LEGO NXT 2.0 MOTION CAMERA

This Instructable guides you on how to make this cool motion detecting camera. It is basically a NXT robot that presses the capture button on my canon camera every time it detects something. This is a totally unique robot and it could be very useful. Yo can use it to capture animals like birds or deer. Or you could use it to act like a CCTV camera!
Here is an video demostration, I used sphero as the object to take shots at.

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Step 1: You will need:

Lego Mindstorms Nxt 1.0/ 2.0. RXT and Technic not recommended!
A camera!
Hands, brain, and eyes!
Batteries for your camera and NXT
Computer.
NXT programming software.
USB cable for your nxt to connect to your pc.

techboy411 says: Sep 8, 2012. 3:43 PM

i see with my litte eye a windows 8 desktop
lol

muchensmile (author) in reply to techboy411Sep 9, 2012. 1:45 AM

u have a sharp eye!

SpiffGuy says: Aug 21, 2012. 12:35 PM

Very cool!

Lego had a monthly challenge (still might... just haven't checked) and one of them was related to cameras. I did something similar to what you did here but mine wandered around and took pictures when it got close to objects. Here's a link to some pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/leonewman/2269716470/in/set-72157603780830668

muchensmile (author) in reply to SpiffGuyAug 21, 2012. 1:18 PM

wheres the monthly challenge?

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sunshiine in reply to muchensmileSep 4, 2012. 12:43 AM

I did a search and this is what I found: http://www.quora.com/LEGO/Are-there-any-open-LEGO-monthly-building-challenge-contests-for-kids.
and here: http://www.learningfun101.com/.
I wish you the best!
Sunshiine

muchensmile (author) in reply to sunshiineSep 4, 2012. 8:48 AM

hi, cool links, thanks! where is the lego quest official website/ i cannot find it!

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sunshiine in reply to muchensmileSep 4, 2012. 12:22 PM

I don't know but here are some more links that show a contest:http://stores.lego.com/en-US/default.aspx

http://www.lego.com/en-us/default.aspx

muchensmile (author) in reply to SpiffGuyAug 21, 2012. 1:15 PM

yours is awesome!

SpiffGuy in reply to muchensmileAug 21, 2012. 4:12 PM

http://us.mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/Community/NXTLog/DisplayProject.aspx?id=56c68e64-659c-4cc6-a071-b96aa7391ef4

It's in the NXT Community on LEGO's site.

muchensmile (author) in reply to SpiffGuyAug 22, 2012. 8:20 AM

ohh nxtlog...no i don't like nxtlog uploading is far tooooo sloooowwwww!