Basic Robot Building with Lego Mindstorms Nxt 2.0 Paperback - 2013 - 1st Edition

Basic Robot Building with LEGO(r) Mindstorms(r) NXT 2.0

ABSOLUTELY NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED!

Learn LEGO(r) Mindstorms(r) NXT 2.0 from the ground up, hands-on, in full color!

Ever wanted to build a robot? Now s the time, LEGO(r) Mindstorms(r) NXT 2.0 is the technology, and this is the book. You can do this, even if you ve never built or programmed anything!

Don t worry about where to begin: start right here. John Baichtal explains everything you need to know, one ridiculously simple step at a time and shows you every key step with stunningly clear full-color photos! You won t just learn concepts you ll put them to work in three start-to-finish projects, including three remarkable bots you can build right this minute, with zero knowledge of programming or robotics. It s going to be simple and it s going to be fun. All you need is in the
box and in this book!

• Unbox your LEGO(r) Mindstorms(r) NXT 2.0 set, and discover exactly what you ve got
• Build a Backscratching Bot immediately
• Connect the NXT Intelligent Brick to your computer (Windows or Mac)
• Navigate the Brick s menus and upload programs
• Start writing simple new programs painlessly
• Build the Clothesline Cruiser, a robot that travels via rope
• Program your robot s movements
• Learn to create stronger, tougher models
• Help your robot sense everything from distance and movement to sound and color
• Build a miniature tank-treaded robot that knows how to rebound
• Write smarter programs by creating your own programming blocks
• Discover what to learn next, and which additional parts you might want to buy

JOHN BAICHTAL is a contributor to MAKE magazine and Wired s GeekDad blog. He is the co-author of The Cult of Lego (No Starch) and author of Hack This: 24 Incredible Hackerspace Projects from the DIY Movement (Que). Most recently he wrote Make: Lego and Arduino Projects for MAKE, collaborating with Adam Wolf and Matthew Beckler. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his wife and three children.

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