lego mindstorms masterpieces - building and programming advanced robots

[...]... Brick Sorter is probably the most software-centered model of LEGO MINDSTORMS Masterpieces, but for readers who are already familiar with the robot you’ll note that this current iteration has been entirely re-designed and re-programmed Masterpiece 3 The LEGO Turing Machine, by Giulio Ferrari When I described the efforts that writing Building Robots with LEGO MINDSTORMS required at the beginning of this... evolve Building Robots with LEGO MINDSTORMS explains scores of techniques about designing and building robots, describing about thirty complete projects and offers suggestions for many others However, it contains no explanation of these projects with the level of detail to where everybody can reproduce a specific robot, following step-by-step instructions.This fact has been pointed xvii 243_LegoMaster_Fore.qxd... many excellent books containing step-by-step instructions for building LEGO MINDSTORMS robots Nevertheless, if you look carefully you will discover that some of these books are aimed at introducing the reader to the basics of the MINDSTORMS world, therefore describing only very simple robots On the other hand, there exists a second group of books that show step-by-step instructions, but lack substantially... Introducing Telepresence Moving and Balancing the Beast:The Propulsion Unit Balancing the SSCT Building The Propulsion Unit The Folding Muscle Unit Building the Folding Muscle Unit Shape-Shifting Science:The Front Sub-Assembly Building The Front The Sides of the Vehicle: A Turntable-Based Chassis Building The Right Side Building The Left Side The Locks Building the Front Lock Building the Back Lock 313... make such an incredible thing with LEGO Because you can —Mario Ferrari Co-author of Building Robots with LEGO MINDSTORMS (ISBN: 1-9 2899 4-6 7-9 ) www.syngress.com 243_LegoMaster_About.qxd 4/18/03 6:49 PM Page xxiii About This Book Each of the masterpieces in this book is presented using a method that makes its construction as easy and intuitive as possible Each chapter begins with a picture of the completed... Shape-Shifting Camera Tank, by Miguel Agulló Inside the diversified world of the LEGO hobbyists, Miguel and Kevin share two common interests: Computer Aided Design (CAD) and biped robots In the first field they can be considered true experts, and their book LEGO Software Power Tools (ISBN: 193183 6-7 6-0 ) is an unavoidable reference point for whomever wants to approach the creation of professional building. .. the technical editor of Building Robots with LEGO MINDSTORMS (Syngress Publishing, ISBN: 1-9 289946 7-9 ) Ralph provides training and mentoring for software development teams that are new to embedded systems and need an in-depth review of the unique requirements of this type of programming Ralph holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and is a member of the Ontario Society... his family, Christine, Owen, Eric, and Graham x 243_Legomaster_TOC.qxd 4/18/03 6:48 PM Page xi Contents Foreword xvii About This Book xxiii Masterpiece 1 Stair-Climber Bill of Materials Introduction Building the Stair Climber Engineering Trade-Offs The Wheel Set Building an Alternate Wheel Set The Mid-Frame The Outer-Frame Putting It All Together Operating the Stair-Climber Using an RCX instead of a... write another book, with nothing special in it Building Robots with LEGO MINDSTORMS filled a gap in the technical literature about LEGO robotics that had been empty, but the number of books devoted to the LEGO MINDSTORMS system was already rather high before its publication, and many other good titles have been released on the topic since then Discussing ideas and possibilities with the Syngress staff,... about the building techniques used by the authors and the general concepts that are fundamental to the projects These reflections are the foundation of LEGO MINDSTORMS Masterpieces, whose goal is presenting some very sophisticated projects with the maximum level of detail In the book you hold in your hands you will find not only high quality stepby-step instructions for building all of the robots, but . Dark Side Robots, Transports, and Creatures:Amazing Projects You Can Build in Under an Hour (ISBN: 1-9 3183 6-5 9-0 ) and LEGO Software Power Tools,With LDraw, MLCad, and LPub (ISBN: 1-9 3183 6-7 6-0 ). Doug. 1-9 3183 6-5 9-0 ), 10 Cool LEGO MINDSTORMS Ultimate Builders Projects:Amazing Projects You Can Build in Under an Hour (ISBN: 1-9 3183 6-6 0-4 ), and LEGO Software Power Tools with LDraw, MLCad, and LPub. and games in general (he has a collection of 1500 dice of every kind and shape). Giulio co-authored the best selling Building Robots with LEGO MINDSTORMS (Syngress Publishing, ISBN: 1-9 2899 4-6 7-9 )