Answers.Body: <p>I think your "obvious" answer is right.  Given that you have a background in computer science and math, I'm certain you will be pleasantly surprised how fast you can go beyond connecting dots and come up with unique and innovative designs.  I admit being in the same position, but with an EV3.  It sat for almost six months before I really started working with it.  Based on my experience, I encourage you to commit to doing a few small projects to understand the potential.  Start small for some immediate gratification.  Log some experience, and you will start seeing ways to hack this little device.  This is a necessary step to doing something cool and innovative.  You gotta commit to building!  </p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>If you just start trying to make a robot that does a perfect square path you will be surprised how hard stuff gets and how many things you can do... beyond all the imaginative design...</p>
  
  <p>I have already written three posts on the subject and each time I have to kill new ideas so I can concentrate in what I have to do.</p>
  
  <p>The first one is this <a href="http://thetechnicgear.com/2014/05/tutorial-using-motors-draw-square-mindstorms-ev3-lejos/" rel="nofollow">http://thetechnicgear.com/2014/05/tutorial-using-motors-draw-square-mindstorms-ev3-lejos/</a> and as you can see it is a pretty basic robot.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I have a LEGO Mindstorms NXT set and since I bought it I almost never used it. Sometimes I think I could do something interesting with it, but I usually either feel like just copying a previous made project or stuck with no ideas of what to do. The obvious answer probably is </p>
  
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    <p>"If you try some project of other people at some point you start
    connecting the dots and come up with your own ideas"</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>I would like to know if other people had this feeling in the past what they ended up doing.</p>
  
  <p>As for background information: I have no experience with Technic sets, but have experience with computer science and math.</p>
  
Tags: <nxt><mindstorms>
Title: LEGO Mindstorms NXT projects
UserDisplayName: Vinicius dos Santos
ThreadText: # LEGO Mindstorms NXT projects
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-06-09)
  
  I have a LEGO Mindstorms NXT set and since I bought it I almost never used it. Sometimes I think I could do something interesting with it, but I usually either feel like just copying a previous made project or stuck with no ideas of what to do. The obvious answer probably is
  
  > "If you try some project of other people at some point you start
  > connecting the dots and come up with your own ideas"
  
  I would like to know if other people had this feeling in the past what they ended up doing.
  
  As for background information: I have no experience with Technic sets, but have experience with computer science and math.
  
  **Tags:** nxt, mindstorms
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-06-09. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
  
  I think your "obvious" answer is right. Given that you have a background in computer science and math, I'm certain you will be pleasantly surprised how fast you can go beyond connecting dots and come up with unique and innovative designs. I admit being in the same position, but with an EV3. It sat for almost six months before I really started working with it. Based on my experience, I encourage you to commit to doing a few small projects to understand the potential. Start small for some immediate gratification. Log some experience, and you will start seeing ways to hack this little device. This is a necessary step to doing something cool and innovative. You gotta commit to building!
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2014-06-10. Score: 2
  
  If you just start trying to make a robot that does a perfect square path you will be surprised how hard stuff gets and how many things you can do... beyond all the imaginative design...
  
  I have already written three posts on the subject and each time I have to kill new ideas so I can concentrate in what I have to do.
  
  The first one is this <http://thetechnicgear.com/2014/05/tutorial-using-motors-draw-square-mindstorms-ev3-lejos/> and as you can see it is a pretty basic robot.
  
  
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