Competitive MINDSTORMS: A Complete Guide to Robotic Sumo using LEGO(r) MINDSTORMS
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (880 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1590593758 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 335 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Step-by-step robot designs and programming Jack D. Herrington The heart of this book is the step-by-step instructions to construct seven different Lego robot chassis. This is just like any Lego instructions you will find, but it's not in color, and there is English text to add more material about the reasons behind the design.In addition there is Mindstorms control code to accompany each chassis design. The programming language is Not Quite C . Midwest Book Review said Packed with valuable tips, tricks, and techniques. Competitive Mindstorms: A Complete Guide To Robotic Sumo Using Lego Mindstorms is a hobby guide to using the Lego Mindstorms Robotic Invention System to design, build, program, and unleash autonomous "sumo-bot" creations for use in a robotic sumo arena. Written by dedicated Lego Mindstorms enthusiast David Perdue, Competitive Mindstorms introduces the reader to the sumo-bot, provide. excellent overview for sumo with Mindstorms We have just started getting into competitive robot competitions, and this book provides an excellent introduction to the use of Mindstorms in sumo competitions. The text is fully accessible to the novice to intermediate user but does require the ability to work within the Mindstorms programming environment to implement the ideas in the book. Highly recommended if you are interested
Perdue, like many others, played with LEGO sets as a young child. He purchased thousands of pieces, spent countless hours building and programming, and devoured thousands of pages of documentation to learn as much as he could. However, LEGO MINDSTORMS became David's main hobby when he picked up a LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotics Invention System. .
* Will contain the most thorough, realistic, and highest quality set of LEGO® instructions available. * This is the first book to discuss competitive battling robots using MINDSTORMS.* This is written by an experienced robot builder, who is very active in the community. * Mass popularity for robot building is growing: robot clubs are appearing in schools and universities, competitions are becoming more widespread. *The technology is very consumer-friendly.
Competitive MINDSTORMS™ reveals techniques for competing in each of the three different robotic sumo strategies it presents: small and fast, medium-class, and big sumo. From the lightning-fast Zip-Bam-Bot to the heavyweight Gargantuan-Bot, Competitive MINDSTORMS™ offers seven complete projects and plenty of tricks to widen your MINDSTORMS™ horizons. It shows you how to design, build, program, and unleash autonomous creations of amazing potential: sumo-bots. Illustrated, easy-to-follow building instructions guide you through advanced construction techniques, using pieces f