The LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 set offers so many new and exciting features that it can be hard to know where to begin. Without the help of an expert, it could take months of experimentation to learn how to use the advanced mechanisms and numerous programming features.In The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Laboratory, author Daniele Benedettelli, robotics expert and member of the elite LEGO MINDSTORMS Expert Panel, shows you how to use gears, beams, motors, sensors, and programming blocks to create sophisticated robots that can avoid obstacles, walk on two legs, and even demonstrate autonomous behavior. You'll also dig into related math, engineering, and robotics concepts that will help you create your own amazing robots. Programming experiments throughout will challenge you, while a series of comics and countless illustrations inform the discussion and keep things fun.As you make your way through the book, you'll build and program five wicked cool robots:-ROV3R, a vehicle you can modify to do things like follow a line, avoid obstacles, and even clean a room-WATCHGOOZ3, a bipedal robot that can be programmed to patrol a room using only the Brick Program App (no computer required!)-SUP3R CAR, a rear-wheel-drive armored car with an ergonomic two-lever remote control-SENTIN3L, a walking tripod that can record and execute color-coded sequences of commands-T-R3X, a fearsome bipedal robot that will find and chase down preyWith The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Laboratory as your guide, you'll become an EV3 master in no time.Requirements: One LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 set (LEGO SET #31313)

A beginner's guide to the new LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 kit, from aMINDSTORMS insider. Hands on instructions for five complete robots.- Publication closely follows product release- No Starch consistently the #1 publisher of MINDSTORMS books- Similar titles have sold 50,000+ copies- Author one of 12 expert builders chosen by LEGO to create EV3models for media outreach

Chapter 1: Your LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 SetChapter 2: Building ROV3RChapter 3: ProgrammingChapter 4: Advanced Programming with the Brick Program AppChapter 5: EV3 ProgrammingChapter 6: Experimenting with the EV3 Infrared ComponentsChapter 7: The Math Behind the Magic!Chapter 8: LEGO RecipesChapter 9: Building WATCHGOOZ3Chapter 10: Programming WATCHGOOZ3Chapter 11: Building the SUP3R CARChapter 12: Programming the SUP3R CARChapter 13: Building the SENTIN3LChapter 14: Programming the SENTIN3LChapter 15: Building the T-R3XChapter 16: Programming the T-R3XAppendix A: The EV3 31313 Set Bill of MaterialsAppendix B: Differences Between the Education Set and Retail Set