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Competitive Mindstorms : a complete guide to robotic sumo using Lego Mindstorms /

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With the advent of TV shows such as Junkyard Wars and BattleBots, robot building is gaining popularity throughout the mainstream population, but no books have been published with this particular focus. Competitive MINDSTORMS: A Complete Guide to Robotic Sumo using LEGO MINDSTORMS sets a new preceden...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Perdue, David J.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress, [2004]
Subjects:
Robots > Design and construction.
LEGO toys.
LEGO MindStorms.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. The concept of LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotic Sumo
  • 1. Introduction to LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotic Sumo
  • 2. The importance of a battle plan
  • Part 2. The first approach: The small-and-fast strategy
  • 3. The zip-bam-bot chassis
  • 4. Zip-bam-bot version XK1
  • 5. Zip-bam-bot version XK2
  • Part 3. The second approach: The M-class strategy
  • 6. The brain-bot chassis
  • 7. Brain-bot version ZR2
  • Part 4. The third approach: The big-sumo strategy
  • 8. The gargantuan-bot chassis
  • 9. Gargantuan-bot version BL58
  • Part 5. Getting involved in a Robotic Sumo event
  • 10. Participating in a LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotic Sumo event
  • 11. Organizing a LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotic Sumo event.