SPIKE Prime Tutorials Archives – Antons Mindstorms Hacks

Python (PS4) gamepad connection Robot Inventor and SPIKE Prime hub

March 22, 2022 by anton

The new LEGO hubs support gamepads from the official LEGO software but only with Scratch/Word Blocks and via a PC in streaming mode. When you … Read more

How I built a four-legged MINDSTORMS Servo Spider with eight motors

February 20, 2022February 20, 2022 by anton

Walking robots have always fascinated me. With LEGO, the limit is usually the number of motors you can add or the weight of all the … Read more

Hook up any i2c sensor, hobby servo, and more to your LEGO robot with the ESP32 board

February 13, 2022 by Ste7an

We are happy to introduce our new ESP32 expansion board for Lego Mindstorms robots: LMS-ESP32-v1.0. We built the board because the Lego Mindstorms Robot Inventor … Read more

How to use the Huskylens with LEGO SPIKE Prime or Robot Inventor

November 5, 2021October 17, 2021 by anton

After my first experiments with the Huskylens, here’s a complete guide to connecting the smart AI camera to your LEGO robot. For this guide, I’m … Read more

Playing with HuskyLens and LEGO SPIKE Prime

September 25, 2021September 16, 2021 by anton

Dfrobot kindly sent me a Huskylens for testing with SPIKE Prime. Huskylens is an ‘easy-to-use AI camera. I have had my eyes on it since … Read more

How To Remote Control LEGO SPIKE Prime and Robot Inventor with Python

June 19, 2021June 19, 2021 by anton

This article will explain how to remote control one of the new LEGO hubs – SPIKE or MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor – with another such hub. … Read more

Keyframe LEGO SPIKE MINDSTORMS Robot Animation

Keyframe motor animation with Python for MINDSTORMS and SPIKE robots

January 4, 2022February 20, 2021 by anton

Have you ever wished you could animate your robot like a stop-motion puppet? Did you want to animate a real robot like a 3D model? … Read more

display 99 on a led matrix with SPIKE Prime or MINDSTORMS

How to display two-digit numbers on a 5×5 LED Matrix with LEGO SPIKE Prime or Robot Inventor

February 21, 2021February 8, 2021 by anton

I found counting up to 10 very limiting on the led matrix display of the new SPIKE and MINDSTORMS hubs. I racked my head and … Read more

How to coordinate movements (motor synchronization) with SPIKE Prime Word Blocks

February 8, 2021January 31, 2021 by anton

In this article, I’ll explain how you can run motors to different positions simultaneously. Running these motors at the same time is difficult with LEGO … Read more

Python Motor Synchronization: Coordinating SPIKE or MINDSTORMS motors

February 12, 2021January 27, 2021 by anton

In this article, I’ll share some MINDSTORMS Python code to help you coordinate motor movements. Synchronized motors are essential when you make robots dance or … Read more