Cover -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction to the LEGO BOOST Kit -- Technical requirements -- Wonders with LEGO BOOST -- The difference between machines and robots -- Introduction to the electronic and non-electronic parts of the BOOST kit -- The importance and efficient usage of various pegs -- Time for a challenge -- Activity #1 -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 2: Building Your First BOOST Robot -- Tabletop Fan -- Technical requirements -- Building the tabletop fan -- Programming the tabletop fan
Running your tabletop fan at different speeds -- Time for a challenge -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 3: Moving Forward/Backward Without Wheels -- Different types of movement -- Technical requirements -- Building a robot without wheels -- Let's code the robot without wheels -- Activity #1 -- Activity #2 -- Activity #3 -- Time for a challenge -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 4: LEGO BOOST Rover -- Technical requirements -- Building the BOOST rover -- Making the rover move -- Activity 1 -- Activity 2 -- Time for a challenge -- Summary -- Further reading
Chapter 5: Getting into Gear -- My First Geared Robot -- Technical requirements -- Using different types of gears based on your requirements -- Understanding some important terminologies -- Building the geared robot -- Let's code the robot in gear up and gear down mechanism -- Activity 1 -- Activity 2 -- Time for a challenge -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 6: Building a Forklift -- Technical requirements -- Building the forklift robot -- Let's code the robot to lift different loads -- Activity #1 -- Activity #2 -- Activity #3 -- Activity #4 -- Activity #5 -- Time for a challenge
Building an automatic entrance door -- Let's code the door to open under certain conditions -- Activity #1 -- Activity #2 -- Time for a challenge -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 10: Building a Candy Dispenser Robot -- Technical requirements -- Building a candy dispenser -- Let's code the robot to dispense candies based on different colors of LEGO brick detected -- Activity #1 -- Activity #2 -- Activity #3 -- Time for a challenge -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 11: Building a Color-Sorter Conveyor Belt -- Technical requirements -- Building a color-sorter conveyor belt robot
Summary
Further reading -- Chapter 7: Building a Helicopter -- Technical requirements -- Building a helicopter -- Let's code the robot to perform various tasks -- Activity #1 -- Activity #2 -- Activity #3 -- Activity #4 -- Activity #5 -- Time for a challenge -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 8: Building R2-D2 -- Technical requirements -- Building the R2-D2 robot -- Let's code the robot to move on a specific path -- Activity -- Time for a challenge -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 9: Building an Automatic Entrance Door -- Technical requirements
Notes
Description based upon print version of record
Let's code the robot to sort different colored LEGO bricks
