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Joe Nagata's Lego Mindstorms Idea Book Book

Lots of engineers--and more than a few others--cherish their memories of childhood Lego kits. Indeed, one-time finger-on-the-pulse author Douglas Coupland used Lego blocks as a metaphor for the community of under-30 software workers in his book, Microserfs. With the release of LEGO MindStorms, the nubbly toys come of age with motors, sensors, and--most importantly--the ability to follow procedural rules described in software programs. Joe Nagata's LEGO MindStorms Idea Book is a fantastic companion to the mechanized pieces: well worth the cover price for anyone who's played around with MindStorms and is looking for project ideas. Nagata covers both sides of the MindStorms equation--mechanical construction and logical control--very well. Every step in the physical assembly procedure for each robot is clearly illustrated with orthographic drawings similar to those in Lego kit documentation. Color would make these drawings even better (they're printed in contrasting gray tones, with color pictures of each finished project in a center section) but would probably add a lot to the price. The coverage of software is good too, consisting variously (depending on the complexity of the program) of a screen shot of the MindStorms visual programming environment or a listing of Not Quite C (NQC) code. This book achieves what should be the main goal of any book about Lego blocks: it gets the reader thinking about ways to modify and expand on the ideas in it. --David Wall Topics covered: How to construct and program a variety of creatures, vehicles, and machines with LEGO MindStorms pieces. Projects include (this list is comprehensive) a car, a centipede, a vehicle that skates, a dinosaur, a train that runs on tracks, a walker with articulated legs, a segmented vehicle that will climb over obstacles, an analog clock, a six-legged bug that can be made to turn right and left, and a very (very) cool car, in which the motor is used not for direct propulsion, but to compress air that propels the vehicle forward. Read More

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  • Product Description

    LEGO MINDSTORMS is an incredibly popular robot-building kit from LEGO. This book is for you if you just want to build some fun robots and see what they do. Joe Nagata?s LEGO MINDSTORMS Idea Book shows how to build ten fun robots, with step-by-step instructions and lots of clear diagrams, including a rolling car, centipede, water strider, LEGOsaurus, train, walker, climber, LEGO clock, pneumatic engine car, and a beetle. While building these robots, you?re sure to come up with ideas for building many more robots.

    The book includes complete parts lists for building the robots, a discussion of robotic mechanisms, and detailed directions for building each of the ten robots with illustrations for each step. A final section offers ideas and hints for building and having fun with LEGO MINDSTORMS robots.

  • 1886411409
  • 9781886411401
  • Joe Nagata
  • 1 April 2001
  • No Starch Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 200
  • 1
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