Creating Cool MINDSTORMS NXT Robots
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Overview
Build and program MINDSTORM NXT robots with Daniele Benedettelli, one of the world’s most respected NXT robot builders. He shows you how to build and program them from scratch, starting with the simplest robots and progressing in difficulty to a total of seven awardwinning robots! You can download all the code, along with lowresolution videos that show how your robot works when it’s finished. You don’t need to be a programmer to develop these cool robots, because all the code is provided, but advanced developers will enjoy seeing the secrets of Benedettelli’s code and techniques revealed.
What you’ll learn
- How to create awardwinning robots from scratch to final programming
- How to build each robot and which materials to use
- Why certain features have specific designs
- How to program your robotall code is available for free download
- Inspiration and tips and tricks on robotics, a particularly valuable resource for teachers and students
Anyone interested in building robots or seeing how it is done. Programmers interested in learning how robots are programmed.
Synopsis
This book teaches anyone interested how to build LEGO MINDSTORMS robots. He starts with an easy robot and gets to more detail in the succeeding 6 robots built in the book. The robots he presents are award winning robots, so he is giving away his secrets. He also teaches how to program the robots. If you are not a programmer, then you can use the code provided. He tells you what equipment you need and how to get it inexpensively. So everything is discussed that you will need to create these robots or modify his designs to create your own.