Young humanoid, seeing the NXTLog Pet building challenge, wanted to
build another dragon. BlazingFire included two NXT Intelligent Bricks
and six motors. Four were dedicated to moving the rigid legs, which
could propel the dragon at a very slow pace. However, the weight
distribution allowed the dragon to rear up on its hind legs, upon which
the left foreleg could lift and open the pneumatic claw. Placing a hard
object in the claw would activate the touch sensor upon closing, and
the dragon would then go through an imitation of eating the object
before lowing his leg, letting it go, and returning to all fours.
BlazingFire also included a behavioral program that allowed it to raise
up if its "petting plates" were touched enough in a specified period of
time.
