Product Description

Featuring updated instructions for the improved leJOS NXJ software, this accessible manual is the perfect guide to LEGO Mindstorms NXT, an incredible new kit for building and programming your own robots. Using Java, the most popular and easy-to-use programming language available, this manual helps engineers and amateurs alike design and build their own customized robots, programmed however they desire. Complete with a diverse set of projects, building tips, programming codes, complete 3D-rendered building instructions, and hundreds of illustrations, this useful handbook is the perfect complement to the LEGO NXT kit. The NXT intelligent brick's Bluetooth capabilities are introduced as well as the newest available parts, including the gyro and the RFID sensor.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #397113 in Books
• Published on: 2010-07-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 524 pages

About the Author
Brian Bagnall is a key developer of the leJOS NXJ, the Java SDK for LEGO Mindstorms, and is a Sun Certified Java Programmer and Developer. He is the author of many computer titles, including the groundbreaking Core LEGO MINDSTORMS Programming and Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Study Guide.

Customer Reviews

good, but some editing mistakes
I bought this book not long ago, and I've got through the first few chapters.
I can definitely recommend this to anyone who wants to do a little more with their NXT and build some more interesting robots. It's a great way to start playing around with some ideas if you're used to a certain amount of programming and find the graphical programming language that comes with the NXT just too restricting.

However there are a number of pretty weird mistakes with this book. References to things that aren't there (but presumably were in drafts), errors in the way you set up java and eclipse, and rather unclear diagrams. I have a certain amount of experience with java, so I was able to set things up fairly quickly. But I can imagine many people getting frustrated.

I would have given this 5 stars were it not for the mistakes. This is the kind of thing that could be fixed with a second edition which is properly edited and thought-out.

There is also a forum on the lejos website where you can ask any questions, so in some ways the book really is just the beginning of what will hopefully be a long and interesting road.