Lego Mindstorms NXT
is a programmable
robotics kit released by
Lego
in late july 2006.[1]
It replaces the first-generation Lego Mindstorms kit, which was
called the
Robotics Invention System. The base kit ships in two
versions: The Retail Version[2]
and the Education Base Set.[3].
These can be used to compete in
FIRST Lego League competitions.
NXT Brick
The main
component in the kit is a brick-shaped
computer called the NXT brick. It can take input from up to
four
sensors and control up to three
motors, via
RJ12 cables, very similar to but incompatible with
RJ11 phone cords. The brick has a 100x64 pixel
greyscale
LCD display and four buttons that can be used to navigate a
user interface using hierarchical menus. It also has a
speaker and can play sound files at sampling rates up to
16 kHz. Power is supplied by 6
AA (1.5 V each)
batteries in the consumer version of the kit and by a
Li-Ion rechargeable battery and charger in the educational
version.
Programming
Very simple
programs can be written using the menu on the NXT. More
complicated programs and sound files can be downloaded using a
USB port or wirelessly using Bluetooth. Files can also be copied
between two NXT bricks wirelessly, and some mobile phones can be
used as a remote control. Up to three NXT bricks can communicate
simultaneously via Bluetooth when user created programs are run.
The retail version of the kit includes software
for writing programs that runs on PC and Macintosh personal
computers. The software is based on
National Instruments
LabVIEW and provides a visual programming language for
writing simple programs and downloading them to the NXT Brick. |
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