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Competitive MINDSTORMS

A Complete Guide to Robotic Sumo using LEGO MINDSTORMS

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  1. David J. Perdue
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. The Concept of LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotic Sumo

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction to LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotic Sumo

      • David J. Perdue
      Pages 3-15

    3. The Importance of a Battle Plan

      • David J. Perdue
      Pages 17-21

  3. The First Approach: The Small-and-Fast Strategy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. The Zip-Bam-Bot Chassis

      • David J. Perdue
      Pages 25-41

    3. Zip-Bam-Bot Version XK1

      • David J. Perdue
      Pages 43-80

    4. Zip-Bam-Bot Version XK2

      • David J. Perdue
      Pages 81-115

  4. The Second Approach: The M-Class Strategy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117
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    2. The Brain-Bot Chassis

      • David J. Perdue
      Pages 119-156

    3. Brain-Bot Version ZR2

      • David J. Perdue
      Pages 157-198

  5. The Third Approach: The Big-Sumo Strategy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 199-199
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    2. The Gargantuan-Bot Chassis

      • David J. Perdue
      Pages 201-233

    3. Gargantuan-Bot Version BL58

      • David J. Perdue
      Pages 235-291

  6. Getting Involved in a Robotic Sumo Event

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 293-293
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    2. Participating in a LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotic Sumo Event

      • David J. Perdue
      Pages 295-308

    3. Organizing a LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotic Sumo Event

      • David J. Perdue
      Pages 309-326

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 327-336
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About this book

With the advent of TV shows such as Junkyard Wars and BattleBots, robot building is gaining popularity throughout the mainstream population, but no books have been published with this particular focus. Competitive MINDSTORMS: A Complete Guide to Robotic Sumo using LEGO MINDSTORMS sets a new precedent, covering the design and construction of Robot-Sumo robots using MINDSTORMS.

Written by an experienced robot builder active in the building-community, this groundbreaking guide features thorough, realistic, premium-quality LEGO instructions. This book helps bridge the gap between the builder and the technology.

About the author

David J. Perdue, like many others, played with LEGO sets as a young child. However, LEGO MINDSTORMS became David's main hobby when he picked up a LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotics Invention System. Immediately, he saw that he had a natural talent with the set. He purchased thousands of pieces, spent countless hours building and programming, and devoured thousands of pages of documentation to learn as much as he could. After passing the beginner stage, David let loose his imagination and won three Special Mention awards for his creations, from the LEGO MINDSTORMS web site within a period of less than six months. He then went on to become a devout LEGO computer-aided design (CAD) fan, and uses the system to document his creations. David currently resides in the Austin, Texas area, where he builds, writes, programs, and updates his web site at www.davidjperdue.com.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Competitive MINDSTORMS

  • Book Subtitle: A Complete Guide to Robotic Sumo using LEGO MINDSTORMS

  • Authors: David J. Perdue

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0733-7

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: David J. Perdue 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-59059-375-2Published: 04 August 2004

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-0733-7Published: 30 July 2004

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 360

  • Number of Illustrations: 600 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Hardware and Maker, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems

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