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Basic Robot Building with LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0 ABSOLUTELY NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Learn LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0 from the ground up, hands-on, in full color! Ever wanted to build a robot? Now's the time, LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0 is the technology, and this is the book. You can do this, eve...

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Main Author: Baichtal, John
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Language:English
Published: Indianapolis, Ind. : Que, ©2013.
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505 0 |a Ch. 1. Unboxing the LEGO Mindstorms NXT set. The box : Under the flap ; Opening the box -- The contents : Reading material ; Connector pegs ; 3M connector pegs ; Connector pegs with bushing ; Connector pegs with cross-axle ends ; 2M axle peg ; Connector peg with towball ; 1/2 connector pegs ; Bushings ; Cross axles ; Cross axles with end stops ; Wheels and treads ; Gears ; Teeth ; Balls ; Beams with pegs ; Beams ; Angle beams ; Car parts ; Steering links ; Angle elements ; Cross-axle connectors ; Cross blocks ; More miscellaneous parts ; Peg joiner ; Motors, wires, and sensors ; USB cable ; Mindstorms wires ; The NXT Brick -- ch. 2. Project: Backscratcher Bot. Adding batteries to the NXT Brick -- Parts you need -- Step-by-step assembly instructions -- Programming the Backscratcher Bot -- Running the Backscratcher Bot -- ch. 3. Anatomy of the NXT Brick. The Brick : Buttons ; Ports ; Connector holes ; Reset button -- Menus : My files ; NXT program ; Try me ; The view menu ; NXT datalog ; Settings ; Bluetooth -- Powering your NXT -- Resetting a crash -- Updating NXT firmware -- ch. 4. Introduction to programming. System requirements -- Installing the software : Installing on a PC ; Installing on a Mac -- NXT-G 101 : The programming block ; Commonplace blocks -- Programming the Backscratcher Bot : Create the program ; Connect to the NXT Brick ; Download the program -- ch. 5. Project: Clothesline Cruiser. Parts you need -- Step-by-step instructions -- Programming the Clothesline Cruiser -- Setting up the Clothesline -- What to do with your Cruiser? 
505 0 |a Ch. 6. Building stronger models. Use multiple pegs -- Connect each part to as many others as possible -- Reinforce corners with angle beams -- Use combination parts and cross blocks -- Attach cross axles -- Combine technic and system bricks -- Use chassis bricks -- ch. 7. Know your sensors. Mindstorms sensors : Touch sensors ; Ultrasonic sensors ; Color sensors ; Sound sensor ; Motor -- Calibrating sensors -- Third-party sensors : Compass sensor ; Passive infrared (PIR) sensor ; Wi-Fi sensor ; Magnetic sensor ; Flex sensor ; Voltage sensor ; Barometric sensor ; Inertial motion sensor -- ch. 8. Advanced programming. Data wires : Green wires ; Yellow wires ; Orange wires ; Gray wires -- Connecting wires -- Additional blocks : Variable block ; Constant block ; Random block ; Keep alive block ; Light sensor block ; Rotation sensor block ; Display block ; Bluetooth block ; Logic block -- Creating your own blocks -- ch. 9. Project: Rebounder. Parts you need -- Step-by-step instructions -- A note about tank treads -- Programing the Rebounder -- ch. 10. Expanding on Mindstorms. Read blogs : The NXT STEP ; Mindstorms -- Design virtual models -- Attend gatherings : LUGs ; Conventions -- FIRST LEGO League -- Read BrickJournal -- Expand your collection : Bricklink ; Pick a Brick ; LEGO education -- Third-party brick makers : Omni Wheels ; Bricktronics ; Tetrix -- Print your own. 
520 |a Basic Robot Building with LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0 ABSOLUTELY NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Learn LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0 from the ground up, hands-on, in full color! Ever wanted to build a robot? Now's the time, LEGO® Mindstorms® 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® Mindstorms® 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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