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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)

Programming

When you boot up the software, you will have the choice to build robots using Essential or SPIKE Prime. Choose SPIKE Prime.

Figure 1.20 – Software provides platforms to choose from

If you need ideas, then head to https://education.lego.com/en-us/lessons?products=SPIKE%E2%84%A2+Prime+Set and you will get what you need from this page.

I find having the software on a computer or laptop for coding is quite helpful because of the larger screen and being able to store programs in my system. It is a good idea to have the software installed on your tablet because these are another good option depending on what you have available to use. Explore all the options to find what works best for you as a designer.

To get started, if you are brand new to the kit and LEGO robotics, then I suggest starting with the START menu option of the software to give you the option to get a quick overview of the sensors and builds and how they work with the Intelligent...