MINDSTORMS(TM) kit, giving readers a diverse set of projects, building tips, programming code, complete 3D rendered building instructions and hundreds of illustrations to help you realize your
robotic dreams.Using Java(TM), the most popular and easy to use programming language available, this book will give you months of entertainment and exploration. It introduces the new MINDSTORMS(TM)
NXT kit, including the new intelligent
NXT brick, Bluetooth(TM), powerful new servo motors, the all new sound sensor, the light sensor that can detect color and brightness, the touch sensor for detecting when the
robot bumps into objects, and the powerful new ultrasonic sensor that pings the environment like a bat. Maximum
NXT includes: Easy to follow instructions by the author of Core LEGO(R) MINDSTORMS(TM) Programming Explores all available sensors and expansion products available for the
NXT kit, including unique projects interfacing a video camera, cell phone, GPS enabled Bluetooth devices, and many moreAn exciting collection of 24 complete projects, including a chess playing
robot, an exoskeleton for your hand, a Mars Rover, a
robotic arm you can control through the Internet, a 3D object scanner, team soccer
robots and many moreIntroduces 12 in-depth programming projects including navigation, mapping, precise
robotic arm control, voice control and global localizationArtificial Intelligenceconcepts including Vision analysis, Rodney Brooks' Subsumption Architecture, Reinforcement Learning, and Genetic AlgorithmsExciting projects that use third-party sensors like compass, acceleration/tilt sensor, and port expandersA full chapter on building with the new
LEGO stud-less brick paradigm.A complete tutorial on programming Java(TM) How to install a free development environment for leJOS NeXT, the Java(TM) Virtual Machine for the NXTMaximum
LEGO NXT is the ultimate
LEGO MINDSTORMS guide: - Meet Your
NXT - Getting Started with leJOS - Java for Primates - The leJOS API - Construction Techniques - Bite into Bluetooth -
Robots with Vision - Grabby
Robots - Balancing
Robots - Sound and the
NXT - Navigation - Mapping - GPS and Rough Terrain - Exoskeletons - Telepresence and the Internet - Scanning - AI
Robotics - Index and Appendices
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