Comments on: Lego Mindstorms and a hot glue gun combined to build a 3D printer – Geek https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/03/13/lego-mindstorms-and-a-hot-glue-gun-combined-to-build-a-3d-printer-geek/ All about electronics and circuit design Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:47:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/03/13/lego-mindstorms-and-a-hot-glue-gun-combined-to-build-a-3d-printer-geek/comment-page-1/#comment-1558701 Sun, 13 Aug 2017 06:36:19 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=30652#comment-1558701 Mindstorms Soccer Robot Inspired by Real Soccer Robot
http://hackaday.com/2017/08/12/mindstorms-soccer-robot-inspired-by-real-soccer-robot/

[Bram], a 17-year-old robot fan from the Nertherlands, had an opportunity to watch a RoboCup soccer match played by autonomous robots, and was inspired to create his own Mindstorms version of the robot for a school project.

The robot he created is around 80 cm in diameter and is controlled by four daisy-chained EV bricks. There are nine large motors for controlling the wheels, two more large motors for grabbing the ball, and two medium motors for the ball-shooting mechanism. It uses a Pixycam for ball detection, and it can identify and move toward the ball so long as it’s within 2.5 m. A gyro sensor determines the robot’s rotational direction.

http://www.thenxtstep.com/2017/02/tech-united-soccer-robot-made-from-lego.html

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/03/13/lego-mindstorms-and-a-hot-glue-gun-combined-to-build-a-3d-printer-geek/comment-page-1/#comment-1439057 Sun, 27 Sep 2015 20:26:22 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=30652#comment-1439057 Printing Chocolate with a LEGO 3D Printer
http://hackaday.com/2015/09/26/printing-chocolate-with-a-lego-3d-printer/

Some people think the future will include a 3D printer in every home. We think if LEGO started producing these as kits we’d get pretty close. Introducing the home-made LEGO 3D printer… with a chocolate extruder.

3D Chocolate Printer (made from LEGO)
http://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Chocolate-Printer-made-from-LEGO-1/

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/03/13/lego-mindstorms-and-a-hot-glue-gun-combined-to-build-a-3d-printer-geek/comment-page-1/#comment-1403784 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 14:41:32 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=30652#comment-1403784 Lego Printer Prints Lego
http://hackaday.com/2015/06/08/lego-printer-prints-lego/

[Gosse Adema] made his very first instructable by detailing his Lego 3D printer build. It’s Prusa i3 based, and originally started out as an A4 plotter with repurposed steppers out of an old HP printer. After upgrading to some NEMA 17 steppers, it became a full-blown 3D printer.

It turns out that NEMA 17 stepper mounting holes align perfectly with Lego, making it super easy to mount them.

LEGO 3d Printer
http://www.instructables.com/id/LEGO-3d-Printer/

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