Wall-E Robot Made With LEGO Mindstorms

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Wall-E Robot Made With LEGO Mindstorms

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday July 19, 2011 @04:51AM from the how-is-it-with-trash? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Montreal-based maker Marc-André Bazergui has created a real-life Wall-E robot using a set of motors and a LEGO Mindstorms NXT kit. The 20cm tall Wall-E uses 5 RCX motors and 3 Levers to move and transform just like the animated character, and it took Bazergui over 250 hours to build. Even more impressive, is that Wall-E can be remotely controlled to move around, pick up objects and look up and down. Alternatively, he can be programmed to move on his own accord."

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DMCA takedown notice, copyright infringement... by Anonymous Coward · 2011-07-19 04:56 · Score: 2, Insightful

Coming in 5.. 4... 3...
But can he compact garbage? by loftwyr · 2011-07-19 05:06 · Score: 3, Informative

Sure, he looks wall-e-ish but does he have a 5 tonne compactor in his midriff?
1. Re:But can he compact garbage? by slinches · 2011-07-19 05:20 · Score: 1
  
  More importantly, has he been programmed to teach us lessons about the benefits of hard work, taking care of our environment and how love can help save the human race from it's own destructive habits?
  
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  Knowledge Brings Fear
2. Re:But can he compact garbage? by jellomizer · 2011-07-19 05:35 · Score: 1
  
  I thought he taught us don't mess with robots when we live a Utopian life. Hey Fat Dumb and Happy isn't a bad life.
  
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  If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
3. Re:But can he compact garbage? by vux984 · 2011-07-19 05:50 · Score: 1
  
  "Fat and Dumb" yes... but what made you think they were "Happy". They never struck me as the slightest bit happy.
4. Re:But can he compact garbage? by Anonymous Coward · 2011-07-19 06:08 · Score: 1
  
  They were too "Dumb" to know what happy was. I think content would be a good word for it.
5. Re:But can he compact garbage? by aeortiz · 2011-07-19 10:05 · Score: 1
  
  Don't forget the laser between the eyes too.
Re:Robot FAIL by Anonymous Coward · 2011-07-19 05:17 · Score: 0

You're a fucking idiot
But... by Anonymous Coward · 2011-07-19 05:20 · Score: 0

Does it run linux?
1. Re:But... by MobileTatsu-NJG · 2011-07-19 05:36 · Score: 2
  
  He's able to play back music but not video. So... yes!
  
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  "I like to lick butts!" by MobileTatsu-NJG (#32700246) (Score:5, Informative)
As a side note... by Anonymous Coward · 2011-07-19 05:26 · Score: 0

the actual video was posted on July 15th 2010... *NEWS* for nerds?
1. Re:As a side note... by Anonymous Coward · 2011-07-19 05:36 · Score: 0
  
  If a /. editor hasn't seen it before, it didn't happen! Because the horrible alternative would have been - they have to look something up before posting!
Video is not for the one in TFA by Anonymous Coward · 2011-07-19 05:48 · Score: 0

...but, but but... the embedded video is from a Dutch guy, and for a different Wall(-E) robot, not the one in the article!
(Both are neat of course, but still!)
Next Step by Palindr0me · 2011-07-19 05:50 · Score: 1

Johnny 5!
And they say that LEGO is a kid's toy. by milbournosphere · 2011-07-19 06:10 · Score: 1

I grew up building LEGO (my mom still has my massive brick collection in a closet somewhere), and even though I'm in my mid-twenties, I am still awed by what people do with such a simple building block. One is never too old to play with LEGO.
Re:Robot FAIL by Anonymous Coward · 2011-07-19 06:13 · Score: 0

Oh don't be silly... Everyone knows Italians don't get angry... They get even.
Fat, drunk and stupid (in another context) by operator_error · 2011-07-19 06:14 · Score: 1

They took the bar! The whole fucking bar! -Bluto
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son." -Dean Wormer, Animal House.
Better than I could do..... by adeft · 2011-07-19 06:27 · Score: 2

But I'm still more impressed with the lego Porsche with functioning dual clutch transmission. http://jalopnik.com/5819500/this-porsche-may-be-the-most-detailed-lego-car-ever
1. Re:Better than I could do..... by Anonymous Coward · 2011-07-19 07:00 · Score: 0
  
  That.... Is disturbing....
This was uploaded a year ago by Anonymous Coward · 2011-07-19 07:03 · Score: 0

This was uploaded a year ago
Which movie do you really mean? by Anonymous Coward · 2011-07-19 07:30 · Score: 0

Number 5 is alive!
Transform looks good, but... by Arctech · 2011-07-19 07:35 · Score: 1

The action of tucking the treads underneath is impressive and a pretty sweet engineering. I just wish the headpiece was more than an afterthought, though. It looks very unfinished.
1. Re:Transform looks good, but... by sloth+jr · 2011-07-19 09:11 · Score: 1
  
  I'm guessing it was probably weight considerations. The whole things looks pretty flimsy, even though it's really impressive the articulation the builder achieved.
Old Bob by Christian+Smith · 2011-07-19 08:30 · Score: 1

The way he shakes when he moves, he reminds me more of Old Bob from The Black Hole movie.
Stop Motion by Anonymous Coward · 2011-07-20 08:02 · Score: 0

Yeah, I love it too.