Download Make Lego and Arduino Projects by John Baichtal - mirror 1 --- mirror 2 --- mirror 3 -- --------------- br Synopsis: Make amazing robots and gadgets with two of today’s hottest DIY technologies. With this easy-to-follow guide, you’ll learn how to build devices with Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0, the Arduino prototyping platform, and some add-on components to bridge the two. Mindstorms alone lets you create incredible gadgets. Bring in Arduino for some jaw-dropping functionality—and open a whole new world of possibilities.brBuild a drink dispenser, music synthesizer, wire lamp, andbrEach fun and fascinating project includes step-by-step instructions and clear illustrations to guide you through the process. Learn how to set up an Arduino programming environment, download the sketches and libraries you need, and work with Arduino’s language for non-programmers. It’s a perfect book for students, teachers, hobbyists, makers, hackers, and kids of all ages.brBuild a Drawbot that roams around and traces its path with a marker penbrConstruct an analog Mindstorms clock with hands that display the correct timebrCreate a machine that mixes a glass of chocolate milk at the touch of a buttonbrMake a Gripperbot rolling robotic arm that you control wirely with Arduinos mounted on your armsbrExplore electronic music by building a guitar-shaped Lego synthesizerbrBuild a Lego lamp with onoff and dimmer switches that you control with a smartphone applicationbrJump feet first into the world of electronics, from learning Ohm’s Law to working with basic componentsbrYou'll need the Bricktronics shield created for this book by Open Source Hardware kit maker Wayne and Layne, or you can build a breadboarded equivalent (see Chapter 10) for about $25 in parts.