Learning Lego Mindstorms

Get a LEGO robotics kit? It's time to open the box! Learn how to build a robot with LEGO Mindstorms.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know
• Using the exercise files

1. Getting Started

• Install Mindstorms on Windows
• Install Mindstorms on Mac
• Explore the Mindstorms Lobby

2. Hardware

• The EV3 brick is the brains
• Motors and sensors
• IR sensors
• Navigate the EV3 brick UI

3. Explore a New Project

• Explore the programming interface
• Explore the palettes and blocks

4. Connect with the EV3 Brick

• Connect to the EV3 brick
• Explore the hardware page
• Download and run a program

5. Program Movement and Sensing

• Data flow execution
• Program your robot to move
• Coordinate the motors to drive
• Measure a motor's movement
• Feel the environment
• Sense the light
• Calibrate the Light Sensor
• Locate objects and beacons with infrared light

6. Adding Flow to a Program

• Use data wires to transfer data
• Variables
• Switch cases
• Switch with a threshold value
• Looping actions
• Follow a line

7. Document Your Work

• Content editor
• Project properties

8. Troubleshoot Problems

• Errors and warnings
• Debug unexpected behavior

9. Extra Tools

• Create and edit sound files
• Create and edit image files
• Create custom blocks
• Update EV3 brick firmware

Conclusion

• Next steps