Python (PS4) gamepad connection Robot Inventor and SPIKE Prime hub
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
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Hook up any i2c sensor, hobby servo, and more to your LEGO robot with the ESP32 board
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
Building a LEGO Robot Inventor 51515 Mecanum wheel omnidirectional car
I connected four Mecanum wheels to the four motors of the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor 51515 kit. The result is an amazing car that can … Read more
How to Program a MINDSTORMS Robot Snake in Python
When I first created the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor Snake, I programmed it with Word Blocks (Scratch). However, a robot snake BEGS to be programmed … Read more
How to use the Huskylens with LEGO SPIKE Prime or Robot Inventor
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
How To Remote Control LEGO SPIKE Prime and Robot Inventor with Python
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 motor animation with Python for MINDSTORMS and SPIKE robots
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
How to display two-digit numbers on a 5×5 LED Matrix with LEGO SPIKE Prime or Robot Inventor
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
Python Motor Synchronization: Coordinating SPIKE or MINDSTORMS motors
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