LEGO Mindstorms Masterpieces: Building Advanced Robots
Syngress; Mario Ferrari; Giulio Ferrari; Kevin Clague; J. P. Brown; Ralph Hempel
Language: English
Published by Syngress, 2003
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- Title
- LEGO Mindstorms Masterpieces: Building Advanced Robots
- Author
- Syngress; Mario Ferrari; Giulio Ferrari; Kevin Clague; J. P. Brown; Ralph Hempel
- Publisher
- Syngress
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1931836752
- ISBN 13
- 9781931836753
- Item weight
- 2.62 pounds
For experienced users of LEGO Mindstorms, LEGO Mindstorms Masterpiece is composed of three fundamental sections:
· Part One: A review of the advanced robot building concepts and theories.
· Part Two: Step-by-step building instructions for a series of complex models. The companion programming code is included, along with in-depth explanations of concepts needed for the specific models. Robots include Line Followers, Bipeds, Stair and Wall Climbers, a Joystick Controlled Cannon, a Robotic Game Player, Plant Waterer, and a Drink Mixer.
· Part Three: Ideas for modifying the building instructions by expanding the pieces and kits.
Topics covered:
1. Behavior: This section includes robots designed to interact with the environment, or with other robots. Behavior is the key word as the robots are designed to behave in some specific way, and all the technical details and implementations are secondary to this main goal.
2. Motion: The projects in this category are aimed at solving some specific motion problem. The focus of these robots is on the mechanical techniques rather than on software.
3. Interaction: These projects allow the reader to build robots for the purpose of interacting with the user by playing games or responding to user commands in real time.
4. Automation: Opposite of the previous category, this one hosts robots designed to perform totally automated operations. These projects will build robots able to complete tasks without human intervention.
5. Calculus: The most abstract of the sections contain robots with minimum knowledge of the external world. Pneumatic ALUs, and Turning machines are fully explained.
Ø Advanced users need inspiration too! Advanced projects with suggestions for enhancements and improvements make the explanations of the theories and physics of the robots as well as the complete building instructions, make this book extremely useful to readers long after the building of the robots has been completed.
Ø Written by the "DaVincis of LEGO" and other highly regarded LEGO personalities. This experienced authoring team is assembled of highly respected and visible superstars in the LEGO community.
Ø Proven success in the LEGO MINDSTORMS market. Syngress has already had a hit with the bestselling book, Building Robots with LEGO MINDSTORMS
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About the Author
Mario Ferrari, co-author of the best selling Building Robots with LEGO Mindstorms and developer of the Learning Brick Sorter
Giulio Ferrari, co-author of the best selling Building Robots with LEGO Mindstorms and developer of the LEGO Turing Machine
Kevin Clague, creator of LPub and LSynth, and co-author of LEGO Software Power Tools
Miguel Agullo, creator of the Technic Puppy Web site and biped expert
Hideaki Yabuki, LEGO pioneer and contributor to the 10 Cool LEGO series of books
Ralph Hempel, pbForth creator and co-author of Extreme Mindstorms
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