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Design Innovative Robots with LEGO SPIKE Prime

By : Aaron Maurer
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Book Image

Design Innovative Robots with LEGO SPIKE Prime

5 (1)
By: Aaron Maurer

Overview of this book

The new LEGO SPIKE Prime is one of the latest additions to the LEGO robotics line of products. This book will help you to enjoy building robots and understand how exciting robotics can be in terms of design, coding, and the expression of ideas. The book begins by taking you through a new realm of playful learning experiences designed for inventors and creators of any age. In each chapter, you'll find out how to build a creative robot, learn to bring the robot to life through code, and finally work with exercises to test what you've learned and remix the robot to suit your own unique style. Throughout the chapters, you'll build exciting new smart robots such as a handheld game, a robotic arm with a joystick, a guitar, a flying bird, a sumobot, a dragster, and a Simon Says game. By the end of this LEGO book, you'll have gained the knowledge and skills you need to build any robot that you can imagine.
Table of Contents (9 chapters)

Summary

This chapter spent a great deal of time on coding using broadcast blocks, variables, lists, and music. The goal was to open your eyes to some new ways to think about robots and coding. As you continue to play Simon Says, what will you do next? How can you combine all the learning from this chapter as well as the previous chapters to create something engaging, fun, and so awesome that everyone will want to learn from you?

Remember, all of these builds in the book are designed to inspire you. Take what you have learned and make something even better and more unique. When you design one of these builds, or remix it to your own liking, please share it with the hashtag #legospikecreations. The world can't wait to see your genius!