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Robot App™ Description

A self-balancing LEGO robot
The inspiration for this robot is of course Steve Hassenplug's Legway, the world-famous self-balancing LEGO robot. The control program is much more rudimentary than Steve's, but is sufficient for NXTway to keep balanced for a while...

Developer: Philippe Hurbain (Philo)


LEGO®is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this app. This app does not feature any of LEGO's copyrighted or trademarked material, and is in accordance with their fair use guidelines.

Installation Instructions

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Robot App Requirements

Software

NBC - Compilation needed.
(There is a pre-compiled version available as well.

Hardware:

Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 kit (#8547)

Other requirements:

None.

Usage Instructions

In its present state, NXTway is picky on environmental conditions:
* The lighting must not interfere with light sensor. Try your NXT in a dark room, or a room lit only by fluorescent light (fluorescent lamps emits little or no infra-red light so the light sensor is almost insensitive to their light).
* It works best on a clear but non uniform surface. Some patterns give NXTway something to "zero" on.
* When you press the run button, NXTway must be perfectly balanced, as light level measured at that time determines the equilibrium position.