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Build and Code Creative Robots with LEGO BOOST

By : Ashwin Shah
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Build and Code Creative Robots with LEGO BOOST

By: Ashwin Shah

Overview of this book

LEGO BOOST is a feature-rich creative toolbox that helps kids to develop science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills in a fun way. The LEGO BOOST kit consists of motors, sensors, and more than 840 LEGO pieces to bring various multifunctional robots to life. This book will take you on an interesting and enjoyable journey where you will have fun building robots while developing your problem-solving and logical thinking skills. This book is an end-to-end guide that will take you from a beginner to expert level of robot building with LEGO BOOST and Scratch. Starting with the unboxing and a brief introduction to LEGO BOOST, you'll quickly get your first robotic model up and running. You'll understand how to use the electronic and non-electronic components and have fun building a range of intriguing robotics projects with increasing complexity and advanced functionality. Throughout the book, you'll work on a variety of amazing projects, such as building your own R2D2, a fictional character from Star Wars, that will pique your curiosity to learn robotics and help you explore the full potential of the LEGO BOOST kit. Once you've had fun working with the projects, you'll be introduced to an interesting challenge for you to solve by yourself! By the end of this book, you'll have gained the skills to build creative robotics projects with the LEGO BOOST creative toolbox, and have built on your logical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
14
Bonus Chapters

Time for a challenge

Build a small LEGO element that can represent Yoda. You will have to attach this element to your R2-D2 robot. You can build it using spare LEGO elements from your BOOST kit/use any of your LEGO minifigures that you have at home. Once done, program your R2-D2 to do the following:

  1. Go and meet Jedi Master Yoda at point A. Rotate R2-D2's head one time when the task is done and change the BOOST Hub light color to purple.
  2. Reorient the position of R2-D2 toward Dagobah, the mysterious force planet. Now, reach this planet in less than 6 seconds with Yoda. Rotate the neck for one full rotation and display the message Landed successfully on Dagobah with the master. Also play a unique sound for 3 seconds.
  3. Now, reorient R2-D2 toward the base position again and program it to reach the base in under 4 seconds.
  4. Calculate the total time taken to perform this activity once you are set with the route. Time taken = __________ seconds.

Your route setting...