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Generations of Lego Mindstorms

Generations of Lego Mindstorms

A set of programmable robots based on Lego building bricks by the name of Mindstorms was unveiled in the 1990s. The set comes with an intelligent brick, some sensors, servo motors and some Lego parts. Ever since that, the three earliest generations of Mindstorms were born – The Robotics Invention System, NXT, and EV3. You might have heard of the Mindstorms EV3. It is by far the most popular set…

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VEXCode VR: Introduction to Loops

VEXCode VR: Introduction to Loops

Types of Condition Selection If else condition loop When if else condition loop should be used? Situation that we need to consider external factor or arithmetic or logical conditionsSituation that have to consider different cases or selection of actions that response to several conditions Types of Loops For Loop with NumberRepeats code for 10 timesInfinity LoopRepeats code foreverFor Loop…

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Why Monorails?

Before we look into the pros and cons of monorail. We will need to first understand its concept. Monorail is a moderate volume rail transit system with electric vehicles running on a track beam. There are 2 types of monorail such as straddle monorail and suspend type monorail. What makes monorail a special mode of transport is the fact that monorails are chiefly elevated above ground,…

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Robot Commander App

Robot Commander is the official command app from LEGO® MINDSTORMS®. FREE to download on most smart devices (IOS and ANDROID) ; Robot Commander connects via Bluetooth® to the EV3 Intelligent Brick. This easy-to-use app allows you to interact with your very own EV3 robots without even connecting to a computer! That means you can play instantly with your own robots! HOW TO CONECT TO YOUR LEGO…

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RVG World Championship 2021 (Lower Secondary)

RVG World Championship 2021 (Lower Secondary)

We all know that there no physical competition due to the pandemic. Fortunately, robotic competition will be held online. The RVG championship 2021 junior category will be competing a challenge call “El Interceptor”. We will be using the virtual simulator, Virtual Robotics Toolkit to complete this challenge. There will be two challenges. Beginners Challenge-which more easier and you only can use…

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WRO 2021: Regular Category (Lower Secondary)

WRO 2021: Regular Category (Lower Secondary)

Welcome to WRO 2021! This year’s theme is Power Bots-The Future of Energy. This year, junior category of the regular category will be competing in what’s called “Park & Charge” challenge. What’s so different this year is that everything is held online! We will be using the virtual simulator, Virtual Robotics Toolkit to complete this challenge. We also submit our results in videos! Do be aware…

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The Virtual Robotics Toolkit (VRT)

The Virtual Robotics Toolkit (VRT)

Due to the pandemic, schools are closed and our physical robotics classes cannot be conducted. Did we stop? No. We are indeed lucky that there is a software that simulates almost everything of the Lego Mindstorms robots. This article will briefly introduce you to Virtual Robotics Toolkit and explore some of it features. What is VRT? The Virtual Robotics Toolkit (VRT) is a robotics simulator…

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Introduction to VEXCode VR

Introduction to VEXCode VR

How VEXCode VR works? How VEXcode VR programming language works is that it represents a set of rules in which symbols represent actions. It follows a step-by-step instructions that the robot executes during operation. So, when programming the instructions, it needs to be written in order or else it might not be executing the tasks as intended. VEXcode VR’s Robot and its Features The Robot is…

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LEGO MINDSTORMS ROBOT INVENTOR SET 51515

LEGO MINDSTORMS ROBOT INVENTOR SET 51515

Around a year after Lego Education introduced LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime Set 51515 Robot Inventor to the world, a new generation of Lego Mindstorms product was announced in June 2020 which uses the same hub, sensors and motors that were introduced with the educational Spike Prime set earlier this year. Let us welcome the 4th generation Lego Mindstorms product, Lego Mindstorms Robot Inventor Set…

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Welcome to MMU-VEX Robotics Competition(MVRC 2021)

The online competition is opened to all secondary school students and Pre-U students in Malaysia. Participants are required to code and solve the Maze Challenge using VEXcode VR. The competition is divided into three categories. The first category is for students between Form 1 and Form 3, whereas the second category is for students between Form 4 and Form 6. The third category is for Pre-U…

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Mindstorms is Changing

Just recently, Mindstorms v4 has been revealed and in my opinion, is going to pretty much replace the Mindstorms EV3 in years to come. The 51515 Robot Inventor was revealed and at first, I did not appreciate its aesthetics.

Behold!

Perhaps it was the lack of display on the controller brick or the stark contrast between the EV3 motors and the new, blocky motors introduced first through…

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WRO 2020: Regular Category (Elementary)

WRO 2020: Regular Category (Elementary)

Welcome to the Regular Category! Today’s focus is the elementary age group mission. To be honest, I feel that all missions have become more challenging in comparison to previous years and participants really need to step up their game to succeed.

This year’s theme is Windstorm. A village has been hit by a severe windstorm. Electrical power is down and the main street is blocked by a fallen…

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WRO 2020: Open and Football

WRO 2020: Open and Football

Welcome to WRO 2020! The theme for this year is “Climate Squad” and I’ll be walking you through the Open and Football categories.

Open Category

Open category teams are required to innovate and create solutions to either avoid the release of greenhouse gases from fossil fuels or absorb the greenhouse gases released. This is in correlation with Sustainable Development Goal No. 13 “Take urgent…

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WRO 2020 Theme Announced!

WRO 2020 Theme Announced!

Hey guys! The World Robot Olympiad (WRO) 2020 theme has been announced! Next year, participants will be act as a “climate squad” under this year’s theme: Climate Squad!

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Next year, participants in the Regular Category will be developing robots to handle frequent climatic hazards whereas participants in the Open Category will have to design robots to overcome climate challenges.…

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We Won!! (State Level)

We Won!! (State Level)

On 25th July, a total of 9 teams participated in the National Robotics Competition (NRC) state level. A number of 29 people including teachers helped out in the competition. Once again, we set another historical moment. MBSSKL had accumulated 3 gold medals, 1 sliver medals and 3 4th places.

Regular Category Pro (Junior High) – Gold & 4th Place Regular Category Pro (Senior High) – Gold,…

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Victory at UGME!

Our school robotics team once again created history by bagging the silver medal at the LEGO Robotics Competition at UNITEN Green Millennial Exhibition 2019 (UGME) held yesterday (23 March 2019). The winning team consisted of three Form 5 students, namely Kua Boon Yan, Wong Weng Wah and Yap Jiun Cheng.

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First runner up for UGME competition!!!!

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UNITEN Green Millennial Exhibition 2019 (UGME)

UNITEN Green Millennial Exhibition 2019 (UGME)

UGME is an event organised by Preparatory Programme for Excellent Students (PPES) to encourage students to go green, be clean and environmentally friendly. The implementation of green technologies helps reduce the problem of scarcity besides preserving natural resources for the future.

Three events will be held during this exhibition, including an Arduino workshop, a LEGO Robotics Competition…