Chapter 6: Building a Forklift

Have you ever seen a machine being used to move heavy loads from one place to another in industries, warehouses, or even at malls? Have you ever wondered what this machine is called? Such a machine is called a forklift! Now, you might be wondering why it's called a forklift. This is because it lifts heavy loads on its two fork-like tongs at the front and places them where they need to be placed. Forklifts are compact and used in various places, indoor as well as outdoor. In this chapter, you will be building your own forklift using the BOOST Hub and LEGO pieces and coding it to pick up loads and place them elsewhere. This chapter will help you gain insights into how forklifts work and help you build and code one using your LEGO BOOST kit:

Figure 6.1

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

• Building the forklift robot
• Let's code the robot to lift different loads
• Time for a challenge
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