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killer mindsorms robots
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Wed, 7 Mar 2001 17:15:49 GMT
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anybody have or have read the book Killer Mindstorm Robots by Gordon McComb,
just came out this year. ISBN: 0071370404
Storm the LEGO castle with this complete guide to designing, building, and
programming "combots" (combat robots) using the LEGO Mindstorm robotics set
Sixteen heavily-illustrated construction plans walk designers
step-by-robotic-step through the process of building wheeled, tracked, and
walking machines
Each plan comes with a "Front Line Briefing Sheet" replete with battle
tactics, suggestions for design improvements, and programming hints (IBM
compatible).
**Available from barnesandnoble.com and booksamillion.com but apparently not
yet from amazon.
Alan Carmack
Pflugerville, Texas
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Message has 2 Replies: ![](/news/x.gif) | | Sv: killer mindstorms robots
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| I did not know of this book, it looks interesting. BTW, searching on Barnes&Noble showed 11 Mindstorms books! I believe only a few have been discussed on this list. Oddly, some of them are from the early 80's and not about Lego at all. Thomas (...) (23 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| My wife surprised me and actually *went* to my wishlist on amazon, and ordered me 'Killer Mindstorms an Advanced Guide' I'm gonna sit down with it more this weekend, but I already am planning a trip to the local Radio Shack to get parts for the (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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