Preface

Welcome to this book. I am so excited to have the opportunity to share with you a passion of mine as an educator who has hands-on experience with LEGO, transforming learning and engagement with students, a parent who has spent countless hours building and creating stories with my kids, an Adult Fan of LEGO (AFOL) with my own LEGO collection to fulfill my hobby, and, of course, just someone who loves the energy of the LEGO community and the continuous positive sharing of remarkable ideas.

I have one major goal with this book: I want this book to be a permission slip for you to build and make. Sometimes when we read books such as these, we build as suggested in the book and that is the extent of the creative process. Being an educator who has spent time in elementary and middle schools, I have learned that not providing the answer is the true facilitator of creativity. What I have created is a series of builds not only for you to explore the new LEGO Robot Inventor Kit but also the world of smart robots that impact our daily lives.

So, each chapter will explore a smart robot concept to explore along with a model robot to build. However, each build has been designed for you to add your own touch. You will see suggestions and ideas to apply the learning of the chapter into new layers of building. I hope you love the freedom to take the ideas and build your own version. 

With this permission slip, I cannot wait to see what you create. Make sure you share!

Here we go. Let's go explore the new LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor Kit that is now available.