. He has his own invisible fence and he knows not to cross that fence. Spidy is also very shy and if he see’s some one then he quickly returns and and runs away. This is our second build of EV3 we are still learning Ev3. spidy […]
My name is Alex. This is a video of my Beetle Bot Robot! Thanks for watching.
A fuzzy little caterpillar gets hurt by a Monstrous bug. A human scientist, Sharko, finds it and builds tiny artificial legs for the caterpillar. He also gives an extra large brain for the caterpillar along with enhanced eyes. The extra large brain helps with speed and enhanced vision. Although the caterpillar have speed and better […]
Ringo the Beetle has alternating legs and a sensor that allows him to avoid obstacles.
This red ant by Taku and Zachary is activated by an ultrasonic sensor. It makes angry sounds and runs fast.
This dragonfly by Kealy, Ashmita, and Sarah flies forward and backward, chirps, and buzzes.
This little ladybug by Kaelen, Filip, and Grace is accompanied by a large leaf. When the ultrasonic sensor detects the leaf, both leaf and ladybug stop.
