You've just gotten a LEGO robotics kit. Now what? Getting Started with LEGO Robotics teaches you everything you need to know to go from beginner to proficient robotics engineer, using examples compatible with the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor and SPIKE Prime sets. You'll be making interactive games, competition-ready autonomous vehicles, and practical inventions like motorized grabbers and recycling sorters in no time. Loads of challenges and open-ended projects will inspire you to try out what you've learned.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"A MINDSTORMS set will direct you to build and program a robot, but Getting Started with LEGO (R) MINDSTORMS will tell you how to build and program with its open-ended prompts."
-Joe Meno, BrickJournal
"Written with a friendly, easy-to-follow voice . . . a supremely intuitive guide that's meant to foster an interest in programming, building, and working with LEGO Mindstorms robots."
-Rosemary Kiladitis, Mom Read It
"This book will teach you everything you need to know to go from beginner to proficient robotics engineer."
-Mariana Ruiz, GeekDad
"A really good introduction to how to use [MINDSTORMS] . . . it's brilliant that the authors are making books like this."
-GJBricks
"Well thought-out [and] super easy to follow . . . I'd recommend [Getting Started with LEGO (R) MINDSTORMS] for anyone looking at getting into LEGO MINDSTORMS or LEGO Education Spike as it is a brilliant companion for a beginner."
-LEGO BUILDZ
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Höhe: 253 mm
Breite: 204 mm
Dicke: 10 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-7185-0242-0 (9781718502420)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Barbara Bratzel is a K-8 STEM teacher who consults at the Center for Engineering and Education Outreach at Tufts University. She has been a keynote speaker and workshop leader at LEGO robotics educational conferences around the world, and she's the author of several robotics books for teachers, including Makerspace LEGO (College House Books).
Rob Torok teaches Computer Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Design at a senior secondary school in Tasmania. He has run robotics workshops for teachers and students, and consulted for LEGO Education Australia and the Center for Engineering and Education Outreach at Tufts University. He contributed a chapter to The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Idea Book (No Starch Press).
Introduction
Chapter 1: Building Your First Robot
Chapter 2: Introducing the MINDSTORMS App
Chapter 3: Light and Sound
Chapter 4: Motors and Movement
Chapter 5: Events and Control
Chapter 6: Sensors
Chapter 7: Operators and Remote Control
Chapter 8: Variables, Lists, and My Blocks
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting
Chapter 10: Techniques for Better Building
Chapter 11: Fixes for Fables and Fairy Tales
