CHAPTER 4ExploroBot—Program It

Your ExploroBot looks nice, but it really doesn't do much yet, does it? That's about to change. In this chapter you're going to create the program that sends the bot down the tunnel (and back) to trigger the locked tomb door. So, let's get started.

Some Experience Required

This chapter isn't about teaching you the basics of the software. Included with the Lego Mindstorms NXT software is a collection of software tutorials. At this point, I'm making the assumption that you've built the bots included with the Mindstorms NXT kit and you've gone through the tutorials for programming the bots. During these tutorials, you received some basic skills in selecting programming blocks, dropping them into the workspace, and ...

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