MINDSTORMS Education NXT

Introducing the Gyro and the IRSeeker, the latest additions to the HiTechnic sensor line adapted for the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT! Through their partnership with LEGO, HiTechnic has once again delivered two great additions to the NXT accessory group.

The HiTechnic Gyro Sensor allows students to accurately detect and measure rotation for their NXT projects. The Gyro contains a single-axis gyroscopic sensor that can measure +/- 360 per second; allowing users to build robots that can balance, swing, or perform other functions where measurement of rotation is essential.

The HiTechnic IRSeeker Sensor is exceptionally useful for robot games such as the RoboCup Junior competitions. This sensor has an array of infrared detectors that gives a 135-degree view and returns the direction and relative signal strength, indicating the location of IR source. This allows an NXT bot to find the infrared source, such as the soccer ball, and keep it in sight.

In addition to the new Gyro and IRSeeker, HiTechnic has released three other NXT sensors: the Color Sensor, the Compass Sensor, and the Acceleration Sensor. All of the sensors mentioned have a wide variety of educational applications and new accessories will continue to be introduced throughout 2007 and 2008.

You can learn more about these sensors and future sensors from HiTechnic at www.legoeducation.com or www.hitechnic.com