Lego Oreo Vending Machine *LCM V8* - New Era of Mindstorms NXT

Today, November 8th, I released my 8th version in my Lego Candy Machine series. This time I took the challenge of building a fully equipped Mindstorms NXT machine on a 16x16 baseplate, one of the smallest dimensions I have encountered on YouTube. This machine is just more than a traditional NXT machine. After the coin is registered by the light sensor and the servo motor is triggers to dispense the Oreo, I have included a touch sensor which when pressed, it confirms that the Oreo has been taken out and then the servo motors rotates back to refill the dispenser. I really enjoyed building this machine and  I think I will start using Mindstorms NXT equipment more often from now on.

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Lego Candy Machine V4 *NXT*

Today (October 19) was the release of my fourth version in the Lego Candy Machine series. This machine is fully automatic. All you need to do is insert two Euros, sit back and enjoy your Mars bar. No levers, nothing. Everything is done with the smartness of the NXT brick. Machine contains coin rejections as well as a up to two rounds dispensing. Machine includes light sensors, which activates the motor, all controlled by the NXT brick. Of course none of these would be able to happen without programming the actual thing. So enjoy the first step to automatic machines in TheLegoHow channel.

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