Archive for 2012

Archive for 2012

  • MINDSTORMS Kickstarter Project: MinuteBot BrainPower

    There's a great project for LEGO MINDSTORMS just started on Kickstarter by MinuteBot. BrainPower is a way to plug your NXT into the wall! MinuteBot BrainPower is a power supply for LEGO Mindstorms-enabled robotics. Say goodbye to batteries. Just plug and play.

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  • New Partnership, EU Customers Better Served

    Today we would like to announce a new development in our partnership with Generation Robots.  In an effort to better serve our European customers, starting today, Generation Robots has become the exclusive distributor of Dexter Industries products inside the EU Economic Zone. For the past two years, we have had an extraordinary partnership with Generation Robots.

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  • NXTChuck Wii Adapter for LEGO MINDSTORMS

    Introducing the NXTChuck

    New product! Control your LEGO MINDSTORMS robot with a Nintendo Wii Nunchuck controller!

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  • The NXTBee - now with a lookup table.

    NXTBee USB Giveaway

    A few weeks back we announced a new product, the NXTBee USB adapter.  The adapter connects your NXT NXTBee’s to a computer. Now, we’re going to give one away . . .

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  • Support Botbench!

    Xander does some really fantastic work. We have him to thank for the fantastic integration that Dexter Industries sensors enjoy in the RobotC environment.

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  • Segway with Robot Driver

    A segway driven by a robot using the Dexter Industries dIMU for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT.

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  • New Product: NXTBee USB Adapter

    Today we’re releasing the NXTBee USB Adapter.  We wanted to add this product because of some of the cool projects out there that can only be done by communicating through the NXTBee and your computer. The NXTBee USB is a radio for communicating with your NXTBee devices, allowing you to send and receive information to the NXTBee from your...

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  • NXTMIDI Audio Interface Board

    A very cool LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT project from Tufs University. A student has put together a prototype musical instrument shield using the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT.

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  • The WIFI Shield for Arduino by Dexter Industries

    A new Dexter project and teammate

    Hi everyone, my name is Adam and I’m an engineer at Dexter Industries.  I hacked a dSolar adapter for the 9v power coupling on our NXTBee Pro and Wifi units.  I thought it would be fun to power some of our radio communication devices with the sun.  It’s very simple to make, and John thought it was a cool...

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  • Curiosity Lands!

    Great news from NASA this morning, Curiosity Mars Rover has landed successfully. Our hats are off to the NASA engineers that made this happen! In celebration (or emulation?) the folks over at Battlebots.com have put together a fantastic model of the Mars Rover made entirely from LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT. More information and pictures on their website here.

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