December 2012
Beginner
272 pages
6h 36m
English
Overview
You already know you can create amazing things with LEGO, but did you know you can also make planes, trains, automobiles actually fly, roll, and run? You can even make functional robots without getting into Mindstorms and programming. In Practical LEGO Technics, Mark Rollins shows you how to use LEGO and Power Functions components like motors and remote controls to create motorized propellers, train engines, vehicle steering, outriggers, wings, landing gear, and robot legs to create a wide variety of fun, unique LEGO creations.
LEGO Technic is similar to Mindstorms in that you can create all sorts of cool vehicles and gadgets. But unlike Mindstorms, you don't have to learn programming. Power Functions allows you to add motors, remote control, and battery boxes to your Lego projects, no programming required. And while you could just build a LEGO Technic gadget from a boxed set, with Practical LEGO Technics, you'll learn the hows and whys of Technic project design, and pick up ideas for your own custom projects.
You will:
Create motorized wheeled vehicles that run, steer, and even have headlights
Create walking contructions, including robots with working heads and hands
Learn even more ways to make your LEGO Technic creations more realistic
What you'll learn
How to put a motor on any LEGO vehicle to bring it to life, including airplane wings and landing gear
How to put a suspension system, steering mechanism, and working lights on your Technic vehicles
How to create walking vehicles with as many legs as you want
How to built LEGO robots with moving parts, including head and arms
How to design LEGO vehicles that look and work like real construction vehicles, including bulldozers, dump trucks, and cranes
Who this book is for
Lego and building enthusiasts of every age and experience level who want to learn how to build creations with LEGO Technic.
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access
More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.Julian F.
I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.Addison B.
I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.Amir M.
I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.