Lego Mindstorms NXT – Waste Disposal (GiantsFanMan11)

by wasteking on September 3, 2010

This Lego Mindstorms NXT robot is designed to listen for a loud sound (eg a clap) to trigger movement. The robot will toggle between moving forward and rotating. Two light sensors are responsible for finding an object (eg paper) and not falling off of the table. Designed by Steve Whaley and Jacob Beauregard in University of Vermont Computer Science Department.

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yousafsajjad September 3, 2010 at 9:06 pm: nice work .. i did little something too recently .. checkout my video
wjt98 September 3, 2010 at 9:40 pm: coolio buttt its not really reliable with the sound sensor use the ultrasonic
kolbows September 3, 2010 at 10:08 pm: You could have had paper cups and you could just program it
kolbows September 3, 2010 at 10:32 pm: i think you could have had a cup and you could just program it and not have to clap
jellymanG September 3, 2010 at 11:21 pm: does anyone have the programing for this?
hwud1 September 4, 2010 at 12:16 am: Lego NXT Mindstorms – Trash Sorter

/watch?v=RqKV-q4OGbU
blindmovies September 4, 2010 at 1:13 am: thats pretty cool but still easier to just take of table by hand
piomar September 4, 2010 at 1:42 am: hehehe sth like cleaning droid
MaverickHunter75 September 4, 2010 at 2:26 am: could you also have controlled it with a bluetooth phone?
jake13jake September 4, 2010 at 2:28 am: It also would have been very difficult to make this thing ubiquitous considering the hardware constraints we had.
tunerorexotic September 4, 2010 at 2:40 am: yeah me to
kapu995 September 4, 2010 at 3:04 am: There is a sound sensor that reacts when it hears sound.
tuficn September 4, 2010 at 3:12 am: how do you do that you clap and it moves
zeroni13 September 4, 2010 at 3:50 am: it is very much easyer to take the junk away self :p
giantsfanman11 September 4, 2010 at 4:23 am: hmm…you either meant to say “suck” or “rock”…I’m hoping it was the latter.
jake13jake September 4, 2010 at 5:21 am: Yea, bidirectional turning with the sensors we were limited to proved far less intuitive, and was not necessary for the avoidance of obstacles since we controlled the testing environment.

(We actually did try it in many different configurations… single-clap vs. double-clap, a modulo 3 clap system, etc. We could have done multicolored flashlights, but we actually dove for a second light sensor because the ultrasonic sensors are no good.)
jopio333 September 4, 2010 at 5:56 am: clap = turn I guess
yoshirulez5 September 4, 2010 at 6:11 am: btw gd c work
yoshirulez5 September 4, 2010 at 7:05 am: u F$%@ ruck man
NoirLullaby September 4, 2010 at 7:55 am: It’s a lot better than I could ever do with a camera >.>

That robot is awesome :3

–Ash
jake13jake September 4, 2010 at 7:57 am: Haha, my first video on YouTube. Don’t you just love my sloppy camera work?