Hack Club: MINDSTORMS Showdown

The Hack-Club has a new contest!.

No business cards.
No recruiters.
No spoon.

Hack Club Round 1: LEGO Mindstorm Showdown


LEGO provides the Mindstorms, we provide the battlefield and the rules, and you provide the robots that do the special challenge better than every other robot there.

Date: January 14th-15th, 2011 New York City

Doors open: at 9 PM

Competition starts: at 10 PM on 01/14/11

Competition ends: at 9 AM on 01/15/11

Location: Solve this puzzle for the location of the event!

Once you solve it, please email me (christina@) to check your answer and RSVP so we can get a rough head count!

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Read the rules and good luck!

PS please do not post the solution here.

New York Times Article on Battery Life; Includes Photos of the NXT

An article in today's New York Times addresses battery usage in toys and other electronic devices. It also features photos of the NXT. It states that:

1) The primary drain on batteries is external heat (naturally).
2) Rechargeable batteries suffer significant power leakage, whether being used or not.
3) Alkaline batteries have less power leakage and last longer.

The article goes into detail about all types of battery usage and is well worth the read. Find it here.

New York Times Article on the NXT and This Blog

The article is an introduction to the NXT and other robotics kits. The NXTStep Blog and the "NXT Idea Book" are mentioned within the article. Read it here.