Self-balancing robots are pretty cool, but sometimes a bit too complex to make. [HippoDevices] shows us that it’s really not that hard, and you can even do it with Lego NXT and an Android device!

Back in the last century, the US Department of Defense declared that Ada was going to be used everywhere and for everything. Books were published, schools build curriculum. Working programmers, ...

Lego fans have come up with many ways to control their Mindstorm NXT robots, but most involved using wires. But if you own an Android phone, a new app could simplify things. The MINDroid app for ...

Lego's Mindstorms have been a popular platform for teaching robotics. The new Mindstorm NXT takes this to the next level with a sophisticated NXT control module featuring a pair of built-in processors ...

This is the geekiest dad thing I've seen in ages (from the Makezine blog): On the Lego Mindstorms NXT blog physicist Brian Davis describes how he rigged up a third-party 3-axis accelerometer to his ...

No audio available for this content. A Google Street Car in miniature uses Dexter Industries’ dGPS sensor (Photo courtesy of Mark Crosbie.) Aspiring engineers, take note. A company dedicated to ...