Jin Sato's Lego Mindstorms: The Master's Technique

The LEGO MINDSTORMS robotics kits make it easy and fun to build working robots with LEGO bricks, motors, and a programmable controller. In his landmark book, Jin Sato introduces the basic principles of robotics engineering, including how to plan and build robots with tires, legs, and grasping hands. Readers even learn how to build Sato's famous robotic dog MIBO as well as four other robots. Includes a parts list for the robots and coverage of the programming environment, assembly drawings, and maintenance of robots.

Contents

PART I: LEGO BRICKS AND BUILDING BASICS

Chapter 1Basic Brick Assembly
Chapter 2 Motors
Chapter 3 Gears
Chapter 4Sensors and the RCX

PART II: SOFTWARE

Chapter 5 RCX Software Fundamentals
Chapter 6 RCX Code 2.0
Chapter 7 ROBOLAB 2.0
Chapter 8 NQC and the RCX Command Center
Chapter 9 legOS
Chapter 10 Third-Party Programs that Let You Control the RCX

PART III: CREATING ROBOTS

Chapter 11 Robots that Use Tires
Chapter 12 Building Multi-Legged Robots
Chapter 13 Multi-Legged Robots that Can Turn
Chapter 14 Robot with a Grabbing Hand
Chapter 15 The Birth of MIBO
Chapter 16 Handy Construction Tricks

PART 4: LEGO CAD SOFTWARE

Chapter 17 MLCad
Chapter 18 L3P and L3PAO
Chapter 19 POV-Ray
Chapter 20 Creating Assembly Diagrams
Chapter 21 Collecting, Organizing, and Cleaning Parts
Appendix A Byte Code Commands
Appendix B Robot Arm Controller Source Code