New LEGO NXT Sensor: Inertial Motion Unit

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Classroom Antics is very excited that Dexter Industries, a leader in advanced sensors and peripherals for LEGO MINDSTORMS, announced the release of a new sensor for the LEGO MINDSTORMS system. They are releasing a proper 6 Degree of Freedom (DOF) Inertial Motion Unit (IMU) sensor which measures rotation and acceleration of robots built with the LEGO MINDSTORMS system. The sensor is both an accelerometer and gyroscope for the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT. The new sensor can measure acceleration, tilt, … [Read more...]

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LEGO Robotics and Swiffer Pads

Every parent knows the importance of investing in their child's education, because it will pay off in the long run by giving their child the best possible opportunities for success. But, now thanks to Classroom Antics and LEGO Mindstorm NXT you don't have to wait for the pay off. In a LEGO Mindstorm NXT Robotics class, children learn how to build and program a robot that walks, talks, sees, and hears and your child will use the computer to program how the robots moves and reacts to the … [Read more...]

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Robotics Merit Badge for Boy Scouts

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The Boy Scouts of America have announced a new merit badge, Robotics. This announcement comes during National Robotics Week. To earn the badge, scouts must, among other robot-related requirements (PDF): design, build, program, and test a robot; demonstrate the bot and share their engineering notes; attend a robotics competition or do research on robotics contests; and explain how robots are used today. For many young scouts, that probably won't be hard, given that they're growing up in a … [Read more...]

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National Robotics Week is April 9-17, 2011

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This week April 9-17, 2011 is National Robotics Week. Events across the country are being held to promote robotics and what this field can offer young children. Starting today in Marion, Ohio (between Cleveland and Columbus) is the National Robotics Challenge. One event in Marion will be Robo Hockey, which will have two robots working as a team to play hockey. Admission is only $5 for adults and $3 for students. The purpose of National Robotics Week is to: Celebrate the US as a leader … [Read more...]

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