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Build and Code Creative Robots with LEGO BOOST

You're reading from   Build and Code Creative Robots with LEGO BOOST Unleash your creativity and imagination by building exciting robotics projects

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801075572
Length 428 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ashwin Shah Ashwin Shah
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Table of Contents (20) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Introduction to the LEGO BOOST Kit 2. Chapter 2: Building Your First BOOST Robot – Tabletop Fan FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Moving Forward/Backward Without Wheels 4. Chapter 4: LEGO BOOST Rover 5. Chapter 5: Getting into Gear – My First Geared Robot 6. Chapter 6: Building a Forklift 7. Chapter 7: Building a Helicopter 8. Chapter 8: Building R2-D2 9. Chapter 9: Building an Automatic Entrance Door 10. Chapter 10: Building a Candy Dispenser Robot 11. Chapter 11: Building a Color-Sorter Conveyor Belt 12. Chapter 12: Building a BOOST Racing Car 13. Chapter 13: Final Challenge 14. Bonus Chapters
15. Chapter 14: The Grabbing Robot 16. Chapter 15: Obstacle Avoidance Robot 17. Chapter 16: The BOOST Humanoid 18. Chapter 17: The Moon Rover 19. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 17: The Moon Rover

We all live on planet Earth! But did you know that there are millions of planets in space? Although we have fantasized about having life like humans on other planets, we have never seen any until now. Scientists across the globe are trying hard to find traces of life and other resources on different planets every day! We have already been successful in sending robots to Mars and our very own moon to carry out various research projects, such as finding oxygen, water, and minerals. These days, scientists are trying to establish the fact that humans can survive on other planets as well! Elon Musk is already planning to have a habitat for humans on Mars by 2025 and send humans to live there. Recently, India sent a rover to the moon that crash-landed just 4 seconds before the actual landing. If the mission had succeeded, it would have been the cheapest space mission in history.

In this chapter, you will build a similar rover and explore some interesting areas...

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