Your Next Skill: How to Build a Robot for Kids
Below you'll find books that will help you learn about robotics and how to build your own robot. Happy building!
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Build A Robot!
With this book you can create a bunch of (non-evil) robots of your very own! All you need are a few everyday items that can be found lying around the house and some simple components you can order online. Just follow the easy instructions in this book to build a robot that can move on its own, sound an alarm, and even use a sensor to respond to the outside world!
Format: Graphic Novel
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The LEGO Mindstorms Robot Inventor Idea Book
A follow-up to the best-selling LEGO® Technic Idea Book series by master builder and LEGO luminary Yoshihito Isogawa, readers learn to create their own robots from the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor Set. You'll learn how to build basic mechanisms with motors and sensors, robots that can walk or drive themselves, and practical tools for lifting, opening doors, drawing, and even launching projectiles. Then, bring them all to life with the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor App, which lets you program your bots to perform tasks and missions.
Format: eBook
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Bots!
In Bots! you can find hands-on STEM activities, coding challenges that use free online software, essential questions, and links to online primary resources!
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Amazing Makerspace
Learn how to complete DIY projects dealing with basic machines and robots. Along the way, get a look at some of history's most incredible inventions and scientific discoveries.
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Coding With Sphero
Learn how to program Sphero robots to complete a variety of fun activities.
Format: Book
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I Can Make Remarkable Robots
Learn how to make simple robots.
Format: Book
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Robots
Explores how robots function and are made, looking at their computing components and how engineers design them with specific capabilities.
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Powering up A Career in Robotics
This title educates readers on the various careers in the robotics industry, from building robots to the back end work. There's a place for everyone, from the mathematically inclined to the artistically gifted.
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