Designed by Mark Crosbie.
This robot bulldozer can be controlled using the IR Beacon or it can drive on it’s own, avoiding obstacles while clearing and pushing things with its bulldozer bucket.
The build instructions may be found at the official LEGO MINDSTROMS site here
Control ROBODOZ3R as follows:
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ROBODOZ3R starts with the User-Controlled Mode. You can switch between the User-Controlled Mode and the Autonomous Mode by pressing the Touch Sensor.
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User-Controlled Mode:
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Drive ROBODOZ3R around according to instructions from Channel 1 of the IR Remote Control:
- 2 Top/Up Buttons together: drive forward
- 2 Bottom/Down Buttons together: drive backward
- Top-Left/Red-Up and Bottom-Right/Blue-Down together: turn left on the spot
- Top-Right/Blue-Up and Bottom-Left/Red-Down together: turn right on the spot
- Top-Left/Red-Up: turn left forward
- Top-Right/Blue-Up: turn right forward
- Bottom-Left/Red-Down: turn left backward
- Bottom-Right/Blue-Down: turn right backward
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Use Channel 4 of the IR Remote Control to make ROBODOZ3R raise the shovel by pressing either Up button, or lower the shovel by pressing either Down button
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Autonomous Mode: ROBODOZ3R drives around on his own to clean up small things but avoids big obstacles by reversing and turning