Build and Program Over 20 Challenging Design Projects with the New Generation of LEGO® MINDSTORMS®!More powerful and intuitive than ever, LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT is a new robotics toolset that enables you to build and program all kinds of projects. The LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT Hacker's Guide explores this new generation of LEGO® MINDSTORMS®, providing a collection of projects, how-to expertise, insider tips, and over 500 illustrations to help you become an expert NXT hacker.
You'll Learn About:
- The all-new NXT intelligent brick
- The interactive servo motors with rotation sensors that align speed for precise control
- The ultrasonic sensor that allows robots to "see" by responding to movement
- The improved light and touch sensors that let robots detect color and feel
- LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT Hacker's Guide Features:
- 20+ projects that can each be completed in just 30 minutes
- Expert, insightful commentary by a member of the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Developer Program
- A hands-on account of the new technologies and expanded sensor capabilities of LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT
- A collection of 10 hacking projects with step-by-step instructions
- A portfolio of 12 exciting design projects featuring R. Buckminster Fuller's Geodesic Dome, Rem Koolhaas' Seattle Central Library, and the world's first NXT wristwatch
- Complete disclosure about a "secret" game that is hidden inside every LEGO® MINDSTORMS® kit
- An in-depth guide to the NXT programming language
- A special LEGO factory kit offer available only to readers of this book
Inside This Groundbreaking NXT Reference:
- Your First Robot
- Stupid RCX Tricks
- Save Your RIS
- As Smart as a Brick
- MOVE IT! With Servo Motors
- Hmm, I Sense Something
- Yes, But I Don't Know How to Program
- Testing, Testing: On, Trouble Shoot
- Katherine's Best Hacking Projects
- Katherine's Design Fun House
- NXT Programming Language Guide
- NXT Elements
- NXT Resources.
