LEGO Mindstorm Ogre: Autonomous robot of Doom
I saw this the other day on Gizmodo, it is a LEGO robot built to autonomously go out and destroy other LEGO.. mmm Skynet. The really neat part about the Ogre LEGO robot is the weapon it uses for mass destruction of the "lesser" LEGO: The "Hailstorm" launcher. It uses three XL PF motors, controlled either by a standard PF remote, or by the on-board (black) NXT using the Hitechnic IRLink. The video of the Hailstorm launcher in action is AMAZING; the video also has a demonstration of how the LEGO Ogre detects objects.
This is the kind of creativity I like to see with LEGO! Now if that LEGO MMO game would let a person build a vehicle like this.
Little Robots made from recyled Junk
Now who isn't a fan of robots? Especially ones made from recycled parts? The cool part about these junkbots from Columbia is that they are--wait for it--made out of junk. I think that it is amazing how somebody can make tiny little robots of pure awesomeness from junk. These junkbots would make awesome cubicle decorations.
As an artist, this would be something awesome to do! Maybe those sculpture classes will finally pay off? The biggest thing for me is looking at everyday objects in a different light, and being able to use discarded materials in a new and imaginative way. Now it is going to be like Tetris all over again...I will have to go through all the old and junked computer parts now at work and see what I can come up with!
