OBJECTIVE

The objective of this lab is to become familiar with the Mindstorm Robotics system through completing the basic Mindstorm robotics tutorial.

Remember this is a team project so all members must participate equally. Take turns at the keyboard and make sure that each person is ready to move on before the “driver” moves on to the next session.

TASK

Part 1 - Setup

brick sensors
  1. Break into your assigned teams and if you haven’t already done so, create a name for your team.
  2. Double-click the "Robotics Invention System 2.0" icon on your desktop.
  3. Click the Run button.
  4. When the window is displayed prompting for your login, login using your group name. DO NOT delete any other logins that may have already been created.
  5. Watch the introductory movie.

Part 2 - Training Mission

  1. Click on the Missions button on the main menu.
  2. Click the Training Missions button.
  3. Complete the ENTIRE Training Mission (Basic & Advanced), checking off each section as they are completed.
  4. You will need to build the RoverBot as instructed by the tutorial

TECHNICAL NOTE:
Lego Mindstorms uses a visual programming environment that allows you to program by dragging and dropping components on the screen. C# and Visual Basic are examples of other popular visual programming environments that work in much the same manner.

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