{"id":666419,"date":"2010-02-16T16:40:20","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T21:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5473000"},"modified":"2010-02-16T16:40:20","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T21:40:20","slug":"a-diy-lego-segway-built-entirely-from-nxt-2-0-parts-wall-e-gets-new-wheelz-diy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/666419","title":{"rendered":"A DIY Lego Segway Built Entirely From NXT 2.0 Parts: Wall-E Gets New Wheelz [DIY]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- videoId: q9ZONn3p1LI --><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nnewVideoPlayer( {\"type\":\"video\",\"player\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/v\\\/q9ZONn3p1LI&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22\",\"customParams\":[],\"width\":500,\"height\":412,\"ratio\":0.824,\"flashData\":\"\",\"embedName\":null,\"objectId\":null,\"noEmbed\":false,\"source\":\"youtube\"} );\n<\/script><!-- \/videoId: q9ZONn3p1LI --> We&#8217;ve seen Segways built partly from Legos <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5057908\/diy-mini+segway-shows-dean-kamen-isnt-all-that-clever\">before<\/a>, but a Segway built <em>entirely<\/em> from the Legos in a standard <a class=\"autolink\" title=\"Click here to read more posts tagged #nxt20\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/nxt20\/\">NXT 2.0<\/a> set? That&#8217;s something special.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s particularly cool about the NXT Segway is how it balances itself: instead of using a gyro sensor, it leans on the NXT Color Sensor in light sensor mode to detect its angle relative to the ground. It&#8217;s controllable via Bluetooth, and has that certain Wall-E-esque feel that makes me feel all fuzzy inside. Complete instructions to make your own are riiiiiggghhhht <a href=\"http:\/\/nxtprograms.com\/NXT2\/segway\/steps.html\">here<\/a>. [<a href=\"http:\/\/nxtprograms.com\/NXT2\/segway\/index.html\">NXT Programs<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/thenxtstep.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/nxt-20-one-kit-segway.html\">The NXT Step<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.makezine.com\/archive\/2010\/02\/lego_segway_needs_only_nxt_20_parts.html\">Make<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/click.phdo?s=a26e23948137146eab1b7f21d5fe34e3&#038;p=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/img.phdo?s=a26e23948137146eab1b7f21d5fe34e3&#038;p=1\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"display:none\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/a.rfihub.com\/eus.gif?resize=0%2C0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=ix_MzUbasAc:qPRk-NPsCG0:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=ix_MzUbasAc:qPRk-NPsCG0:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=ix_MzUbasAc:qPRk-NPsCG0:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=ix_MzUbasAc:qPRk-NPsCG0:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=ix_MzUbasAc:qPRk-NPsCG0:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=ix_MzUbasAc:qPRk-NPsCG0:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/gizmodo\/full\/~4\/ix_MzUbasAc\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve seen Segways built partly from Legos before, but a Segway built entirely from the Legos in a standard NXT 2.0 set? 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