If you're serious about having fun with LEGO robotics, you've come to the right place. The team behind The NXT STEP blog - the authoritative online source for MINDSTORMS NXT information and advice - has packaged its considerable skills and experience in this book. Inside, you'll find some of the team's best ideas for creating cool and sophisticated models, including instructions for eight robots you can build yourself.
Follow along with the MINDSTORMS NXT experts as they explain the fundamentals of programming and design, accompanied by CAD-style drawings and an abundance of screenshots that make it easy for you to master the MINDSTORMS NXT system. You'll get an overview of the NXT parts (beams, sensors, axles, gears, and so on) and clear instructions for combining them to build and program working robots.
The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Idea Book delves into the complexities of the NXT programming language (NXT-G) and offers tips for designing and programming robots, using Bluetooth, creating an NXT remote control, troubleshooting, and much more.
Here are just a few of the robots you'll learn to build in The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Idea Book: 
<li>RaSPy, a robot that plays Rock, Scissors, Paper</li>
<li>3D PhotoBot, a robot that will help you take photographs that can be converted into 3D images</li>
<li>Slot Machine, complete with flashing lights and a lever</li>
<li>ScanBot, a robot that scans black-and-white pictures and displays the images on the NXT's LCD</li>
<li>Beach Buggy Chair, a roving, rambling robot</li>
<li>CraneBot, a crane-like grabbing robotLEGO fans of all ages will find this book to be an ideal jumping off point for doing more with MINDSTORMS NXT. The only ingredient you need to add is your imagination!
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The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Idea Book: Design, Invent, and Build

Computers & Technology

Martijn Boogaarts

Jonathan A. Daudelin

Brian L. Davis

Jim Kelly

Lou Morris

Fay and Rick Rhodes

Matthias Paul Scholz

Christopher R. Smith

Rob Torok

Games & Strategy Guides

No Starch Press

The creative minds behind The NXT STEP blog are back with a brand-new collection of innovative robots. Whether you're just getting started with LEGO robotics or have been building and programming robots for years, LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT One-Kit Wonders is packed with new and exciting techniques, advice, and robots that guarantee awesome results. And best of all, you'll only need one NXT Retail kit to build all ten of them! LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT One-Kit Wonders will make it simple for you to construct even the most complex of these ten robots, all while you learn the ins and outs of the NXT kit. You'll learn to build and program: <ul>
<li>CandyPicker, a candy-picking robot with built-in generator and remote control</li> <li>PunchBot, a robot that you program using old-fashioned punchcards</li> <li>M, a robot that sorts your M&amp;M candies by color</li> <li>NXT Dragster, a super-fast racecar that will take you all the way to the drag strip</li> <li>BobBot, a versatile skid-steer loader, equipped with a ball grabber or demolition claw</li> <li>RoboLock, a security system for your robots</li> <li>The Hand, a robotic replacement hand to protect you from those dangerous cleanup jobs, like picking up your brother's gym socks</li> <li>SPC, a robotic vehicle that can park itself between two objects using front-wheel drive</li> <li>GrabBot, a robot that finds, grabs, lifts and moves objects autonomously</li> <li>The Bike, a two-wheeled robot that can balance and steer</li> </ul>
Armed with the knowledge you gain from this book, you'll be inventing your own amazing creations in no time.
Requirements: One LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT set (LEGO set #8527). Make sure you have this set, and not the NXT 2.0 set (#8547), which has different building elements.

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT One-Kit Wonders: Ten Inventions to Spark Your Imagination

James Floyd Kelly

Jonathan Daudelin

Eric D. Burdo

Laurens Valk

BlueTooth Kiwi

Computer Science

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