A hands-on, beginner-friendly guide to building and programming LEGO(R) robots. You're the new owner of a LEGO(R) robotics kit. Now what?
Getting Started with LEGO(R) MINDSTORMS teaches you the basics of robotics engineering, using examples compatible with the LEGO(R) MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor and SPIKE Prime sets. You'll be making remote-control vehicles, motorized grabbers, automatic ball launchers, and other exciting robots in no time.
Rather than feature step-by-step instructions for building a handful of models, you'll find essential information and expert tips and tricks for designing, building, and programming your own robotic creations. The book features a comprehensive introduction to coding with Word Blocks, an intuitive visual programming language based on Scratch, and explores topics such as using motors and sensors, building sturdy structures, and troubleshooting problems when things go wrong. As you learn, loads of challenges and open-ended projects will inspire you to try out ideas. Your journey to becoming a confident robot designer begins here.
一本實用且適合初學者的指南，教你如何建造和編程LEGO(R)機器人。
你現在擁有一個LEGO(R)機器人套件，接下來該怎麼辦呢？《Getting Started with LEGO(R) MINDSTORMS》教你機器人工程的基礎知識，並提供與LEGO(R) MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor和SPIKE Prime套件相容的範例。你將能夠輕鬆製作遙控車輛、電動抓取器、自動發射器等令人興奮的機器人。
本書不僅提供一些模型的逐步建造指南，還包含了設計、建造和編程自己的機器人創作所需的基本資訊、專家技巧和訣竅。書中介紹了一個名為Word Blocks的編程語言，它是基於Scratch的直觀視覺化編程語言，並探討了使用馬達和感應器、建造堅固結構以及解決問題時的疑難排解等主題。在學習的過程中，大量的挑戰和開放式項目將激發你嘗試新的想法。從這裡開始，你將踏上成為自信的機器人設計師之旅。
Barbara Bratzel is a K-8 STEM teacher who consults at the Center for Engineering and Education Outreach at Tufts University. She has been a keynote speaker and workshop leader at LEGO robotics educational conferences around the world, and she's the author of several robotics books for teachers, including
Makerspace LEGO (College House Books).
Rob Torok teaches Computer Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Design at a senior secondary school in Tasmania. He has run robotics workshops for teachers and students, and consulted for LEGO Education Australia and the Center for Engineering and Education Outreach at Tufts University. He contributed a chapter to
The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Idea Book (No Starch Press).
