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The LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor Idea Book

Author Yoshihito Isogawa
Paperback
$34.99 US
No Starch | No Starch Press
On sale Nov 02, 2021 | 280 Pages | 978-1-71850-177-5
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A follow-up to the best-selling LEGO® Technic Idea Book series by master builder and LEGO luminary Yoshihito Isogawa, readers learn to create their own robots from the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor Set.

If you’ve had your fun building programmable, intelligent creations with the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Robot Inventor set, it’s time to take your bot-building to the next level! With over 125 new models, the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor Idea Book will unleash your imagination and open up limitless possibilities for unique robotic designs.

You’ll learn how to build basic mechanisms with motors and sensors, robots that can walk or drive themselves, and practical tools for lifting, opening doors, drawing, and even launching projectiles. Then, bring them all to life with the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor App, which lets you program your bots to perform tasks and missions.

Each model is paired with an illustrated list of parts and multi-angled color photographs, so you can easily reproduce the projects without the need for step-by-step instructions. Best of all, you’ll also be inspired to combine various mechanisms into your own interactive inventions, toys, cars, games, and more!

To build the book’s models, all you need is the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Robot Inventor set (#51515) and a smart device that can run the MINDSTORMS App.
Contents
Introduction
Warm-Up
PART 1: Basic Mechanisms
Rotating motors 
Transmitting rotation with gears 
Changing the angle of rotation by 90° 
Oscillating mechanisms 
Reciprocating mechanisms 
Changing the angle of an axle 
Transmitting rotation with rubber bands 
Using cams 
Using turntables 
Lighting up the center button 
Controlling the LED Matrix 
Using the remote control
PART 2: Moving Mechanisms
Vehicles with one motor 
Vehicles with two motors 
Turning with a steering wheel 
Walking robots 
PART 3: Practical Mechanisms
Gripping tools 
Lifting devices 
Flapping wings 
Using the projectile launcher 
Shooting devices 
Wind devices
PART 4 : Using Sensors
Using the Distance Sensor 
Using the Color Sensor 
Using the Hub’s built-in sensor 
Vehicles with sensors 
More ways to use sensors
PART 5 : Other Enjoyable Mechanisms
Various moving mechanisms 
Spinning tops 
Drawing devices 
Automatic doors 
Making fun games and toys 
Bonus mechanisms
Yoshihito Isogawa of Tokyo, Japan, is a technical writer and LEGO® luminary. In addition to running Isogawa Studio, Inc., he gives LEGO workshops and lectures at schools and science museums, and creates LEGO models for events and exhibitions. He is the author of the popular The LEGO Technic Idea Book series, LEGO Power Functions Idea Book series, LEGO Technic Non-Electric Models series, The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Idea Book, and The LEGO BOOST Idea Book (all No Starch Press).
 
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A follow-up to the best-selling LEGO® Technic Idea Book series by master builder and LEGO luminary Yoshihito Isogawa, readers learn to create their own robots from the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor Set.

If you’ve had your fun building programmable, intelligent creations with the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Robot Inventor set, it’s time to take your bot-building to the next level! With over 125 new models, the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor Idea Book will unleash your imagination and open up limitless possibilities for unique robotic designs.

You’ll learn how to build basic mechanisms with motors and sensors, robots that can walk or drive themselves, and practical tools for lifting, opening doors, drawing, and even launching projectiles. Then, bring them all to life with the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor App, which lets you program your bots to perform tasks and missions.

Each model is paired with an illustrated list of parts and multi-angled color photographs, so you can easily reproduce the projects without the need for step-by-step instructions. Best of all, you’ll also be inspired to combine various mechanisms into your own interactive inventions, toys, cars, games, and more!

To build the book’s models, all you need is the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Robot Inventor set (#51515) and a smart device that can run the MINDSTORMS App.

Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
Warm-Up
PART 1: Basic Mechanisms
Rotating motors 
Transmitting rotation with gears 
Changing the angle of rotation by 90° 
Oscillating mechanisms 
Reciprocating mechanisms 
Changing the angle of an axle 
Transmitting rotation with rubber bands 
Using cams 
Using turntables 
Lighting up the center button 
Controlling the LED Matrix 
Using the remote control
PART 2: Moving Mechanisms
Vehicles with one motor 
Vehicles with two motors 
Turning with a steering wheel 
Walking robots 
PART 3: Practical Mechanisms
Gripping tools 
Lifting devices 
Flapping wings 
Using the projectile launcher 
Shooting devices 
Wind devices
PART 4 : Using Sensors
Using the Distance Sensor 
Using the Color Sensor 
Using the Hub’s built-in sensor 
Vehicles with sensors 
More ways to use sensors
PART 5 : Other Enjoyable Mechanisms
Various moving mechanisms 
Spinning tops 
Drawing devices 
Automatic doors 
Making fun games and toys 
Bonus mechanisms

Author

Yoshihito Isogawa of Tokyo, Japan, is a technical writer and LEGO® luminary. In addition to running Isogawa Studio, Inc., he gives LEGO workshops and lectures at schools and science museums, and creates LEGO models for events and exhibitions. He is the author of the popular The LEGO Technic Idea Book series, LEGO Power Functions Idea Book series, LEGO Technic Non-Electric Models series, The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Idea Book, and The LEGO BOOST Idea Book (all No Starch Press).
 
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