Core LEGO MINDSTORMS Programming: Unleash the Power of the Java Platform
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Author: Brian Bagnall
List Price: $39.99
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ISBN: 0130093645
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR (11 March, 2002)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 38,477
Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 5 out of 5
Best Mindstorms book I have purchased
This book is superior to "Programming Lego Mindstorms with Java."It is well suited to both beginning and advanced programers. It covers languages basics, but still provides much info to experienced Java developers about robotics Design Patterns. It also includes detailed instructions and pictures describing on basic robotic construction...things like how to turn a rotary motion to a linear motion, how to change gear rations, how to build differentials, etc. There is also a detail chapter devoted to building your own homebrew sensors that even someone with little to no experience in electronics could easily build. I am very happy with this purchase.
Rating: 5 out of 5
I just bought a mind storm kit and this book
I just bought a mind storm kit and have had great fun during these thanks giving holidays. I explored the lejos api and have read this book. I am keenly interested in running the robot over the network, with the IR tower. And this book has just all the code and examples to help me work on that. I am using this book and the basic rover bot to test out some java code on it. I have tried a few lejos examples. This is a great book. Its just amazing thatjava can be run on 32K of memory!--Naveed
Rating: 5 out of 5
Great information from beginning to end
This is a great book, for several reasons:1. The tour of all of the parts that comes with a Mindstorms kit is worth the price of the book alone
2. The step-by-step Java setup had me running my first Java robot in no time
3. The more advanced topics (Behavior Control, Navigation, Communications) are compelling. Though I haven't tried these projects yet, the author's presentation is a great read. This can easily be your first Mindstorms book (though it is my third). Enjoy!
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