Insert Coin: New Challengers winner Ziphius backstage at Expand

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Insert Coin: New Challengers winner Ziphius backstage at Expand (video)" data-src-height="411" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/ziphius-1363569186.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Now that our Insert Coin: New Challengers contestants had duked it out and the judges have made their decision, we have a winner: Ziphius. Not only did the bot win $20,000 thanks to deliberation by our judges, but it came home with our $5,000 reader's choice prize too. Victorious and $25,000 richer, the brains behind the aquatic drone joined us backstage to chat about their project. For the full interview, check out our video after the break.</div></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="349" id="viddler-5c97c942" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="//www.viddler.com/embed/5c97c942/?f=1&offset=0&autoplay=0&secret=68906798&disablebranding=0&view_secret=68906798" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="545"></iframe></div>

Insert Coin: New Challengers winner Ziphius backstage at Expand

  Now that our Insert Coin: New Challengers contestants had duked it out and the judges have made their decision, we have a winner: Ziphius....

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Flying Fortress Lego blimp lords over us with a Mindstorms-based iron fist (video)

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><hr dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" /><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Flying Fortress Lego blimp lords over us with a Mindstormsbased iron fist video" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/flying-fortress-lego-blimp.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Most Lego Mindstorms constructions have never slipped the surly bonds of Earth. The Flying Fortress Lego Blimp from Tyler Westmoreland and Chris Shepard won't be similarly held down, however. Courtesy of two NXTBee wireless adapters, Tyler and Chris can fly the Mindstorms NXT-driven airship using a remote control and adjustable propellers. There's no secret tricks involved, as everything is an off-the-shelf part that anyone can find, including the 55-inch helium balloons. We have proof: Tyler has shared the source code for both the blimp and the controller, so anyone with the resources can recreate the Flying Fortress for themselves. While the thought of homemade drone blimps looming overhead is slightly disconcerting, we'll steel our resolve when it means that most any enterprising builder can take Lego airborne.</div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vNvF3-Q2Bho?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe></div>

Flying Fortress Lego blimp lords over us with a Mindstorms-based iron fist (video)

Most Lego Mindstorms constructions have never slipped the surly bonds of Earth. The Flying Fortress Lego Blimp from Tyler Westmoreland and C...

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