Mastering LEGO MINDSTORMS Build Better Robots with Python and Word Blocks

Take your robotics skills to the next level with this guide to mastering LEGO� MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor and LEGO� SPIKE Prime. You�ve learned the basics of LEGO� robotics with your Robot Inventor or SPIKE Prime kit, and now you�re ready for more. This full-color, illustrated guidebook to programming your robotic creations teaches you everything you need to know to level up your engineering skills, using examples relevant to both sets. In no time, you�ll be coding movements for autonomous robot vehicles, building interactive games, making LEGO� musical instruments, and more. Rather than feature step-by-step instructions for building a handful of models, you�ll find essential information and expert tips and tricks for designing, building, and programming your own robotic creations. The book teaches the fundamentals of writing text-based code for your robots using the popular Python programming language; shows how to harness gears, linkages, and other mechanisms to create all kinds of motion; and explores sophisticated programming techniques for popular applications such as line following and obstacle avoidance, using both Python and Scratch-based Word Blocks. As you learn, loads of challenges and open-ended projects will inspire you to try out ideas.