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Building Smart LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Robots

By : Kyle Markland
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Building Smart LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Robots

By: Kyle Markland

Overview of this book

Smart robots are an ever-increasing part of our daily lives. With LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3, you can now prototype your very own small-scale smart robot that uses specialized programming and hardware to complete a mission. EV3 is a robotics platform for enthusiasts of all ages and experience levels that makes prototyping robots accessible to all. This book will walk you through six different projects that range from intermediate to advanced level. The projects will show you building and programming techniques that are used by engineers in the real world, which will help you build your own smart robot. You'll see how to make the most of the EV3 robotics platform and build some awesome smart robots. The book starts by introducing some real-world examples of smart robots. Then, we'll walk you through six different projects and explain the features that allow these robots to make intelligent decisions. The book will guide you as you build your own object-tracking tank, a box-climbing robot, an interactive robotic shark, a quirky bipedal robot, a speedy remote control race car, and a GPS-navigating robot. By the end of this book, you'll have the skills necessary to build and program your own smart robots with EV3.
Table of Contents (9 chapters)

Programming

The Timmyton's program is very complex, more so than anything we have made so far. That is because it is essentially five programs rolled into one, plus the programming for the GUI. Don't fret, though! There will be plenty of new concepts, but at the same time, a good chunk of the programming will be reviewed from the previous few chapters. We will walk through this step by step in a neat, orderly fashion.

Now, it is time to program some interactive features and bring the Timmyton to life.

GUI

When the user starts the Timmyton's program, he or she will be greeted by this screen on the EV3 display:

This is the Timmyton's graphical user interface, or GUI, which allows the user to select one of...