Discover the Compass Sensor for Mindstorms NXT from the NXT collection - 1 pieces of building excellence.
Give your robot direction!
Using the NXT Brick (sold separately), the Compass Sensor is able to measure the earth's magnetic field and calculates a magnetic heading to tell which direction your robot is facing. The compass has a built-in calibration to help reduce magnetic interference from other sources.
Based on a limited number of neutral reviews, there's no strong consensus regarding the LEGO Compass Sensor for Mindstorms NXT (10285-1). The sentiment is mixed, indicating a lack of overwhelming positive or negative feedback within the analyzed YouTube community.
Most of the videos analyzed are neutral showcases of LEGO creations using various sensors, including a Mindsensors acceleration sensor by tingeypa and an IRLink sensor review by Technicmaster0. RoboticsFun demonstrates a robot using an Infrared Seeker Sensor.