Questions tagged [robotic]

Anything related to robots; automated machines that can execute specific tasks with little or no human intervention and often with speed and precision.

Lego is a solid tool when designing robots, with programmable blocks, gears, sensors, and more, Lego has firmly established that you can craft entire robotic machines with only official parts.

Sets like Lego Mindstorms and the EV3 projects have also cemented Lego's desire to appeal to the robot building community.

The Robots tag is not synonymous with posts regarding ROBOTC, the intermediate programming tool from Mindstorms.

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Useful machines built with LEGO

I am looking for examples of useful machines built with LEGO (probably Technics, NXT etc.). There are many fun project examples and proofs of concept, such as a Rubik cube solver and a Turing machine. Do you know any examples of LEGO machines that…
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How do I build a paper feeder with LEGO to transfer a single sheet of paper from a deck robustly?

I want to create an apparatus (which might be called a paper feeder) to take a still image for each paper taken from a deck of 500 sheets robustly. Robustly means that the apparatus must guarantee all sheets of paper get captured by the still…
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Are there any bricks to make big size robots?

I found a robot called meccanoid 2XL but it's humanoid robot and I think it's hard to control it. I am looking for a robot like the pic, that stands on wheels instead of legs, and has about 150CM height. Are there any bricks for such robot? Or…
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Advanced coloured lines following robot

I am trying to build a coloured lines following robot, and I would like to know what kind of sensors do I use for my robot to differentiate and detect several different coloured lines?