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Platform: NXT

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT is the second version of LEGO’s MINDSTORMS robotics platform. It was launched in 2006 and was followed by LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 in 2013.

The platform included a programmable brick (also known as the NXT brick), motors, sensors, and a range of LEGO Technic parts.

Chair for Mr Bear

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started

New Cycles of Dr. E’s Challenges Are Here

  • BOOST, EV3, NXT, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
  • News

Alternative Programming Languages for LEGO MINDSTORMS

  • EV3, NXT, RCX
  • Reference

Snail Car

  • BOOST, Cross-Platform, EV3, NXT, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas

Ramp Climber

  • BOOST, Cross-Platform, EV3, NXT, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas

Online Training Courses

  • EV3, NXT, RCX
  • Reference

NXT-NXT remote control in LabVIEW

  • LabVIEW, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Open Roberta Lab

  • EV3, NXT
  • News

Create apps for NXT with MIT App Inventor

  • NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

NXT exercises – One approach

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Design, build, and program recycling solutions

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy

Pixy for LEGO: Vision sensing for NXT and EV3

  • EV3, NXT
  • News

Robotics Competitions

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reference

Building with RCX/NXT lamps and EV3 pieces

  • EV3, NXT, RCX
  • How To
  • Reflections

Learning sequence: Learn to build with LEGO

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX, WeDo
  • Getting Started

Blogs and other websites

  • EV3, NXT
  • Reference

Naked NXT/EV3 projects

  • EV3, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Learning sequence: Learn about gears

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX, WeDo
  • Getting Started

NXT books

  • NXT
  • Reference

Introducing BrickPi: LEGO bricks with a Raspberry Pi brain

  • NXT
  • Review

The 6 tile challenge

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

EV3 Software compatibility with NXT

  • EV3, NXT
  • How To
  • Reference

NXT-G examples: Motors

  • NXT
  • How To

NXT-G examples: Sounds, displays, and delays

  • NXT
  • How To

Using EV3 software to run the NXT

  • EV3, NXT
  • Getting Started
  • How To

LabView examples: Projects

  • LabVIEW, NXT
  • How To

Music box

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas

Fan-tastic

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, ROBOLAB, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas

NXT Constructopedia

  • NXT
  • Downloads
  • Getting Started
  • How To

NXT-G power programming tips

  • NXT
  • Getting Started
  • How To

Light at the beginning of the tunnel

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, ROBOLAB
  • Challenge Ideas

Smart house

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas

Create your own games with “RIC” files

  • LabVIEW, NXT
  • How To

Cross country adventure

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Clap-on clap-off!

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

How to update the NXT firmware in NXT-G

  • NXT
  • How To

Echo locator

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Dancing robot

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX, ROBOLAB
  • Challenge Ideas

Find the hidden letter

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX, ROBOLAB
  • Challenge Ideas

How to write efficient NXT-G programs

  • NXT
  • Downloads
  • How To

The Stubborn Car

  • EV3, NXT, RCX
  • Challenge Ideas

Tomb raider

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX
  • Challenge Ideas

Ultrasonic touch guitar

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Zombie attack

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX, ROBOLAB
  • Challenge Ideas

NXT-G programming icons

  • NXT
  • Downloads
  • Reference

Sound display

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Third-party sensors: Code examples

  • NXT, ROBOLAB
  • Reference

Drive in a square

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX
  • Challenge Ideas

Sample music: NXT-G

  • NXT
  • Downloads

NXT building tips

  • NXT
  • Downloads
  • Getting Started

Tunnel vision

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX
  • Challenge Ideas

Light theremin

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas
  • How To

9797 NXT basic car instructions

  • NXT
  • Downloads

Amusement park ride

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, ROBOLAB
  • Challenge Ideas

NXT Bluetooth Text Messenger

  • NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Things that go bump

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX
  • Challenge Ideas

Tractor pull

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX, ROBOLAB
  • Challenge Ideas

Voting booth

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX
  • Challenge Ideas

Real World Engineering: Using the NXT to break apart blood clots

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Big Ideas
  • Reflections

Survival of the fittest: NXT style

  • NXT
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections

NXT science / engineering fair experiments

  • Cross-Platform, LabVIEW, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Motor vs Move – Part II: Action

  • NXT
  • How To

Motor vs Move – Part I: The Control Algorithm

  • NXT
  • Big Ideas

Artificial Intelligence: Exploring Movement

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Real world engineering: Using the NXT for earthquake simulation

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Big Ideas

NXT car with NXT bluetooth remote

  • LabVIEW, NXT
  • How To

MIDI and the NXT

  • Cross-Platform, LabVIEW, NXT
  • How To

It’s not rocket science: Keep it simple!

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy

Third Wheel

  • Cross-Platform, EV3, NXT
  • Getting Started
  • How To

Clicking brick syndrome

  • NXT
  • How To
multiple pendulum streams

Pendulum mathematics

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Big Ideas

Three troubleshooting tips for NXT-G

  • NXT
  • How To

NXT Sensors

  • NXT
  • Reference

NXT-G quick programming guide

  • NXT
  • Getting Started
  • How To

Get Started with NXT

  • NXT
  • Getting Started
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