LEGO? MINDSTORMS<sup>TM</sup> For Dummies?,9780764507670

LEGO? MINDSTORMSTM For Dummies?

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Edition: CD
ISBN13: 9780764507670
ISBN10: 0764507672
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-10-01
Publisher(s): For Dummies
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Summary

The LEGO MINDSTORMS products are great fun for children and adults alike, and can be used in millions of different combinations to build interactive creatures. But the power of Dr. Frankenstein can be very confusing, and figuring out which of those 700 pieces goes where is a big challenge. LEGO MINDSTORMS For Dummies is the perfect answer, with insightful help that goes beyond the Constructopedia. Simple examples are used to convey complicated ideas, opening the door wide for readers to unleash their creativity and build magnificent monsters, cool creatures, or riveting robots!

Author Biography

Michael Meadhra has written or contributed to more than 30 computer books. Peter J. Stouffer is an electrical engineer who has been programming for more than two decades.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(7)
Part I: Taking Off the Shrink-Wrap 7(34)
Opening the Box and Getting Started
9(16)
Getting to Know the Mindstorms Components
25(16)
Part II: Power Up the Lab, Igor --- It's Time to Build Bots 41(134)
Starting with Star Wars Droids
43(36)
Discovering the Discovery Bots
79(42)
Building the Invention Bots
121(54)
Part III: Giving Your Bots Life through Programming 175(66)
Scouting Out the Micro Scout
177(4)
Programming the Scout
181(16)
Beginning Programming with the Robotics Invention System 1.5
197(22)
More RIS Programming
219(22)
Part IV: Special Projects to Make You a Robot Scientist 241(64)
Creating RoverBot Programs
243(24)
Let There Be a Light Sensor
267(22)
Doing Other Cool Stuff
289(16)
Part V: The Part of Tens 305(10)
Ten Embarrassing Bot Moments to Avoid
307(4)
Ten Fun Things to Do on the Internet
311(4)
Appendix A: Parts Reference 315(20)
Appendix B: RCX Reference 335(20)
Appendix C: About the CD 355

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