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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

Building the BOOST rover

In this section we will build the robot as shown in the following figure:

Figure 4.1

Follow the given steps to build the robot:

  1. Make sure you insert six AAA working batteries into your BOOST Hub before you start the construction process:

    Figure 4.2

  2. Now, take two 2x6 bricks with bows. Attach them to the BOOST Hub:

    Figure 4.3

  3. Now, take two 1x2 plates with ball cups. Connect them to the 2x6 bricks with bows:

    Figure 4.4

  4. Take a 4x6 brick and connect it to the BOOST Hub, as shown here:

    Figure 4.5

  5. Take a 2x4 brick, a 2x6 plate, and a 2x4 bearing element with a snap. Attach the 2x6 plate first and then attach the 2x4 brick to it. Now, connect this 2x4 bearing element with a snap on the top of it:

    Figure 4.6

  6. Take two 5.5M axles with 1M stops and connect them to both motor A and motor B of the BOOST Hub:

    Figure 4.7

  7. Now, take two 3x5 angular beams and connect them to the axle on both sides:

    Figure 4.8

  8. Take four 2M...
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