Hands-On With the NXT

During the past week, there had been a lot of hands-on time with the Lego NXT kit to get a better understanding of what pieces are available, how many there are and how they fit together. The result of the hands-on time is the quick prototype shown in Figure 1. 

Figure 1. Front of robot prototype

In addition to working with the mechanical aspects of the design, the programmers started to work through a tutorial that describes the NXC programming language that will be used to program the robot [2]. Using the hands-on knowledge and information acquired from sources mentioned on the References page, a design proposal had been created which covers all aspects of the project from design constraints to a weekly schedule. To view the proposal, visit the Overview page. Looking forward to the next week, the plan is to complete the design of the robot by thinking of what pieces can be used to build the proposed design.

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Welcome to Our Website!

Over the course of the next few months, we will be updating this website with information dealing with our current project, creating a NXT robot that can autonomously participate in Robot Sumo. In addition, we will be posting weekly progress updates through blog posts.  Currently the website is under major construction, but within a week you will be able to learn more about exactly what our project will consist of by visiting the ‘Overview’ page and references we use by visiting the ‘References’ page. If you are interested in learning more about the people working on this project, please visit the ‘Team Members’ page.

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