Matthias Paul Scholz's
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT
Robots:

Leguan

Robots
Robots


Created: June 2006
The Leguan (German for Iguana)  was created as a conceivable solution for the following problem: detect and negotiate an obstacle (of a pre-defined maximum height) without touching it.

The strategy is rather unsophisticated:  find the obstacle with the ultrasound sensor and cross it over a ramp brought along.

An improvement of the Leguan would be to carry the ramp around (and drop it at a decent location) instead of pushing it.

Leguan
Leguan
Leguan, viewed from aft
Leguan, viewed from aft
Leguan, crossing a wall
Leguan, crossing a wall
The wall
The wall
The ramp
The ramp