Robot Hand – Week 2
By Micheal Using the cardboard mock up from last week I have been working on the mechanized articulation of the hand. instead of building a brand new remote control system I dissected a cheap remote...
View ArticleTonight – International Make Meetup at MindGear
Join MAKE magazine http://makezine.com, leader of the maker movement, for its first international robot meetup around the release of MAKE Magazine Volume 34: Robot Uprising, hitting newsstands April...
View ArticleRobot Hand Week 3
So it has been a little while since I have had the chance to work on my robotic hand, but this past week I have made a leap in a working prototype. I built a working test bed that I could test the...
View ArticleLooking for LEGO Mindstorms Robots
I have a larger than expected turnout for our Introduction to Robotics class this week. I would like to have 1-2 more robots to divide between the class. I have another kit on order, but unfortunately...
View ArticleThanks for all the robots!
Hey Everyone! We got a huge response on our call for LEGO robotics kits. And the extra kits we ordered came in Tuesday. So we actually have more kits than we need now! Thanks to everyone who contacted...
View ArticleFirst LEGO League Teams Sign-Up!
Since we’ve opened I’ve been asked over and over again if we would sponsor First LEGO League teams come this fall. I think with this much demand I should take on that responsibility. We have several...
View ArticleFirst LEGO League Organizational Meeting
So we are having an organizational meeting for anyone who wants to join a First LEGO League team for Fall 2013. The theme this year is Nature’s Fury! Tuesday, July 23 from 6:30-8:30 we will discuss...
View ArticleLEGO Teams Forming
We have enough folks now to form LEGO teams for Mondays and Wednesdays. But those teams still have a few slots available. With one more registration we will form a homeschool team too! It will meet...
View ArticleFirst LEGO League Results
When Tech Tornadoes made it to the state competition all three MindGear coaches pitched in to help the boys do their very best. Here they are in their spiffy new lab coats the night before the Alabama...
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