LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming Guide (Technology in Action)

James Floyd Kelly

ISBN 10: 1590598717 / ISBN 13: 9781590598719

Editore: Apress, 2007

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Titolo: LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming Guide (...

Casa editrice: Apress

Data di pubblicazione: 2007

Legatura: Paperback

Condizione: Good

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Riassunto:

The reader of this book will be someone looking for more detailed information on the NXT-G programming language used to program the LEGO Mindstorms NXT robotics kit.

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming Guide is suitable for young programmers, age 10 and up, as well as parents and teachers who want to learn the new language for themselves or be able to assist students/children with learning to properly program their robots.

• Includes easy-to-follow examples for each and every programming block
• Provides programming techniques simple enough to be understood by young programmers, age 10 and up.
• Provides a test robot (with instructions) in the appendix for running the programs

What youll learn

• Understand the basics of computer programming.
• Easily program your robot with the NXT-G visual programming language.
• See how to implement basic, intermediate, and advanced programs.
• Learn how to program for
  • Moving
  • Waiting
  • Recording
  • Stopping
  • Displaying messages
  • Sending messages
  • Defining the duration of an activity
  • Creating random behavior
• Practice with a free sample program.

Who is this book for?

This book is for people new to programming (10 years old and up) or for experienced programmers new to the NXT-G programming language.

Recensione:

From the reviews:

"An introduction to programming Mindstorms NXT robots using the NXT-G programming toolkit by Lego is provided in this book. ... The book covers every step needed to write programs, starting from no knowledge of programming and slowly bringing in additional programming constructs. ... Overall, the book is clear and well written, intended for an audience with no programming skills who need step-by-step instructions ... ." (M. Gini, ACM Computing Reviews, Vol. 49 (12), December, 2008)