this book. "LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Thinking Robots" will show you how to build and program two robots that think. You'll be awestruck when the TTT Tickler ties you at tic-tac-toe and amazed when the One-Armed Wonder solves a Rubik's Cube(R) in just a few minutes. These robots aren't child's play. The models are challenging, and you'll have to do a bit of thinking yourself to get them to work. But once you get the hang of it, your efforts will be amply rewarded. In addition to providing detailed instructions for building each model with either the original or the NXT 2.0 set, author Daniele Benedettelli takes you inside the robots to show you how they're designed, what makes them think, and how to use them. You'll learn how to: Control and calibrate your robots for best performance Dig into tic-tac-toe strategy ...  (less)

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  (less)