The LEGO MINDOSTORMS NXT Zoo! An Unofficial Kid-Friendly Guide To Building Robotic Animals With LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT

Description

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Zoo! offers step-by-step instructions for building nine animal robots with the NXT Robotics System. Using the book's detailed building and programming instructions, kids (and their parents) are introduced to the MINDSTORMS NXT kit as they build animal-like models of a rabbit, spider, peacock, stegosaurus, and more! But these models don't just sit there-they walk, crawl, hop, and roll. The book will also show you how to make the models sound like the real animals that inspired them. Troubleshooting tips help builders avoid common pitfalls and parts lists make sure they have everything they need before building. An appendix includes ideas for teachers using these models in the classroom.

CONTENTS:

Chapter 1 The Right Stuff: Do You Have What It Takes to Build "Living" Robots?

Chapter 2 The Zookeeper's Guide: What You Need to Know to Create Animals in the NXT Zoo

Chapter 3 Hip-Hoppers: An NXT Frog and Rabbit

Chapter 4 Sandy: An NXT Camel

Chapter 5 Spiderbot: An NXT Spider

Chapter 6 Snout: An NXT 'gator

Chapter 7 LEGOsaurus: An NXT Dinosaur

Chapter 8 Pygmy: An NXT Elephant

Chapter 9 Polecat: An NXT Skunk

Chapter 10 Strutter: An NXT Peacock

Appendix A Enrichment Ideas for Teachers

Appendix B Troubleshooting

Appendix C Web Resources for the NXT