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A comprehensive, beginner-friendly guide to building and programming LEGO® robots.
You’ve just gotten a LEGO® robotics kit. Now what? Getting Started with LEGO Robotics teaches you everything you need to know to go from beginner to proficient robotics engineer, using examples compatible with the LEGO® MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor and SPIKE Prime sets. You’ll be making interactive games, competition-ready autonomous vehicles, and practical inventions like motorized grabbers and recycling sorters in no time.
Rather than feature step-by-step instructions for building a handful of models, you’ll find basic information and expert tips and tricks for designing, building, and programming your own robotic creations. You’ll explore programming with both Scratch-based word blocks and Python, and discover techniques for building sturdy structures, working with gears and motors, and using input from sensors. Loads of challenges and open-ended projects will inspire you to try out what you’ve learned.
Getting Started with LEGO® MINDSTORMS Learn the Basics of Building and Programming Robots
by Bratzel, Barbara; Torok, RobFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2022-10-25
Publisher(s): No Starch Press
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Author Biography
Barbara Bratzel is a K-8 STEM teacher who consults at the Center for Engineering and Education Outreach at Tufts University. She has been a keynote speaker and workshop leader at LEGO robotics educational conferences around the world, and she’s the author of several robotics books for teachers, including Makerspace LEGO (College House Books).
Rob Torok teaches Computer Science, Math, and Engineering Design at a senior secondary school in Tasmania. He has run robotics workshops for teachers and students, and consulted for LEGO Education Australia and the Center for Engineering and Education Outreach at Tufts University. He contributed a chapter to The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Idea Book (No Starch Press).
Rob Torok teaches Computer Science, Math, and Engineering Design at a senior secondary school in Tasmania. He has run robotics workshops for teachers and students, and consulted for LEGO Education Australia and the Center for Engineering and Education Outreach at Tufts University. He contributed a chapter to The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Idea Book (No Starch Press).
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Building Your First Robot
Chapter 2: Introducing the MINDSTORMS App
Chapter 3: Light and Sound
Chapter 4: Motors and Movement
Chapter 5: Events and Control
Chapter 6: Sensors
Chapter 7: Operators and Remote Control
Chapter 8: Variables, Lists, and My Blocks
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting
Chapter 10: Techniques for Better Building
Chapter 11: Fixes for Fables and Fairy Tales
Chapter 1: Building Your First Robot
Chapter 2: Introducing the MINDSTORMS App
Chapter 3: Light and Sound
Chapter 4: Motors and Movement
Chapter 5: Events and Control
Chapter 6: Sensors
Chapter 7: Operators and Remote Control
Chapter 8: Variables, Lists, and My Blocks
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting
Chapter 10: Techniques for Better Building
Chapter 11: Fixes for Fables and Fairy Tales
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