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A programmable robotics brick released by the LEGO company in late July 2006 and uses Technic connectors. This was preceded by the original RCX brick, and succeeded by the EV3 brick.

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LEGO Mindstorms NXT is a programmable robotics kit released by LEGO in late July 2006. It replaced the first-generation Lego Mindstorms (Robotics Invention System), and was replaced by the third-generation in Fall 2013.

The base kit ships in two versions: the Retail Version (sets #8527 and #8547) and the Education Base Set (set #9797).

It comes with the NXT-G programming software, but a variety of unofficial languages exist, such as NXC, NBC, leJOS NXJ, and RobotC. A new version of the set, the Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0, was released on August 1, 2009, featuring a color sensor and other upgraded capabilities.

See the following question for details of the differences between NXT and its precursor RCX.

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What are all the different accessories that I can get for an NXT?

Pretty simple...What are all the different accessories that I can get for an NXT? I know this could turn into a list, but this will be a helpful list, I think.
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Where can I download the Samantha Field Control System?

Could someone please provide a download link? It seems that all traces of the program has disappeared from the internet, and I need this to get my robot moving wirelessly. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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When I connect my Samantha Module to my NXT, the NXT shows the wrench icon

When I connect my Samantha module to my NXT, it shows the wrench icon instead of the USB icon. I have tried updating the firmware, to no avail. The blue light does not turn on. It sees the WiFi network just fine, the white light flashes, but it…
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NXT Brick will not update firmware (clicking brick syndrome)

I'm running 6 NXT robots in an introductory class. Occasionally we've had bricks that would not accept a program and I've reset the brick by pushing the reset button under the battery pack as well as pushing the button under the USB port,…
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Building instructions: Robot Spider Pen by Ricardo Oliveira

Some time ago I found the following youtube video by Ricardo Oliveira of a small NXT plotter that crawls over a whiteboard. It has two strings that can be shortened through coils and with this, it controls its position on the whiteboard. Here is a…
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Kick a LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT p-Brick out of SAM-BA mode without writing new firmware?

I recently received a LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT p-Brick which, surprisingly, still has the original retail V1.01 firmware on it. My goal is to extract its current firmware image to a file while maintaining the original condition of the p-Brick, so I'm…
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What software should I install for NXT on OSX El 10.11.2 Capitan?

Sorry, I am brand new to Mindstorms and a bit overwhelmed. I bought an NXT robot over Christmas and am confused what software I should install. I installed the EV3 software. The bluetooth doesn't work, but the USB does. The sound sensor and object…
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El Capitan OS X and Nxt v2

I am running El Capitan OS x, and I have a nxt v2 brick. Is there anyway I use them together? The nxt installer crashes and the ev3 software will not update the firmware on the brick. Do I have any options? Here is my stack trace (without the last…
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Does repeated flashing cause degradation NXT

I have a Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0, which I'm tinkering around with, writing a custom firmware for. I just want to know if repeated flashing could damage the flash memory.
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How can I read NXT logfiles?

I used the logfile feature to collect light intensity values. How can I get a view to this data? On the NXT brick I only found: "delete" or "send" but not "show". I tried "send" when I had an USB conection to a PC, but I couldn't find a file in the…
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Reading NXT Touch Sensor with Monobrick Communication Library

In my program, I need to detect if a touch sensor is activated. Here's some of my code: var nxt = new Brick("usb"); nxt.Connection.Open(); nxt.Sensor1 = new…
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LEGO Mindstorms NXT - bossa driver prevents firmware upgrade

First of all, this may sound like a duplicate post. But, my Mindstorms NXT 2.0 has been having the "Clicking Brick Syndrome". I have been told that uninstalling the bossa driver then unplugging and replugging the brick offline will cause it to…
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Block Platform parameter is not instantiated in Simulink

I used Simulink to write a program for LEGO Midstorms NXT. I can post the design if needed. The problem is that when I want to run it on hardware, it gives the following error: Lego mindstorms NXT motor block (mask) doesn't have a parameter named…
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Why won't my Lego Mindstorms NXT stop beeping/clicking and work properly?

I was trying to update the firmware on my NXT but suddenly the screen went blank and it started beeping. I unplugged and re-plugged my USB and a notification came up saying that the device malfunctioned. I tried holding down the orange button but…
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Run an NXT 2 program that will continue until no power is left in batteries

I want to run an NXT 2 program that will continue until no power is left in batteries. I want it to rotate slowly so that a sculpture can be turned for as long as possible. It seems to go for a few hour then shuts down.
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