Lego motorized wheelchair joins Mindstorms NXT alumni (video)

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It's been a while since we've come across a Lego project that's on par with a certain [Pixar hero][3] or the [Rubiks solving robots][4], but Simon Burfield's brick-based motorized wheelchair definitely ranks close. He's cobbled together seven [Mindstorm NXT][5] micro-computers (programmed in [RobotC][6]), 14 motors, 16 touch sensors and a Technic frame to build a chair capable of carting around 200 pounds of Lego obsessed humanity. As functional as it is, the creator aims to improve the build with wireless control via Android, a task he says should be "very straightforward" over Bluetooth. If you'd like to see the demo in all its noisy glory, check out the video after the break.

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