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Lego Mindstorms 3D Plotter

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the didn't-have-that-when-I-was-a-kid dept.

ShadoWolf sent us one of the more creative uses that I've seen for Lego Mindstorms. This one is a 3D Plotter that makes use of Legos, GNUPlot, and a Netwinder. It can make a 3d model of any surface. Not bad for a toy, huh?

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  1. LegOS and Linux by luge · · Score: 4

    Contrary to some other posts on the list, you can use the RCX with Linux. Markus Noga and some others have written replacement firmware, which allows full control of the motors, IR, and sensors. It's in C, with C++ support. Check it out at
    http://www.multimania.com/legos/.
    there is also a mailing list/bulletin board system at:
    http://www.lugnet. com/news/display.cgi?lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos
    Finally, I've written a brief HOWTO (still very, very beta) at:
    http://arthurdent.dorm.duke. edu/legos/HOWTO/HOWTO.html
    It's not much, but hopefully between the three of those the rest of you can figure out where to start.
    ~luge

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