Friday, March 2, 2018


Other Tutorials


12
NOV

SNATCH3R: Autonomous Robotic Arm

The SNATCH3R is one of the most advanced robots in the EV3 Discovery Book. It can autonomously find, grab and lift the infrared beacon. If you like, you can also drive it around using the remote control and pick up objects on the way! You can find step-by-step building instructions in the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3...
23
OCT

Star Wars BB8

This BB8 from Star Wars is a self-balancing robot I developed with Anton Vanhoucke and Ellen Pennings. It’s based on the previous generation of the balancing ball bot, but this one uses omniwheels to drive. In addition to balancing, this allows the robot to turn its head. Balancing happens autonomously using a control loop that...
16
OCT

MINDSTORMS EV3 Ball Balancing Robot

This robot is able to balance itself on a ball, using a mechanical design and software that is very similar to two segway type of robots running at the same time. One of these “segways” uses two motors and a gyroscopic sensor to control the ball in the forward/backward direction, while another set of motors...
06
OCT

EXPLOR3R Building Instructions

The EXPLOR3R is the first robot in The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Discovery Book. It’s a versatile wheeled vehicle that uses sensors to navigate around a room and follow lines. Chapters 1-9 in the book use this vehicle to demonstrate the ins and outs of LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 programming. The examples in the book show you...
22
AUG

BRICK SORT3R: Sort LEGO bricks by color and size

Have you always wanted to sort your LEGO bricks automatically? Now you can build a robot to do it for you! BRICK SORT3R can sort LEGO bricks by color and size. Check out a video of the robot in action below: Tutorial Do you want to build your own brick sorting machine? Complete step-by-step building...
23
JUN

Tutorial: Building BALANC3R

This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions to build BALANC3R, a self-balancing LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 robot. Requirements 1x LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 #31313 Home Edition. (If you have the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Education Core set #45544, you can build Gyro Boy instead.) 1x Gyroscopic Sensor. Use one of the following sensors: EV3 Gyro by LEGO (pictured below) NXT...
15
AUG

Tutorial: Most Useless Machine EV3R

This useless machine is inspired by the “Most Useless Machine EVER” by “SaskView”. Now you can build one too, using the instructions below. All you need is one LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 kit (#31313). Leave a comment if you build one – let’s see how many pointless machines we can build together! Video

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SELECT A ROBOT AND LEARN MORE

These robots give you the full EV3 experience, complete with building instructions, programming missions and the programming tool included in the new free EV3 Programmer App. New robot builders begin here!

SELECT A FAN ROBOT AND EXPLORE

These robots have been created by the most dedicated fans and offer fun new building and programming experiences. We recommend you build these robots after you have built 2-3 hero robots.

REMIX CHALLENGE

Build fun, new robot creations by mixing your LEGO® MINDSTORMS® with your favorite LEGO Technic sets. LEGO MINDSTORMS and LEGO Technic make a perfect match and allow you to create an entirely new breed of LEGO robots with cool designs and abilities. Click on the images below to explore and build the winners of the annual LEGO Remix Challenge: the Cuckoo Clock, a remix of EV3 (31313) and the LEGO Technic Heavy Lift Helicopter (42052), and the DOODLEBOT, a remix of EV3 and the LEGO Technic Extreme Adventure (42069).
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FEATURED GALLERY ROBOTS

Get inspired by these cool gallery creations (without building instructions or programming missions).