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Definitive Guide to LEGO MINDSTORMS (Technology in Action) This is a great book! – –
All I can say it “Wow!”. a Must-Read for any Lego Mindstorms User who wants to unlock the real power of their Lego Mindstorms system. after reading through the in-depth NQC section, I went from not knowing a thing about what to type in to program to being able to program quite well (If I do say so myself).
It’s a great book! Thanks
In My Opinion, this book is the Bible to people that use the lego mindstorms systems. I am a junior in high school, and this book gave me the ideas to go and put together an award winning robot for our school systems science fair. In fact, it gave me the key to a full scholarship at the local engineering school, since I am the first and only person to ever make a robot for the fair in their 20+ year history, AND the fact that I attracted people to my booth, judges and all with my playing the Matrix { THE BEST MOVIE } on my internal dvd. it so impressed the judges, I was even offered a job, but the guy didnt realize I am only 17 ( and got 2 already ). without the wonderful language mr. Baum provided and the book to add to it, I would be a loser for real. all thanx are owed to him and to the invento of the lego system, whoever and wherever you are. Lego has been an addicting force in my life for years, I have my brothers sets from the 80’s when he was a kid and Just add to the “Pile” (or so my moms calls it) of legos whenever something new and kewl comes out. Since my introduction to mindstorms, I have purchased 2 kits, and all the add-ons, all thanx to mr. Baum
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Al : Dismissed by many as a toy, Lego’s Mindstorms sets are in fact incredibly powerful robotics construction kits capable of producing machines as complex or as simple as the user wishes. While it’s possible to build with the manufacturer’s (rather good) instructions straight from the box, to get the very best from these excellent toys it’s essential to get hold of a good book on the subject–like Dave Baum’s Definitive Guide to LEGO Mindstorms, for example.
In 300 pages, Baum covers an enormous amount of territory, starting with Lego’s own relatively simple programming system before moving on to the more complex, but infinitely more useful, NQC–a programming system written by the author specifically for Mindstorms. The text is concise yet manages to cover a lot of ground. The description of NQC and command reference alone makes this book worth its weight in gold. There’s a great chapter on construction techniques and many step-by-step 3D drawings of how to build several core robot types. Handy appendices include short reviews of all the Mindstorms kits and suggestions for Lego extras which will help create the most flexible system possible.
Used in conjunction with the kits themselves, this is both an invaluable learning aid for the young and a great companion for those of us who need to invent imaginary children to justify playing with Lego to a partner. –Chris Russell LEGO blocks, originally mere children’s toys, have everything to do with expressing creativity within a structured system. There are rules about how pieces fit together, but almost anything can be created within those restrictions. Building with LEGO blocks is a lot like writing software (a similarity Douglas Coupland emphasizes in Microserfs). Small wonder, then, that LEGO Mindstorms have been such a huge hit. In Dave Baum’s Definitive Guide to LEGO Mindstorms, the reader gets an introduction to what Mindstorms robots can do, particularly in terms of sensing their environment and reacting to it.
Baum invented not quite C (NQC), a language that’s closer to standard C than LEGO’s standard RCX Code programming language. He uses both NQC and RCX code in this book to show how to build and program a series of increasingly capable Mindstorms robots. He starts with Tankbot, a single-minded critter that navigates its programmed route without regard for obstacles. Later chapters detail Bugbot (which uses insect-like feelers to sense obstacles and employs code to navigate around them), Linebot (which follows a dark line using optical sensors), and Scanbot (which heads toward the brightest light its swiveling head can find). a very cool Vending Machine robot dispenses small candies in response to infrared signals or a pattern of bumps on a card. Several other equally nifty robots (there are 14 in total) get the same attention, which includes information on their mechanical construction and their operating software.
Rather than rely on photographs, Baum uses computer-generated drawings of the various mechanical components. these show how the parts fit together with as much clarity as you can expect from a two-dimensional model, though exploded views might make certain assemblies even easier to understand.
Dave Baum’s Definitive Guide to LEGO Mindstorms will prime your creative thought processes as you begin to design your own Mindstorms robots. It’s a great introduction to Mindstorms for kids and grownups alike. –David Wall
Topics covered: Building and programming LEGO Mindstorms robots, including the functions of the various mechanical pieces, the operation of motors, and the capabilities of sensors. On the logical side, there are introductions to both LEGO’s RCX Code language and Baum’s own not quite C (NQC). The rest takes the form of a Mindstorms laboratory, in which Baum guides the reader through the creation of increasingly “smart” robots. Baum’s code works with Mindstorms 1.0 and 1.5. Definitive Guide to LEGO MINDSTORMS (Technology in Action)
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