Modifed infrared control for Lego MindStorms robot switch access

September 14, 2013
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In order to allow children with severe motor problems to control a Lego robot we modified the Lego remote control to add external mini-phone jacks for switch input. The external jacks were place in parallel with the buttons on the remote control. this gave complete control of the root via external witches wuitable to the child' motor ability.
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