Self-balancing robots are pretty cool, but sometimes a bit too complex to make. [HippoDevices] shows us that it’s really not that hard, and you can even do it with Lego NXT and an Android device!

The success of Lego's Mindstorms NXT has been one of the main contributing factors to the widespread interest in robotics. NXT enthusiasts of all ages have created some of the coolest designs, even ...

Here is a telepresence robot that uses an Android device and LEGO NXT parts. [Wolfgang] had an extra phone on hand and decided to put it to good use. The Mindstorm parts make it really easy to produce ...

If you enjoyed the Wall-E Disney movie that was launched back in 2008 and directed by Andrew Stanton, you are likely familiar with the charming story of a small robot called Wall-E, or Waste ...

We’ve hacked a robot called “Mouse,” which was created by one of Lego’s developers using the Mindstorms NXT robotics kit. Click here for our hack, then move the cursor over a letter (A through E) to ...

Aww, how cute. [Credit: Wolfgang Beer] Do you have an old Android phone stored away that you keep only for emergencies–or just aren’t sure what to do with it? You could breathe new life into the ...

Many tech-savvy kids can operate a smartphone before they can swim or make their own meals. If the folks behind Lego Mindstorms have their way, they'll be creating robots before doing those other ...

Steve Hassenplug is sitting in a van with seven other people on the way to a Lego convention in Washington, DC, explaining the limitations of Lego’s previous robot-building kit, called Mindstorms. "It ...

Since 1998, LEGO's Mindstorms products have generated a veritable legion of young robot builders, and the company's NXT is the most significant update to its unique robot-building kit to date. The kit ...