Winning Design! LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Design Patterns for Fun and Competition /

Winning Design! LEGO Mindstorms NXT Design Patterns for Fun and Competition is about design that works. Its about building with LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT for fun, for education, but especially for competition. Author James Trobaugh is an experienced coach and leader in the FIRST LEGO League. In this book...

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Main Author: Trobaugh, James J. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2010.
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