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This one was a request by one my readers and what a great suggestion! Taking this sensor apart proved a little bit of a challenge.  It wasn’t as eager to give ups secrets as readily as some of the other ones I’ve opened up in the past.  I also didn’t have a replacement cap for this, so I had to ...

The winners of the give-away have been mailed their license.  To check if you’ve won, have a look at the list here: [LINK].  If your name is not on the list then I’m afraid you didn’t win anything.  If your name -is- on the list and you didn’t get a mail, make sure you check the spam folder.  The mail ...

And the winners of the ROBOTC License give-away are: Andrew Selkirk Anita Quesnoy Bill Shaw Brian Bachmeier Caz Smith Charlie & Tiffany Haning Chris Herrera Christian Barrett Christopher Hall Colton Mehlhoff Croghen Crystal Huynh Daniel Playfair Cal Dennis Hardjo Don Roos Eric Tan Erwin de Vries Felix Brox Fitz Kids Frédéric Quesnoy Fredrik Löfgren Gábor Parádi Gilbert Kohle GiLeon Dan ...

THE GIVE-AWAY IS OVER! The give-away is over, the lucky winners have been drawn.  Check if your name is on the list here: [LINK]. Just so you know Just to remind you that if you have not already submitted your name and email address for the ROBOTC 3.0 annual license give-away, to do so now!  All the details can be ...

To get started with your brand new copy of ROBOTC 3.x, there are a few steps you need to take. Download and install ROBOTC 3.x It is recommended you uninstall any and all previous versions of ROBOTC before you start with this. Make sure you downloaded and installed at LEAST version 3.02 of ROBOTC.  If you don’t have this, then ...

No, not a HiTechnic sensor in this episode of Exposed. Yesterday someone on the Mindboards forums asked what the third bump on the LEGO Colour Sensor was for.  I was curious enough to take a small blade to one of my sensors and take it apart.  I did take some grainy pictures but figured I could probably get better ones ...

I’m always curious to know how other people’s LEGO rooms look.  I made a quick video of what mine looks like so you can see.  It’s pretty tidy now because this is also my home office and I can’t work very well if it’s all cluttered.  It doesn’t look this tidy in the weekends. I have a small box with ...

After what seems like a dog’s age, a new release of ROBOTC has been, well, released (as is often the case with releases). Here’s what I know so far. Many platforms, one program They’ve done a major overhaul of the internal workings of the ROBOTC program and compiler, you no longer need to install multiple versions for each platform you ...

Don’t fall off! Yesterday was the fourth installment of the RobotMC Team Building Day.  This event is organised every year and is probably the most laid-back and fun robotics event on the planet, I kid you not. It is an all-day event, starting at about 09:00 and ending at around 17:00, so it’s a long day of building, programming and ...

Nothing earth shattering Not as many new features or bug fixes as the last one but some nice little things none the less. Where can I download it? You can get it at the usual place: [LINK]. Changelog You can now calibrate light sensors on a per-port basis. It also works with light sensors connected to a sensor MUX. Added ...