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1. |  By: Jeff Boen Publisher: No Starch Press Publication Date: 12-MAY-2013 Insert Date: 14-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The BrickGun Book The BrickGun Book offers step-by-step building instructions for five ultra-realistic LEGO® handgun models....
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2. |  By: Mark Rollins Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 27-MAR-2013 Insert Date: 04-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: LEGO Technic Robotics
Building robots is a snap with LEGO Technic Robotics! This book shows you how to use LEGO bricks and Power Functions components such as motors and remote controls to create all kinds of robots. Best of all, you don't have to learn any programming. You just need your imagination and the expert building principles that you'll find inside LEGO Technic Robotics.
Author Mark Rollins teaches you the hows and whys of Technic project design. You're not just snapping pieces here and there; with LEGO Technic Robotics you're actively learning the fundamentals of good design so you can go on to...
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3. |  By: James Floyd Kelly; Jonathan Daudelin Publisher: No Starch Press Publication Date: 12-AUG-2008 Insert Date: 15-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: First LEGO League FIRST LEGO League: The Unofficial Guide is the go-to source for coaches, teachers, parents, and students participating in the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) competition. Written for both rookie and experienced teams, the book covers a variety of topics, including team formation and organization, robot building and programming, and the basics of getting involved with FLL....
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4. |  Basic Robot Building With LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 By: John Baichtal Publisher: Que Publication Date: 10-JAN-2013 Insert Date: 09-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Basic Robot Building With LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 Basic Robot Building with LEGO®
Mindstorms® NXT 2.0
ABSOLUTELY NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED!
Learn LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0
from the ground up, hands-on, in full color!
Ever wanted to build a robot? Now’s the time, LEGO®
Mindstorms® NXT 2.0 is the technology, and this is the book.
You can do this, even if you’ve never built or programmed
anything!
Don’t worry about where to begin:
start right here. John Baichtal explains everything you need to
know, one ridiculously simple step at a time… and shows you
every key step with stunningly clear full-color photos! You
won’t just learn...
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5. |  Practical LEGO Technics: Bring Your LEGO Creations to Life By: Mark Rollins Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 21-DEC-2012 Insert Date: 07-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Practical LEGO Technics: Bring Your LEGO Creations to Life
You already know you can create amazing things with LEGO, but did you know you can also make vehicles that roll and model plans that include landing gear and flaps that actually extend and retract? You can even make functional robots without getting into Mindstorms and programming. In Practical LEGO Technics, Mark Rollins shows you how to use LEGO and Power Functions components like motors and remote controls to create motorized cars, all terrain vehicles, vehicle steering, construction equipment such as cranes and forklifts, airplanes. All-in-all, you'll learn to create a wide variety of...
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6. |  Winning LEGO MINDSTORMS Programming By: James J. Trobaugh; Mannie Lowe Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 15-NOV-2012 Insert Date: 05-DEC-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Winning LEGO MINDSTORMS Programming
Winning LEGO MINDSTORMS Programming is your ticket to successfully programming for fun and competition with LEGO MINDSTORMS and the NXT-G programming language commonly used in FIRST LEGO League events. The book is a companion title to author James Trobaugh's acclaimed book on physical robot design, Winning Design!. This new book focuses squarely on the programming side of working with MINDSTORMS. Together the two books put you on a rock-solid foundation for creating with LEGO MINDSTORMS, whether for fun at home or in competition with a team.
Winning LEGO MINDSTORMS Programming sets the...
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7. |  Make: Lego and Arduino Projects By: John Baichtal; Matthew Beckler; Adam Wolf Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 30-NOV-2012 Insert Date: 28-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Make: Lego and Arduino Projects Make amazing robots and gadgets with two of today’s hottest DIY technologies. With this easy-to-follow guide, you’ll learn how to build devices with Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0, the Arduino prototyping platform, and some add-on components to bridge the two. Mindstorms alone lets you create incredible gadgets. Bring in Arduino for some jaw-dropping functionality—and open a whole new world of possibilities....
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8. |  The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide (Now in Color), 2nd Edition By: Allan Bedford Publisher: No Starch Press Publication Date: 29-OCT-2012 Insert Date: 31-OCT-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide (Now in Color), 2nd Edition The real fun of LEGO building lies in creating your own models from choosing the subject to clicking that final brick into place. Learn how in The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide....
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9. |  The Unofficial LEGO Technic Builder's Guide Publisher: No Starch Press Publication Date: 23-OCT-2012 Insert Date: 31-OCT-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Unofficial LEGO Technic Builder's Guide The Unofficial LEGO Technic Builder's Guide is filled with building tips for creating strong yet elegant machines and mechanisms with the Technic system. Author Pawel "Sariel" Kmiec will teach you the foundations of LEGO Technic building, from simple machines to advanced mechanics, even explaining how to create realistic to-scale models. Sariel, a world-renowned LEGO Technic expert, offers unique insight into mechanical principles like torque, power translation, and gear ratios, all using Technic bricks.
This beautifully illustrated, full-color book will inspire you with ideas for...
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10. |  The LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 1 By: Megan H. Rothrock Publisher: No Starch Press Publication Date: 23-OCT-2012 Insert Date: 20-OCT-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 1 Whether you're brand new to LEGO or have been building for years, unleash your imagination with The LEGO Adventure Book! Learn to build robots, trains, medieval villages, and much more....
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11. |  By: Jack Streat Publisher: No Starch Press Publication Date: 16-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 20-OCT-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: LEGO Heavy Weapons From LEGO guns mastermind and 18 year-old YouTube sensation Jack Streat comes LEGO Heavy Weapons, a collection of complete building instructions for four truly impressive, 1:1-scale replicas of the world's most iconic firearms....
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12. |  The Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 Inventor's Guide, 2nd Edition By: David J. Perdue; Laurens Valk Publisher: No Starch Press Publication Date: 08-DEC-2010 Insert Date: 16-OCT-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 Inventor's Guide, 2nd Edition The Unofficial LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT 2.0 Inventor's Guide helps you to harness the capabilities of the NXT set and effectively plan, build, and program NXT 2.0 robots....
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13. |  Building Robots With Lego Mindstorms By: Mario Ferrari; Guilio Ferrari Publisher: Syngress Publication Date: 05-JAN-2002 Insert Date: 04-AUG-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Building Robots With Lego Mindstorms
Lego robots! Mindstorms are sweeping the world and fans need to learn how to programme them Lego Mindstorms are a new generation of Lego Robots that can be manipulated using microcomputers, light and touch sensors, an infrared transmitter and CD-ROMs. Since Lego launched Lego Mindstorms in late 1998 sales have skyrocketed - with no sign of slowing down. Mindstorms have captured the imagination of adults and children alike, creating a subculture of Mindstorm enthusiasts around the world. The kits are now a staple part of engineering and computer science classes at many high profile...
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14. |  By: John Baichtal; Joe Meno Publisher: No Starch Press Publication Date: 26-OCT-2011 Insert Date: 12-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Cult of LEGO LEGO is much more than just a toy - it's a way of life. The Cult of LEGO® takes you on a thrilling illustrated tour of the LEGO community and its creations....
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15. |  By: Martin Hudepohl Publisher: No Starch Press Publication Date: 17-DEC-2010 Insert Date: 12-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Badass LEGO Guns Badass LEGO Guns is packed with building instructions for five impressive looking "weapons" built entirely from LEGO Technic parts. In this heavily illustrated 4-color book, you learn how to use LEGO Technic pieces to build working model guns like the Warbeast, a sophisticated, fully-automatic submachine gun; Parabella, a semi-automatic pistol; Thriller, a slide action crossbow pistol with smooth cocking and chambering mechanisms; and the Magic Moth, a simple butterfly "knife" built with Technic pieces....
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16. |  LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT: Mars Base Command By: James Floyd Kelly; Christopher Smith Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 14-DEC-2011 Insert Date: 30-DEC-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT: Mars Base Command Congratulations! You're on Mars Base Alpha, the first human outpost on the red planet. Don't relax, though. It's not all roses and unicorns up here. Mars isn't called "The Bringer of War" for nothing! You've just been rained on by a meteor shower and it's up to you—you!—to put your LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robotics skills to work to save the day, and the base! And that's only the beginning of the challenges that lie ahead.LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT: Mars Base Command is a book of challenge. It's about challenging yourself to design and build robots to solve problems, tough problems. Taking a similar...
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17. |  Lego Mindstorms™ NXT 2.0 for Teens By: Jerry Lee Ford Jr. Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 10-JAN-2010 Insert Date: 08-JAN-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Lego Mindstorms™ NXT 2.0 for Teens Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 for Teens is a step-by-step guide to beginning programming and robotic development using Lego Mindstorms NXT. Instead of using computers to create and execute programs that run on the computer screen, Lego Mindstorms NXT lets programmers and robotic enthusiasts create programs on their computers and transfer them to mechanical Lego creations. With Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 for Teens, first-time programmers will learn to create programs that bring Lego creations to life!...
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18. |  Lego Mindstorms NXT-G Programming Guide, Second Edition By: James Floyd Kelly Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 15-JUN-2010 Insert Date: 15-DEC-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Lego Mindstorms NXT-G Programming Guide, Second Edition
James Kelly's
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming Guide, Second Edition is a fountain of wisdom and ideas for those looking to master the art of programming LEGO's MINDSTORMS NXT robotics kits. This second edition is fully-updated to cover all the latest features and parts in the NXT 2.0 series. It also includes exercises at the end of each chapter and other content suggestions from educators and other readers of the first edition.
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming Guide, 2nd Edition focuses on the NXT-G programming language. Readers 10-and-up learn to apply NXT-G to real-life problems...
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19. |  Winning Design!: LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Design Patterns for Fun and Competition By: James J. Trobaugh Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 27-DEC-2010 Insert Date: 27-NOV-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Winning Design!: LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Design Patterns for Fun and Competition
Winning Design! LEGO Mindstorms NXT Design Patterns for Fun and Competition is about design that works. It's about building with LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT for fun, for education, but especially for competition. Author James Trobaugh is an experienced coach and leader in the FIRST LEGO League. In this book, he shares his hard-won knowledge about design principles and techniques that contribute to success in robotics competitions.
Successful design for competition recognizes that at the critical moment, at the moment when the most people are watching, at the moment when you are the most...
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20. |  The Art of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming By: Terry Griffin Publisher: No Starch Press Publication Date: 26-AUG-2010 Insert Date: 04-NOV-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Art of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming The Art of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming teaches you how to create powerful programs using the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT programming language, NXT-G. You'll learn how to program a basic robot to perform tasks such as line following, maze navigation, and object detection and how to combine programming elements (known as blocks) to create sophisticated programs....
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