July 29, 2008

H.A.L.E. to Celebrate 10 Years of Lego Mindstorms NXT

Nevada Space Grant, Energizer, the University of Nevada-Reno and National Instruments have teamed together to celebrate the 10th anniversary of
Lego Mindstorms NXT. College professors, middle school students, and Mindstorms freaks in general are planning on launching several of the bots today to collect data and explore Earth's atmosphere. All concerned are hoping to set a world record with H.A.L.E. (High Altitude Lego Extravaganza.)

The robots will be inserted into 2 weather balloons, launched outside Reno, and will go as high as 100,000 feet up. After the balloons burst, the NXTs will parachute back down to the planet.

Via Mindstorms News at Lego Mindstorms NXT

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Posted by Sheila Franklin at July 29, 2008 8:46 AM

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