Links & Resources
General Sites
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Brickset features all descriptions of most Lego sets ever made with a breakdown of all the parts included in each individual set.​
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The NXT STEP is a blog featuring NXT and EV3 models made by fellow builders around the globe.​
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Smart Mechanics is a Russian based YouTube channel which has some tutorials about some robotics concepts as well as WRO (World Robot Olympiad) competition tutorials.
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Robowis, Eduspec and ScienceTech are among some of the companies that provide Robotics education in schools across Malaysia.
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World Robot Olympiad is an annual Robotics competition in which plenty of nations take part in. Locally, competitions are held by Sasbadi Holdings Bhd. and it is known as the National Robotics Competition (NRC).
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Lego Engineering is a site that provides up-to-date news regarding Mindstorms and WeDo. It also provides some ideas to serve as an inspiration to further one’s knowledge of various engineering and programming topics.
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New Elementary is a blog not related at all to Mindstorms, but should still make good reading for those who are interested in finding new ways to use existing parts.
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Lego Mindstorms’s official Facebook page and its official website contain plenty of useful resources to get started with Lego Mindstorms products. Follow the link to download the education version of the Lego Mindstorms EV3 software.
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Teach Kids Engineering discusses several STEM topics including several Lego Mindstorms projects.
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Penang Science Cluster is an industry-led initiative in collaboration with the Penang State Government which carries out workshops and school-based sessions about various forms of robotics and programming languages.
Individual Sites
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Builderdude35 is an American YouTuber that features a ton of amazing EV3 creations as well as simple to expert programing how-to on his YouTube channel.
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EV3Lessons.com features programming lessons prepared by Sanjay and Arvind Seshan from Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Additional resources can be found at their respective projects’ Facebook page or at their website.
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Yoshihito Isogawa is a famous Japanese Lego enthusiast who specialises in Technic based- creations using Power Function and Mindstorm components.
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Marc Andre Bazergui is a Canadian Lego enthusiast with some amazing creations and has published several books regarding Lego EV3 Robotics, be sure to check out his website and YouTube channel.
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Jason Allemann is a superb Lego enthusiast with some great ideas that span from Mindstorms to normal bricks.
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Nico75 is a French Lego Enthusiast who specialises in Technic models, most of which incorporate Power Functions.
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Jerry Nicholls is a British Lego Enthusiast who has some splendid models. He has coded projects using EV3 Mindstorms LabView and MIT’s App Inventor. His ongoing projects can be found on his blog, his previous site and his YouTube channel.
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Philippe "Philo"Hurbain blogs about Lego Mindstorms and VEX IQ robotics. His work provides valuable insights about the technical information of Lego motors as well as sample models anyone can build at home. Click here for more information.
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David Gilday is a well-known creator of Lego Mindstorms robots capable of solving Rubix Cubes. Click here for more information and check out his YouTube Channel as well.
Programming Software and Platform Sites
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ev3dev is a platform which allows you to code your robot with many existing types of scripting languages such as Python.
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Robotary is a platform which allows you to program an EV3 using the Swift programming language.
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BricxCC (Bricx Command Center) is an alternative programming software which supports all versions of Mindstorms using Not eXactly C (NXC) and Next Byte Codes (NBC).
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Lego Mindstorm EV3
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Virtual Robotics Toolkit