Getting Started With Lego Mindstorms

Learn the Basics of Building and Programming Robots

Getting Started With Lego Mindstorms
Barbara Bratzel, Rob Torok
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Paperback
Not defined - 200pg
25 Oct 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781718502420
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A hands-on, beginner-friendly guide to building and programming LEGO robots. You' re the new owner of a LEGO robotics kit. Now what? Getting Started with LEGO MINDSTORMS teaches you the basics of robotics engineering, using examples compatible with the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor and SPIKE Prime sets. You' ll be making remote-control vehicles, motorized grabbers, automatic ball launchers, and other exciting robots in no time. Rather than feature step-by-step instructions for building a handful of models, you' ll find essential information and expert tips and tricks for designing, building, and programming your own robotic creations. The book features a comprehensive introduction to coding with Word Blocks, an intuitive visual programming language based on Scratch, and explores topics such as using motors and sensors, building sturdy structures, and troubleshooting problems when things go wrong. As you learn, loads of challenges and open-ended projects will inspire you to try out ideas. Your journey to becoming a confident robot designer begins here.
"A MINDSTORMS set will direct you to build and program a robot, but Getting Started with LEGO (R) MINDSTORMS will tell you how to build and program with its open-ended prompts. " -Joe Meno, BrickJournal
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, Mathematics, 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).
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781718502420
Published: 25 Oct 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: No Starch Press (US)
Publisher: No Starch Press (US)
Format: Paperback
Height: 1mm
Width: 1mm
Pages: 200

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