LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Hacker's Guide Book

Build and Program Over 20 Challenging Design Projects in Just 30 Minutes Each with the New Generation of LEGO® MINDSTORMS®

More powerful and intuitive than ever, LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT is a new robotics toolset that enables robot enthusiasts and hobbyists to build and program all kinds of projects. The LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT Hacker's Guide explores this new generation of LEGO MINDSTORMS, providing a collection of projects, how-to expertise, insider tips, and over 500 illustrations to help readers become expert NXT hackers.

This cutting-edge guide describes new advances that make LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT such a great robotics resource. The book explains the all-new NXT intelligent brickâ?¦the interactive servo motors with rotation sensors that align speed for precise controlâ?¦the ultrasonic sensor that allows robots to â??seeâ? by responding to movementâ?¦the improved light and touch sensors that let robots detect color and feelâ?¦and much more. The LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT Hacker's Guide features:

• Expert, insightful commentary by a member of the LEGO MINDSTORMS Developer Program
• A hands-on account of the new technologies and expanded sensor capabilities of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT
• A collection of 10 hacking projects with step-by-step instructions for creating things ranging from solar power to ZigBee® technology to tank tread feet [â??projectsâ? appears twice.]
• A portfolio of 12 exciting design projects featuring R. Buckminster Fuller's Geodesic Dome, Rem Koolhaas' Seattle Central Library, and the world's first NXT wristwatch
• Complete disclosure about a â??secretâ? game that is hidden inside every LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT kit
• An in-depth guide to the NXT programming language
• A special LEGO factory kit offer available only for readers of this book

Inside This Groundbreaking NXT Reference