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Learning Lego Mindstorms

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Overview

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Get a LEGO robotics kit? It's time to open the box! Learn how to build a robot with LEGO Mindstorms.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What you should know
  • Using the exercise files
1. Getting Started
  • Install Mindstorms on Windows
  • Install Mindstorms on Mac
  • Explore the Mindstorms Lobby
2. Hardware
  • The EV3 brick is the brains
  • Motors and sensors
  • IR sensors
  • Navigate the EV3 brick UI
3. Explore a New Project
  • Explore the programming interface
  • Explore the palettes and blocks
4. Connect with the EV3 Brick
  • Connect to the EV3 brick
  • Explore the hardware page
  • Download and run a program
5. Program Movement and Sensing
  • Data flow execution
  • Program your robot to move
  • Coordinate the motors to drive
  • Measure a motor's movement
  • Feel the environment
  • Sense the light
  • Calibrate the Light Sensor
  • Locate objects and beacons with infrared light
6. Adding Flow to a Program
  • Use data wires to transfer data
  • Variables
  • Switch cases
  • Switch with a threshold value
  • Looping actions
  • Follow a line
7. Document Your Work
  • Content editor
  • Project properties
8. Troubleshoot Problems
  • Errors and warnings
  • Debug unexpected behavior
9. Extra Tools
  • Create and edit sound files
  • Create and edit image files
  • Create custom blocks
  • Update EV3 brick firmware
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Olivia Chiu Stone

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