Basic Robot Building With LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0

9. Project: Rebounder

Our third and final robot is the Rebounder, a vehicle that rolls around on tank treads and bumps into everything in sight (see Figure 9.1). The good news is that we’ll program the robot to react to these obstacles. When it hits something, the Rebounder will choose a random direction and roll off in search of something else to hit. Let’s get building!

Figure 9.1. This robot exists to bounce off the walls!

Parts You Need

Here are the parts you need to build the Rebounder:

Note: Not All Parts Shown

Figure 9.2 shows most of the parts you need for the Rebounder but not all. In addition to the parts shown here, you need four ...