LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Thinking Robots: Build a Rubik's Cube Solver and a Tic-Tac-Toe Playing Robot!
It may look like one, but the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT set is not a toy.Whether you've been building with the original LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT set for years or you just picked up a 2.0 set, you'll love this book.LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Thinking Robots will show you how to build and program two robots that think. You'll be awestruck when the TTT Tickler ties you at tic-tac-toe and amazed when the One-Armed Wonder solves a Rubik's Cube® in just a few minutes.These robots aren't child's play. The models...
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Daniele Benedettelli is world-famous for his innovative LEGO MINDSTORMS robots. His YouTube videos have been viewed more than two million times and his robots have been featured on international television programs and all over the web. LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Thinking Robots includes full building and programming instructions for two of Benedettelli's most unique creations-his famous Rubik's Cube solver (that can solve a Rubik's Cube in under a minute) and an interactive Tic-Tac-Toe playing robot. Readers will find complete building and programming instructions, information on how to use the robots, and an explanation of the artificial intelligence that makes these robots think. No Starch Press is recognized as the premier publisher of LEGO MINDSTORMS titles, with titles in their LEGO series moving hundreds of copies weekly, particularly during the holidays. With the release of the MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 kit in the fall of 2009, the LEGO robotics market is poised to grow even larger.
Ch. 1 Getting started 3Ch. 2 The TTT Tickler: a tic-tac-tce player 11Ch. 3 Building the TTT Tickler with the original NXT set 17Ch. 4 Building the TTT Tickler with the NXT 2.0 set 59Ch. 5 The One-Armed Wonder: my new Rubik's Cube solver 99Ch. 6 Building the One-Armed Wonder with the original NXT set 109Ch. 7 Building the One-Armed Wonder with the NXT 2.0 set 153Appendix Thinking robots 197Index 201
