Robot Ball Kicker Project: Building a LEGO SPIKE Prime Robot with OpenMV Vision
How to combine LEGO SPIKE, OpenMV camera, and Pybricks for a ball-chasing robot, teaching robotics students and enthusiasts about computer vision in an interactive way.
Sensing Conductive Metal Surfaces with SPIKE Prime
Imagine your SPIKE robot has the superpower to detect conductive surfaces, like it’s feeling its way through a maze with metal tape and tin foil …
How to connect a Gamepad and drive NeoPixels with your SPIKE hub
This advanced tutorial explains how to combine a SPIKE3 robot with custom RGB NeoPixels using LMS-ESP32 and emulating a Lego Sensor. It covers firmware installation, connecting LEDs, programming with SPIKE Word Blocks or Python, and configuring LED properties with a web configurator tool.
How to use a Gamepad with SPIKE Prime word blocks
LMS-ESP32 now supports LEGO SPIKE Prime 3.0 for real-time gamepad control, allowing easy setup through firmware updates and customizable template programs for creative robotics applications.
SPIKE ‘Simon Says’ game with tin foil touch sensors
The LMS-ESP32 board’s capacitive touch sensors power a DIY “Simon Says” game with custom LEGO foil sensors, programmed through MicroPython and PyBricks.
Gamepad remote control with PyBricks Block coding
Learn how to use a Bluetooth gamepad with PyBricks Block Coding for precise control over LEGO smart hubs without lag. No Python knowledge needed!
PyBricks Custom Blocks for Gamepad Block coding
We created some custom blocks in Pybricks Block Coding, to make it easy for you to integrate a gamepad controller in your block code. Any …
Remote controlling LEGO Technic Mars Rover Perseverance with MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor
I’m excited to share my latest project: converting the LEGO Technic Perseverance set into a fully programmable rover using MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor electronics. This journey …
LEGO Python Alternatives: SPIKE2 vs SPIKE3 vs Pybricks
When it comes to running Python on LEGO SPIKE or MINDSTORMS hubs, you’ve got options: SPIKE 3, SPIKE2, MINDSTORMS, and Pybricks. Although all these options …
Making custom robot electronics act like a LEGO sensor with PUPRemote
If you’ve been itching to add custom electronics to your LEGO Mindstorms Robot Inventor or LEGO SPIKE Prime, I’ve got something that will make your …
