Chapter 6. understanding sensors
The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 set includes three types of sensors: Touch, Color, and Infrared. You can use these sensors to make your robot respond to its environment. For example, you can program your robot to make a sound when it sees you, avoid obstacles while driving, or follow colored lines. This part of the book will teach you how to create working robots that use these sensors.
To learn how to work with sensors, we’ll expand the EXPLOR3R robot by adding a bumper that detects obstacles using the Touch Sensor, as shown in Figure 6-1. Once you have a handle on how to make programs that use the Touch Sensor, you’ll learn how to use the other sensors in subsequent chapters.
Figure 6-1. The EXPLOR3R uses a bumper with ...
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