LEGO robotic boat

Hi,

"Serendipity", a LEGO robotic boat, was launched on April 28th, 2011. It was
able to autonomously cross the Lac de la Haute-Sûre in Luxembourg, traveling
800m within 40 minutes. The boat started from Lultzhausen; it reached two
waypoints in the middle of the lake and the final point near Liefrange. The
travel was accompanied by a safety team in a motorized boat.

The boat has been developed by a high-school student team from April 2010 to
April 2011. It is made of LEGO material and additional film, Styrofoam and
plastics to protect the electronics parts from water. Besides the HiTechnic
compass sensor, Serendipity has an NXT-compatible GPS module that has been
realized by the team. The NXT programs have been written in LabVIEW Education
Edition.


A very exciting project.

Development journal: http://www.convict.lu/htm/rob/GPS.htm
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NptlaZd-54k

-Claude Baumann