University of Michigan students Doug Li, Jeff Loevell, and Mike Zajac created this strange yet fascinating “Rubik’s Cube Solver” robot for their final project — it does the job to say the least, and quite well (54 seconds):
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/rubiks-cube-solving-robot
Believe it or not, there already is a LEGO NXT book.
Amazon has changed their book search policy so you’ll need to sign up for the book search program to sample the book before purchasing it. A little inconvinient but it is a great feature. Check it out:
LEGO annouced that it will make the NXT available in Japan for educational purpose in September. General availability will be in October:
ENFIELD, Conn. (May 1, 2006) – The LEGO Group today announced that for the first time it will release as open source the firmware of the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® microprocessor – the new NXT brick – the core component of its next generation robotics toolset. Additionally, the company announced that it will release Software, Hardware and Bluetooth Developer Kits to its growing global audience of robotics enthusiasts. The firmware code and three developer kits will be available in August 2006 in the “Extreme” section of www.mindstorms.com, in conjunction with the retail availability of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT.