Jin Sato's LEGO MINDSTORMS: The Master's Technique
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (560 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1886411565 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 434 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Sato is a fixture in the Lego Mindstorms community and the author of two Japanese Mindstorms books. An engineer for over 25 years, he now lives in Ottawa, Canada and works as a software researcher.
In his landmark book, Jin Sato introduces the basic principles of robotics engineering, including how to plan and build robots with tires, legs, and grasping hands. Readers learn how to build Sato's famous robotic dog MIBO as well as four other robots.. The LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ robotics kits make it easy and fun to build working robots with LEGO bricks, motors, and a programmable controller
Recommended for all libraries.Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. . From Library Journal Expect demand for titles on Mindstorms, the popular system for building computer-controlled robots using LEGO bricks. Sato's instructions are exceptionally clear. Sato outlines basic building techniques for parts included in LEGO's Robotics Invention System kit, moves on to programming techniques and third-party software, then provides step-by-step instructions on robot creation and programming (including MIBO, his LEGO Hall of Fame robotic dog). More advanced topics such as MLCad and creating
An essential reference for all dedicated Lego hobbyists In Jin Sato's Lego Mindstorms: The Master's Technique, software researcher and Lego expert Jin Sato offers an incredible, "user friendly" guide to making wondrous creations with Lego Mindstorms. Written by the creator of the MIBO robotic dog, individual chapters include computer programming and source code to craft balanced and functional assembly designs; putting together working gears step-by-step; and explicit instructions on how to create one's own MIBO or other grand projects, and more! Jin Sato's superbly presented, deftly written, 36An essential reference for all dedicated Lego hobbyists Midwest Book Review In Jin Sato's Lego Mindstorms: The Master's Technique, software researcher and Lego expert Jin Sato offers an incredible, "user friendly" guide to making wondrous creations with Lego Mindstorms. Written by the creator of the MIBO robotic dog, individual chapters include computer programming and source code to craft balanced and functional assembly designs; putting together working gears step-by-step; and explicit instructions on how to create one's own MIBO or other grand projects, and more! Jin Sato's superbly presented, deftly written, 364 pages instructional guide is an essential reference for all. pages instructional guide is an essential reference for all. "Great for the expert mindstorms developer" according to A Customer. This is a very well written book. You can tell from the text that Mr. Sato is an expert at Mindstorms.Unfortunately, the book covers chapter after chapter of project parts and programming code that do not ship with the $200 LEGO Mindstorms: Robotics Invention System 2.0 718 piece kit. If you are really into Mindstorms and want to hand-code your programs outside the supplied GUI interface using downloaded languages, this is a great book. But, if you just purchase the Robotics Invention System 2.0 kit, then this book is not going to help much unless you download more software from non-lego web sites, a. Well worth the wait GET THIS BOOK!I've been waiting for this book for a few months now and I must say it was well worth the wait -- even if all you want to do is to build MIBO. Jin Sato really is the master, and it's alot easier to have him tell you how to build MIBO than it is to figure it yourself. It's quite a complicated model but an amazing challenge. The introductions to the various software are great too, and it's great to see things through Sato's eyes.