Video tutorials, Courses, Materials and Programs

The Roller Coaster - Box Robot from LEGO Mindstorms with XY rack designed for FLL WRO competitions

Here is an idea. What if a robot does not need attachments. What if there is one special attachment on the front that could do most of the work? Probably an attachment that allows you to move a lever in any direction.

This here is a Box Robot with X - Y axys plane. This robot doesn't need active attachments because it has X - Y table that do the job. Imagine that there is a plane on the front of the robot. With the rack mechanism you can move to any coordinates on this plane.

We have a lot of ideas how to make it even better. We will try to release them in the next few versions.

#865
02 Oct 2019

Reusable geared attachment 1 from LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor, with building instructions

First version of a reusable gear attachment. By following the same principle for assembling the attachments you can change the direction of the gear wheels and build powerful attachments that could accomplish missions in any direction.

#1498
18 Apr 2022

Unchained Monster - LEGO Education SPIKE Prime box robot

Do you remember the Chain Monster Box Robot? This one is the same but without the chains. What is cool about this robot is you can use almost all Chain Monster attachments and build a lot more.

The Unchained Monster box robot requires additional parts on top of the LEGO Education SPIKE Prime and LEGO Education SPIKE Essentials. Check out the additional parts required.

#2297
19 Sep 2024

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FLL 2018: Mission run of M03, M04, M14 (move over, shoot, place) in FIRST LEGO League 2018 Into Orbit. Review

In the third run Nightbeast team solves Mission 04 - Crater Crossing and partly Mission 03 - 3D printing and Mission 014 Meteoroid Deflection:

Eject the 2x4 Brick by placing a Regolith Core Sample into the 3D Printer.
Crater Crossing
Tries to score a meteoroid( tries to shoot a ball)

#1205
12 May 2019

Box Robot Two. Fewer parts and one motor. Simplifying a robot.

After the first box robot course and its enormous success, we decided to build a second box robot. This time with fewer parts and with only three motors. The EV3 set comes with one medium motor and this robot will be easier for new teams. It is also lighter and more simple. Take the course and learn the ideas that we have in mind in simplifying a robot. Use this course with students and try to experiment to make the attachments and construction even simpler.

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SUV Box Robot for Robotics Competitions

After the great success of the previous two Box Robots Courses (Box Robot 1 and Box Robot 2) we are improving the construction even further showing one more way to build Box Robots and to resolve some of the challenges that we all had with the previous robots.

Of course attachments are a great topic of the robots. We show the general way in which one is to build attachments with the Knob Wheels and Gear Wheels mechanisms.

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FIRST LEGO League 2020-2021 RePlay Solutions and review with SPIKE Prime

This course presents Solutions and Review of the FIRST LEGO League 2020-2021 RePlay competition. We do such a course every year after the competition. By moving through the course lessons, building the robot and attachment and completing the missions you will learn how to achieve FLL mission following good engineering principles for building robots, attachments and developing programs. Upon completion of the course you will have many new ideas about how to approach mission on every FLL robotics competition and how to help your team score more points.

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FIRST LEGO League 2021-2022 Cargo Connect solutions and review with LEGO Education SPIKE Prime

In this course, we demonstrate and explain example solutions for the FIRST LEGO League 2021-2022 Cargo Connect competition. Just like every year, we share solutions only after the season is over. In this course, you will find examples and principles of building attachments and will learn how to program consistent and reliable robots for each mission. You can follow the course, and as you go through each mission, try to replicate the solutions to understand the programs and explanations. Upon completion of the course, you will have many new ideas about how to approach the missions in every FLL robotics competition and how to help your team score more points.

Before starting this course, we suggest you go through the FIRST LEGO League robot game guide

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FIRST LEGO League 2022-2023 Super Powered solutions and review with Chain Monster box robot from LEGO Education SPIKE Prime

In this course, we demonstrate and explain example solutions for the FIRST LEGO League 2022-2023 Super Powered competition. Every year, we share our solutions and our comments only after the season is over. The course is centred around MULTIPLE MISSIONS in a single run which is unique. We see runs with 3, 4 and even 5 missions. Then we enter into details around accomplishing the specific missions. You can follow the course, and as you go through each mission, try to replicate the solutions to understand the programs and explanations. This teaches students and teachers the principles of accomplishing missions in every FLL robotics competition and how to help your team score more points.

Before starting this course, we suggest you go through the FIRST LEGO League robot game guide

There is an additional course that does a review for the same competition but with a different robot - the Kriket box robots. It present other principles of building attachments and shows different examples. Check out the other course also. FIRST LEGO League 2022-2023 SUPERPOWERED solutions and review with Kriket Box robot from LEGO Education SPIKE Prime

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FIRST LEGO League 2023-2024 MASTERPIECE with SCRATCH - Solutions and Review with MiniBox Box Robot from LEGO Education SPIKE Prime

In this course, we demonstrate and explain example solutions for the FIRST LEGO League 2023-2024 MASTERPIECE competition using the MiniBox box robot as a base, with custom-built attachments. Every year, we share our solutions and insights only after the season is over. The course is unique in its focus on multi-mission runs, showcasing runs that accomplish 3, 4, and even 5 and 6 missions. We then dive into the details of each specific mission. As you follow the course, try replicating the solutions to better understand the programs and explanations. This approach teaches students and teachers the principles of accomplishing missions in FLL robotics competitions and how to help your team score more points. Moreover, with the MiniBox, you will definitely have fun leaving the attachments on the mat. That will save you some precious time preparing for the next run!

Before starting this course, we recommend reviewing the FIRST LEGO League robot game guide.

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FIRST LEGO League 2023-2024 MASTERPIECE with Python - Solutions and Review with MiniBox Box Robot from LEGO Education SPIKE Prime

In this course, we demonstrate and explain example solutions for the FIRST LEGO League 2023-2024 MASTERPIECE competition using the MiniBox box robot as a base, with custom-built attachments. Each solution is powered by a Python program that controls the robot to accomplish various missions efficiently. Every year, we share our solutions and insights only after the season is over.

The course is unique in its focus on multi-mission runs, showcasing runs that accomplish 3, 4, and even 5 and 6 missions. We then dive into the details of each specific mission. As you follow the course, try replicating the solutions to better understand the programs and explanations. This approach teaches students and teachers the principles of accomplishing missions in FLL robotics competitions and how to help your team score more points. Moreover, with the MiniBox, you will definitely have fun leaving the attachments on the mat. That will save you some precious time preparing for the next run!

Before starting this course, we recommend reviewing the FIRST LEGO League robot game guide.

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Improving FLL Robot Game. Driving the scissors mechanism. Change gear orientation

In this tutorial, we would drive the scissors mechanism and there are a number of rules that we must follow

#454
22 Mar 2017

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[How NOT To] Build An Active Attachment For SUV Box Robot

The video shows why you should not build attachments such as "Crappy Active Attachment For SUV Box Robot". In the video one can see how the knob gear wheels start "jumping", once a force is applied to the lever.

#1369
19 Jul 2019

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How an Inertia triggered attachment collects parts. Demo with Luly Box Robot from LEGO Education SPIKE Prime

Inertia triggered attachments does no require the use of a motor. Let the inertia do all the work. These kinds of attachments are very useful at robotics competitions like FIRST LEGO League and World Robot Olympiad. The robot moves, the attachment falls and grabs the ball. The attachment uses Luly, a small LEGO Education SPIKE Prime competition robot with 3D building instructions as a robot base.

#1708
26 Apr 2021

FLL 2020: How to accomplish the Weight Machine mission

In this LEGO robotics video tutorial we accomplish Weight Machine mission from the FIRST LEGO League 2021 RePlay robotics competition. The goal of the competition is to lift a weight. The mission model resembles a weight machine, and is actually a lever. There are three different levels and you earn different points depending on the level. The attachment for this mission model uses rubber bands and lifts the mission model.

#1765
02 Aug 2021