"The first Lego Mindstorms sets were released in the early 1990s. Since then, Legos line of buildable, programmable robots has become a sensation with budding coders all over the world. More than just toy building blocks, Lego Mindstorms sets allow users to familiarize themselves with manipulating and customizing computer hardware and software. In this volume, readers will learn what it takes to be a Mindstorms builder and programmer!"--Provided by...

"Find out how to use the Mindstorms brick and display, and learn how to have a robot tell light from dark and to sense touch."-- This book shows you how to use sensors in your Mindstorms projects. Hixon covers the color sensor, touch sensor, ultrasonic sensor, and infrared sensor. Because they work in different ways, they are used for different purposes.

"Explore advanced techniques in Mindstorms, from programming a series of movements to collecting and analyzing robot data."-- This book takes you past programming a basic robot with your Mindstorms projects. Hixon covers the memory browser, the "My Block Builder" as well as multitasking and data logging.

In kindergartens these days, children spend more time with math worksheets and phonics flashcards than building blocks and finger paint. Kindergarten is becoming more like the rest of school. In Lifelong Kindergarten, learning expert Mitchel Resnick argues for exactly the opposite: the rest of school (even the rest of life) should be more like kindergarten. To thrive in today's fast-changing world, people of all ages must learn to think and act creatively...