Includes index.

Funded by the US Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through a grant to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) 2016.

Pt. I. Getting started -- Preparing your EV3 set -- Building your first robot -- Creating and modifying programs -- Working with programming blocks : action blocks -- Waiting, repeating, my blocks, and multitasking -- pt. II. Programming robots with sensors -- Understanding sensors -- Using the color sensor -- Using the infrared sensor -- Using the brick buttons and rotation sensors -- pt. III. Robot-building techniques -- Building with beams, axles, connector blocks, and motors -- Building with gears -- pt. IV. Vehicle and animal robots -- Formula EV3 : a racing robot -- ANTY : the robotic ant -- pt. V. Creating advanced programs -- Using data wires -- Using data operations blocks and my blocks with data wires -- Using constants and variables -- Playing games on the EV3 -- pt. VI. Machine and humanoid robots -- The SNATCH3R : the autonomous robotic arm -- LAVA R3X : the humanoid that walks and talks.

LEGO MINDSTORMS has changed the way we think about robotics by making it possible for anyone to build real, working robots. Begin with the basics as you build and program a simple robot to experiment with motors, sensors, and EV3 programming. Then you'll move on to a series of increasingly sophisticated robots that will show you how to work with advanced programming techniques like data wires, variables, and custom-made programming blocks. You'll also learn essential building techniques like how to use beams, gears, and connector blocks effectively in your own designs.