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Building Smart LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Robots

You're reading from Building Smart LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Robots Leverage the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 platform to build and program intelligent robots

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788471565

Length 258 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

Lego Mindstorms

Concepts

Robotics

Author (1):

Kyle Markland

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Table of Contents (9) Chapters

Preface

1. Introduction to Smart Robots FREE CHAPTER

2. Security Tank – Object-Tracking Robot

3. Omnilander – Ultimate All-Terrain Vehicle

4. Timmyton – Interactive Robotic Shark

5. Grunt – Quirky Bipedal Robot

6. Falcon – Remote Control Race Car

7. GPS Car – Autonomous EV3 Navigation

8. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Technical requirements

You must have EV3 Home Edition Software V1.2.2 or newer installed on your computer. You may also install LEGO Digital Designer (LDD) V4.3 and download the LDD file for this project to guide you in the building process.

The LDD file is available on the Downloads page of the the Builderdude35 website:

http://builderdude35.com/download/security-tank-ldd/

The LDD and EV3 files for this chapter are available on GitHub:

https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Building-Smart-LEGO-MINDSTORMS-EV3-Robots/tree/master/Chapter02

Check out this video to see the robot in action:

https://goo.gl/Ws526r

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Authors (1)

Kyle Markland

Kyle Markland

Kyle Markland is a young robotics enthusiast and aspiring engineer who is committed to helping others learn about technology. His first introduction to robotics was when he joined a FIRST LEGO League (FLL) team. In 2015, he started a weekly series of robotics tutorials on his YouTube channel Builderdude35. The videos aim to teach viewers engineering and programming concepts such as PID line following, dog gears, and pneumatics. In recognition of his efforts in robotics education, LEGO MINDSTORMS officially named Kyle a MINDSTORMS Community Partner (MCP) in August 2017.

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