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Robot Virtual Worlds (RVW) has announced a new release scheduled for this Friday, April 13, 2012!

Among the modifications in this release are new utility tables, new challenges, and new robots!  Check out the blog release here!

Not familiar with Robot Virtual Worlds?
RVW allows students to use their ROBOTC code on virtual robots in a simulated environment. Students will be able to write and test code in …

Mark Crosbie over at www.mastincrosbie.com put together a really nice library for the NXTBee. The article provides detailed information how his NXTBee library works and Sample Programs to try out a few behaviors.

VEX Robotics has released the following information on their website:

The VEX Robotics technical support team has identified an issue that some competition teams are experiencing in which the Cortex Microcontroller is unable to resume VEXnet link after a Microcontroller reset.

To help eliminate this issue at the VEX Robotics World Championship we are releasing a special version of the VEX Firmware, specifically for World Championship teams (3.21_Worlds). This firmware version modifies the Cortex re-initialization to help the VEXnet link …

One of the major improvements recently made to ROBOTC was the ability to “Automatically Update the VEX Cortex” and “Automatically Update the VEXnet Joystick”.

The new functionality has been very well received, saving Cortex users lots of time and effort. To reflect the improvements in ROBOTC, we’ve updated the Setup materials in the VEX Cortex Video Trainer.

We’ve also simplified the Cortex setup process by splitting the instructions into two tracks: wireless and wired instructions. The new …

Laurens over at Robot Square wrote up a nice tutorial on how to use Bluetooth communication with ROBOTC. Take a look at the examples!

The VEX Cortex is an incredibly powerful and versatile microcontroller. Part of what makes it so versatile is the basic 3-pin system (Power, Signal, Ground) it uses for inputs and outputs.

When coupled with a powerful programming language like ROBOTC, the VEX Cortex allows you to connect all types of third-party sensors (and actuators) with little or no effort. Taken from the …

ROBOTC 3.08 has been released. Click on the article to see the changelog!

ROBOTC 3.06 now includes functionality to support the new VEX Integrated Encoder Modules!

The VEX Integrated Encoder Modules (IEMs) replace the plastic caps on the backs of  2-Wire Motors (269 and 393) with quadrature encoders. Unlike the existing VEX Shaft Encoders, they connect to the Cortex Microcontroller using the I2C port and provide feedback directly from the motor (with the added benefit of not hogging up your …

Based off a modified version of the NXT shoot bot, the automatic tortoise feeder has three main components: a top feeding food hopper with a motor operated paddle that dispenses food, a color sensor for line following, and a reverse mounted touch sensor which acts as like a pull trigger.

hmoor14 put together a VEX robot that is able to balance itself and can also take a few punches too! Take a look!