Robot Builder’s Sourcebook

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lego-general
LEGO can be used as a basis for making
custom robots.
MIT: Kego Catalog 203109
http://el.www.media.mit.edu/groups/el/
Projects/constructopedia/kego.html
Catalog of LEGO and LEGO Technic parts. From our
friends at MIT.
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Unofficial International Lego
Service Catalog 203128
http://members.rogers.com/magundy/lego/
Service.html
Text and graphics lookup for LEGO Technic Service
parts. Some of the parts cannot be purchased from
LEGO Service, but may be available from other sources
such as LEGO Dacto, Pitsco, eBay, or as extra parts
from a discarded set. The reference is handy if you
need to verify exactly what you have or need.
Important LEGO Web pages:
http://www.lego.com/service/
http://shop.lego.com/
http://www.lego.com/dacta/
http://www.pitsco-legodacta.com/
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Movers and Shakers
Fred’s World—Fred G. Martin, MIT
Media Lab
http://web.media.mit.edu/~fredm/
Archival personal Web page of Fred G. Martin, robotics
professor, book author, and co-creator of a lot of
today’s best ideas in robotics and robot education.
I LEGO-Mindstorms
(MS)2 Expander 202247
http://www.akasa.bc.ca/tfm/lego_ms2.html
Plans and description for the (MS)2 Expander, a homemade
ports extender for the LEGO Mindstorms RCX.
• 6 full-featured output ports
• 3 + 1 full-featured output ports and 3 + 2 full-featured
input ports
• 6 + 1 full-featured input ports
Web site includes schematics, theory of operation, and
construction details.
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Android Hand and Arm Prototype 203106
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Dome/
5088/Hand.htm
Description, plans, and pictures for building a robot
arm and hand (of a fashion) using LEGO Mindstorms
parts.
Bot-Kit 203120
http://www.object-arts.com/Bower/Bot-Kit/
The Bot-Kit is a robot control system for use with the
LEGO Mindstorms or CyberMaster. The product uses
the Dolphin Smalltalk programming environment.
BrickCommand 203121
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Nebula/
8488/lego.html
Free Windows-based programming interface for LEGO
Mindstorms and LEGO CyberMaster robot controllers.
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DosVLL Page 202712
http://www.users.bigpond.com/grant.wells/homepage.htm
Information on how to use a low-level PC to control the
LEGO MicroScout brick. The process involves using a
simple LED driver circuit which must be constructed
and attached to the PC parallel port.
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