Programming Lego Mindstorms NXT (Paperback, DVD)

1 Robots come alive
2 Talking to your robot
3 How to ?
How to use sensors
How to control motors
How to process data
How to navigate the robot
How to make it intelligent
4 Visual Programming Language
5 Programming projects
10 programs in total.
For the QuickStart vehicle and/or the Tribot:
Maze solver, learning best path.
Use a marker pen to copy a drawing or sketch a picture.
Use a marker pen to write its name.
Play Nim against human opponent and learn to win.

For the Tribot:

Find and pick up a light-colored object; drop it in a dark corner, as a Squirrel might do.
A sort of ?roulette? game for those who like to gamble. Robot takes a randomly chosen path on a board marked with a numbered grid. Stops at random.

For the RoboArm:

Sort a pile of toy building bricks by color (using light sensor or color sensor).
Build a ?house? from toy bricks; then (optionally) knock it down!
Throw a ball into a cup, and learn to improve accuracy.
Play Scissors, Paper, Stone against human opponent and learn to win more often.
Play the Breakaway strategic board game against a human opponent.

For Spike:

Search for light-colored object, avoiding obstacles in its path (example of subsumption architecture.

For Alpha Rex:

Song and Dance Act: repeats if applauded, sulks if not.
Navigate using compass sensor.