Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
In this video, I'm showing how to connect a PS4 gamepad to a MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor robot. It also works with LEGO SPIKE Prime. Out of the box, the Robot Inventor kit can connect to a gamepad. But only in the laggy streaming mode and only with a desktop or laptop computer in between. Also the official LEGO setup does not support Python! This setup fixes all that by using a small LMS-ESP32 board in between. That board pairs with any Bluetooth Classic gamepad - like the PS4, Microsoft Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and most of their clones. The LMS-ESP32 board then sends the results over UART to your MINDSTORMS robot. You can pick and process about 30 gamepad inputs per second. This makes for mighty snappy remote control!
💬 Please like and ask any questions you have in the comments!
--- Chapters ---
00:00:00 PS4 gamepad to Robot Inventor direct Connection
00:00:28 Introduction of the hardware setup: LMS-ESP32
00:02:20 Pairing the PS4 gamepad with the MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor model
00:02:49 Lagless connection of the gamepad to the 51515 Robot
00:04:33 Demo of PS4 direct connection to Mecanum Wheel Robot Inventor Car
--- Links ---
Blog post with the step-by-step tutorial
👉 antonsmindstorms.com/2022/03/22/python-ps4-gamepad-connection-robot-inventor-and-spike-prime-hub
Get the LMS-ESP32 board here:
👉 antonsmindstorms.com/product/wifi-python-esp32-board-for-mindstorms
Code repository and example projects:
👉 github.com/antonvh/mpy-robot-tools
Get the T-Shirt 👕 here:
👉 https://shop.spreadshirt.nl/antons-mindstorms/
Support 🙏 my work:
👉 patreon.com/antonsmindstorms
For complete building instructions 📄 and in-depth articles go to:
👉 antonsmindstorms.com
In this video, I'm showing how to connect a PS4 gamepad to a MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor robot. It also works with LEGO SPIKE Prime. Out of the box, the Robot Inventor kit can connect to a gamepad. But only in the laggy streaming mode and only with a desktop or laptop computer in between. Also the official LEGO setup does not support Python! This setup fixes all that by using a small LMS-ESP32 board in between. That board pairs with any Bluetooth Classic gamepad - like the PS4, Microsoft Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and most of their clones. The LMS-ESP32 board then sends the results over UART to your MINDSTORMS robot. You can pick and process about 30 gamepad inputs per second. This makes for mighty snappy remote control!
💬 Please like and ask any questions you have in the comments!
--- Chapters ---
00:00:00 PS4 gamepad to Robot Inventor direct Connection
00:00:28 Introduction of the hardware setup: LMS-ESP32
00:02:20 Pairing the PS4 gamepad with the MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor model
00:02:49 Lagless connection of the gamepad to the 51515 Robot
00:04:33 Demo of PS4 direct connection to Mecanum Wheel Robot Inventor Car
--- Links ---
Blog post with the step-by-step tutorial
👉 antonsmindstorms.com/2022/03/22/python-ps4-gamepad-connection-robot-inventor-and-spike-prime-hub
Get the LMS-ESP32 board here:
👉 antonsmindstorms.com/product/wifi-python-esp32-board-for-mindstorms
Code repository and example projects:
👉 github.com/antonvh/mpy-robot-tools
Get the T-Shirt 👕 here:
👉 https://shop.spreadshirt.nl/antons-mindstorms/
Support 🙏 my work:
👉 patreon.com/antonsmindstorms
For complete building instructions 📄 and in-depth articles go to:
👉 antonsmindstorms.com
