Building Robots With Lego Mindstorms

xviii Contents

Chapter 16 Unconventional Vehicles 311

Introduction 312

Creating Your Own SHRIMP 312

Building a SHRIMP 320

Creating a Skier 321

Creating Other Vehicles 328

Elevator 328

Train 328

Cable Railway or Gondola 329

Boat 329

Sailing Tricycle 330

Summary 331

Chapter 17 Robotic Animals 333

Introduction 334

Creating a Mouse 334

Improvements Upon the Mouse’s

Construction 338

Creating a Turtle 339

Improvements Upon the Turtle’s

Construction 344

Creating Other Animals 345

Summary 346

Chapter 18 Replicating Renowned Droids 349

Introduction 350

Building an R2-D2-Style Droid 350

Programming the Droid 356

Variations on the Construction 359

Building a Johnny ...