- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: APRESS; 2nd Revised edition edition (1 Nov 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1590590635
- ISBN-13: 978-1590590638
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 19 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,121,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotics Invention System kit enables anyone to build programmable robots with an assortment of LEGO pieces that snap, slide, and click into place. In this exciting second edition from MINDSTORMS expert Dave Baum, youll be able to take your robotics experiments to a new level.
Baum takes you step-by-step through the entire process of building and programming MINDSTORMS robots using both LEGO's RCX code and the author's own, more powerful programming language, Not Quite C (NQC). This edition has been updated with new programs that take advantage of the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotics Invention System 2.0 and includes instructions for building 14 different robots including Tankbot, Bugbot, and Brick Sorter.
With Definitive Guide to LEGO MINDSTORMS, Second Edition, you will master the challenging yet always fun creation of your own robots from the ground up!
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book covers both the mechanical building of some robots and the programming. There are a good number of robots to work through with some good ideas to to help you improve your building designs. The book covers the LEGO brick programming, but the included CD also contains NQC, which although a little technical, is far more powerfull. The book does not cover other programming tools, which is OK as its better to have one covered in depth than skim over a larger number. Definitely worth buying. The only complaint (which is why I don't think it is worth the 5 stars) is that almost half the robots need additional pieces, such as a rotation sensor, extra motor or steering rack.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Dave Baum is obviously very experienced in the fields of mechanical engineering and computer programming, and, as is my experience with most such people, does not make a very good teacher. Nevertheless, he gives it a go - but he assumes too much knowledge of computing languages and mechanics from his readers (do you know what bitwiseAND and bitwiseOR mean? Or what a "platform" is in computing?)
Aside from this, the book is fascinating, and definitely worth buying if you are interested in programming your RCX in a language other than RCX code - some tuition is better than none at all.
Tha author advises reading through this book as a starting point for Mindstorms building, however, I would say familiarise yourself with the set first, then go on to the book.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a great book, which covers many aspects of the popular LEGO MINDSTORMS. It has many interesting chapters on building robots and programming in NQC which is complex unless you are a programmer. One problem I have which is also why I gave 4 stars is that the pictures are not clear and most of the robots require addtional(and of course the most expensive) parts
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