tetrix - LEGO Education

Harness the power of TETRIX ® and MINDSTORMS ®Education for gear-grinding fun with FIRST ® TechChallenge! Learn more at usfirst.org.TETRIX ® by Pitsco is a great addition to any high school MINDSTORMS ®NXT robotics classroom. The metal building system is designedspecifically to work with the LEGO ® Technic building system throughthe use of the innovative Hard Point Connector. TETRIX, combinedwith custom controllers, enables your students to use the power ofthe MINDSTORMS technology to incorporate and control powerful DCand servo motors and metal gears. Your students can now build moreversatile and robust robots designed for more sophisticated tasks, allwhile mastering basic wiring, multi-motor control, and much more.For information visit TETRIXrobotics.com.• How to get started• Basic builds• FTC competitions• And much more!LEGO, the LEGO logo, DUPLO, WeDo, MINDSTORMS, and the MINDSTORMS logo are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2012 The LEGO Group.

As FlexibleAs Your ImaginationSoftwareThree software options have been optimized for use with TETRIX ® robotspowered by MINDSTORMS ® .Powered byNI LabVIEW for LEGO ® MINDSTORMS ® is a naturalprogression from the NXT environment and provides a moreadvanced graphical programming experience.F991861—$99.95ROBOTC ® is an alternative C-based programming environmentgreat for LEGO ® MINDSTORMS ® and TETRIX ® robotics projects.F991935—$79.95TETRIX® Education Base SetThe TETRIX ® Education Base Set haseverything needed to build metal TETRIX robotsthat can be controlled by the LEGO ® MINDSTORMS ®NXT Intelligent Brick. This set includes a GettingStarted Guide developed by LEGO Education thatintroduces users to the TETRIX building systemand provides key hardware basics and selectprogramming fundamentals for first-time users. Alsoincluded in the set:• TETRIX building system• TETRIX Hard Point Connectors• HiTechnic DC Motor Controller• HiTechnic Servo Controller• 12 V Rechargeable NiMH Battery PackLEGO MINDSTORMS Education NXT Base Setand Software sold separately. Ages 14+.F739143—$599.95CurriculumIntelligent Control Software is a stand-alone application thatallows students to remotely control a TETRIX ® vehicle poweredby MINDSTORMS ® and gather real-time sensor data within agraph display.F739151—$49.95Combining the TETRIX ® building system with LEGO ® Education MINDSTORMS ®provides a powerful platform for teaching engineering design and other keySTEM concepts in the classroom.Engineering with NI LabVIEW: High School Robotics Activitiesfeatures a series of 10 progressive building and programmingunits introducing students to LabVIEW and LEGO ®MINDSTORMS ® with TETRIX ® by Pitsco.F991729—$299ROBOTC ® : Curriculum for TETRIX ® and LEGO ® MINDSTORMS ® ,developed by Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy, includes acombination of programming lessons for ROBOTC ® , engineeringchallenges, helper pages, and much more to help introducestudents to TETRIX ® robots powered by MINDSTORMS ® .F991542—$349.95Intelligent Control Activity Pack, when used with the IntelligentControl Software, will engage your students by having themnavigate their robot through various obstacle courses on amat by making sense of the live sensor readings updating viaBluetooth ® on the graph computer display.F739153—$139.95LEGO EducationCall Toll-Free800-362-4308Visit Us Online AtLEGOeducation.usLEGO, the LEGO logo, DUPLO, WeDo, MINDSTORMS, and the MINDSTORMS logo are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2012 The LEGO Group.