Greg Benedis-Grab (@gbenedisgrab) stopped by just now and asked if I knew where to find ideas for robotics projects. I haven’t taught Robotics or Programming in a few years, so I googled NXT project ideas and similar search words. He and I spent a few minutes examining the results, and we liked the following resources:
STEM with Vernier and NXT Mindstorms using sensors!:
http://www.vernier.com/products/books/stem/
Lots of project ideas here:
http://www.nxtprograms.com/index1.html
http://www.nxtprograms.com/projects2.html
Great collection of projects/designs from Tufts:
http://www.legoengineering.com/library/cat_view/30-building-instructions/38-nxt-based-creations.html
Interesting Prezi about robotics
http://prezi.com/xb4tjiln807m/robotics-robots-nxt-and-challenges/
Dr. Graeme’s collection of projects:
http://www.drgraeme.net/DrGraeme-free-NXT-G-tutorials/ChV4.htm
Tutorials from Official MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 Bonus Models
http://robotsquare.com/2012/03/03/tutorial-official-bonus-models/
Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy (via Adrienne Gifford @edtechlove on Twitter!)
http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/previews/nxt_products/robotics_eng_vol_1/robo_eng_1_print_preview.htm