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TIPS & TRICKS

TOP SECRET PLANS

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This gear combination will
move slowly but provide a lot
of power. This makes it possi-
ble for your robot to do things
that require greater strength.

Changing speed using different-sized gears

How to measure
an axle

Use this chart to 
measure the length 
of an axle.

A tire can be added.

Summary of Contents for MindStorms Robotics Invention System 9719

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Page 2: ...mming language included on the CD ROM Your program will determine how your model reacts to its environment 3 Test Now it s time to test your program and design Once you have downloaded your program from your PC to your RCX using the infrared transmitter your robot can run independent of your computer Now let it loose and watch what happens The Constructopedia is a building guide for the Robotics I...

Page 3: ... ACROBOT 2 20 SPECIAL FEATURES Movement 26 Sensors 28 TIPS TRICKS 32 TOP SECRET PLANS 39 PARTS IDENTIFICATION 47 CONTENTS PAGE 3 1998 The LEGO Group LEGO MINDSTORMS Constructopedia RCX and the LEGO and MINDSTORMS logos are exclusive trademarks of the LEGO Group ISBN 1 57056 050 1 ...

Page 4: ... forth Requires one motor Slowly rotates in one direction Requires one motor Quickly turns left and right Requires two motors What follows are basic instructions for building the six subassemblies associated with the CD ROM Challenges The same instructions can be used for building your own robotic inventions ...

Page 5: ...PLANS 32 39 5 PATHFINDER 2 ACROBOT 1 15 17 Slowly turns left and right Requires two motors Quickly turns left and right Even does wheelies Requires two motors ACROBOT 2 20 Moves fast and flips upside down Requires two motors ...

Page 6: ...eed To measure an axle see page 37 Bushing 24 tooth crown gear Push the 24 tooth crown gear onto the axle 8 tooth gear Motor 2 x 6 plate with holes Put the motor on the 2 x 6 plate with holes Attach this to the previous step Push the wire into the groove 4x means you need 4 of these BEFORE YOU GET STARTED Make sure there are batteries in your RCX For help installing batteries turn to page 38 ...

Page 7: ...p you need For this step you need Dark gray connector peg Put the beams on the RCX using the dark gray connector pegs Do this first Put the 2 x 6 plate with holes here Connector peg with axle Put the connector peg with axle here 2 x 6 plate with holes ...

Page 8: ...ire to port A HINT Try this wheel HINT Try this wheel IF YOU NEED HELP COMPLETING YOUR ROBOT Check out Special Features on page 26 Turn to Tips and Tricks on page 32 TO PROGRAM YOUR INVENTION Go to the MoboRobo challenge or the Robo Bumper challenge on the CD ROM ...

Page 9: ...ed Put the 1 x 2 plates here 1 x 2 plate 2 x 6 plate with holes This is the gray connector peg Gray connector peg Motor Put the motor onto the 2 x 6 plate with holes 8 tooth gear Put the 8 tooth gear on the motor 1x means you need 1 of these BEFORE YOU GET STARTED Make sure there are batteries in your RCX For help installing batteries turn to page 38 ...

Page 10: ...6 For this step you need For this step you need To measure an axle see page 37 Push the wire into the groove Put the bevel gear in place and push the axle into it Do this first Put the bevel gear on the differential Differential Bevel gear ...

Page 11: ...ECRET PLANS 32 39 11 For this step you need Put the beams on the RCX using the dark gray connector pegs Dark gray connector peg For this step you need Do this first Put the beam here 1 x 6 plate Put the 1 x 6 plate here ...

Page 12: ...u need Bushing Put the bushing on the axle Put the beam onto the gray connector peg 24 tooth gear Put the 24 tooth gear here HINT Try this wheel HINT Try this wheel IF YOU NEED HELP COMPLETING YOUR ROBOT Check out Special Features on page 26 Turn to Tips and Tricks on page 32 TO PROGRAM YOUR INVENTION Go to the Robobeeper challenge or the Robioptic chal lenge on the CD ROM ...

Page 13: ... you need For this step you need Skid plate Put the skid plates here Inverted roof brick Put the inverted roof bricks here 2 x 4 plate with holes Put the 2 x 4 plate with holes here 2x means you need 2 of these BEFORE YOU GET STARTED Make sure there are batteries in your RCX For help installing batteries turn to page 38 ...

Page 14: ... here Put the ends of the wires here Motor Put the RCX on top HINT Try this wheel RCX IF YOU NEED HELP COMPLETING YOUR ROBOT Check out Special Features on page 26 Turn to Tips and Tricks on page 32 TO PROGRAM YOUR INVENTION Go to the Outback Tracker challenge or the Light Tracker challenge on the CD ROM ...

Page 15: ...ed To measure an axle see page 37 Put the 1 x 2 bricks here 1 x 2 brick Bushing Put the bushings here 4x means you need 4 of these To get started on Pathfinder 2 follow these four steps BEFORE YOU GET STARTED Make sure there are batteries in your RCX For help installing batteries turn to page 38 ...

Page 16: ...nector peg 1 x 16 beam Attach this to theprevious step Motor Attach one end to the motor the other to port A Attach one end to the motor the other to port C HINT Try this wheel HINT Try this skid plate IF YOU NEED HELP COMPLETING YOUR ROBOT Check out Special Features on page 26 Turn to Tips and Tricks on page 32 TO PROGRAM YOUR INVENTION Go to the Trail Tracker challenge or the Track Talker challe...

Page 17: ...the black connector pegs here To measure an axle see page 37 Put the axles through the holes Put the 1 x 8 beams here 2x means you need 2 of these 1 x 8 beam To get started on Acrobot 1 follow these five steps BEFORE YOU GET STARTED Make sure there are batteries in your RCX For help installing batteries turn to page 38 ...

Page 18: ... For this step you need Dark gray connector peg Put the black connector pegs here Put the beams on the RCX using the dark gray connector pegs Put this on the bottom of the RCX Do this first Make this piece for each side and attach to the black connector pegs RCX ...

Page 19: ...8 plates with holes here Use this to make sure your motors are in the correct location HINT Try this wheel HINT Try this wheel IF YOU NEED HELP COMPLETING YOUR ROBOT Check out Special Features on page 26 Turn to Tips and Tricks on page 32 TO PROGRAM YOUR INVENTION Go to one of the Robo challenges on the CD ROM ...

Page 20: ...e beams using the black connector pegs For this step you need Black connector peg 6x means you need 6 of these For a jump start on Acrobot 2 follow these six steps BEFORE YOU GET STARTED Make sure there are batteries in your RCX For help installing batteries turn to page 38 ...

Page 21: ... Attach the beam to the RCX Attach this to the previous step For this step you need RCX TIPS TRICKS TOP SECRET PLANS 32 39 21 ...

Page 22: ...For this step you need 1 x 6 beam Put the 1 x 6 beams here PROJECT IDEAS SPECIAL FEATURES 22 4 26 ...

Page 23: ...T PLANS 32 39 23 Axle with stop 1 2 bushing Long black connector peg Put the axle with stop through the beam Then add the 1 2 bushings Slide the piece in along side the motor The long black connector peg must be put in like this Make two of these ...

Page 24: ...PROJECT IDEAS SPECIAL FEATURES 24 4 26 For this step you need The long black connector peg must be put in like this Make two of these Slide the piece in along side the motor ...

Page 25: ... you need 2 x 10 plate Put the 2 x 10 plate here HINT Try this wheel IF YOU NEED HELP COMPLETING YOUR ROBOT Check out Special Features on page 26 Turn to Tips and Tricks on page 32 TO PROGRAM YOUR INVENTION Go to one of the Robo challenges on the CD ROM ...

Page 26: ...Push the hub into the tire Large and small tires can be used on the same model Even gears can be used as wheels For more details on how to build this see Tips Tricks on page 34 1 2 3 4 5 6 Put a 16 tooth gear here There are two ways to make your wheels swivel Big wheels lift your robot higher off the ground This is especially useful on Acrobot 2 See page 25 ...

Page 27: ...9 10 This wheel can be attached directly to the motor This wheel requires some building before you attach it to the motor A Walking Mechanism Look closely at the photograph to make sure you build it correctly For help turn to Tips Tricks on page 36 Put an 8 tooth gear onto the motor ...

Page 28: ...th a touch sensor Light Sensor Connect this end to the gray ports on the RCX 1 2 3 4 Connect this end to one of the gray ports on the RCX The sensor reads the light here Push the touch sensor here Sensors make it possible for a robotic invention to respond to its environment Here are a few ideas on how to use light sensors and touch sensors ...

Page 29: ...ontroller using two touch sensors Attach the two wires from the hand held controller to the RCX on ports 1 and 3 When you turn the steering wheel it will press the touch sensor causing the motor to stop and your robot to turn 6 5 Hand Held Controller 1 x 2 beam Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Steering wheel ...

Page 30: ...s and noses PROJECT IDEAS SPECIAL FEATURES 30 4 26 SENSORS 1 4 7 2 5 3 6 8 A light sensor that looks down A bumper that uses two touch sensors A light sensor that looks up A light sensor that looks down A bumper that uses one touch sensor A face for decoration Eyes for decoration A bumper that uses one touch sensor ...

Page 31: ...ECHANICAL These eyes are just for decoration A touch sensor in the middle of a hand This eye is the one that really sees 9 11 13 10 12 14 Arms for decoration A light sensor facing down An eye for decoration A touch sensor added to the end of an arm ...

Page 32: ... add pieces to the bottom of your RCX Attach pieces using the angle piece To attach one or more pieces place a dark gray connector peg into the hole Attach a beam by using two dark gray connector pegs 1 2 Attaching different pieces When you add a turntable the items you put on top of it will rotate Add bricks or special features directly to the top of your RCX Adding features to your RCX ...

Page 33: ...T PLANS 32 39 33 Making angles This one spins This one doesn t spin 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Adding height Extending an axle Adding length using a beam and connector pegs Adding length using plates Adding plates to a beam Adding axles ...

Page 34: ...DEAS SPECIAL FEATURES 34 4 26 Push these four pieces together to make a hand Push the cone into the hole of the beam 10 11 12 Adding hubs for caterpillar treads Adding pieces to a beam Making a hand Tips Tricks ...

Page 35: ...Use a special connector to lengthen the motor shaft The black connector pegs hold pieces more tightly than the gray connector pegs A tire can be added 13 14 15 Lengthening the motor shaft Building a frame around a motor Using connector pegs ...

Page 36: ... make a walking mechanism See page 27 7 Use this gear combination to make the axle spin faster Using one motor to drive two gears Using gears to speed things up You can use this set up to make Pathfinder 2 See page 15 Creating a more powerful motor using a belt drive A tire can be added ...

Page 37: ...on will move slowly but provide a lot of power This makes it possi ble for your robot to do things that require greater strength Changing speed using different sized gears How to measure an axle Use this chart to measure the length of an axle A tire can be added ...

Page 38: ...ricks 9V battery Instructions for use of battery box Never mix different types of batteries or old and new batteries in one battery box Always remove the batteries from the battery box for long term storage or if they have reached the end of their life Liquid leaking from dead batteries will damage the battery box Rechargeable batteries can be used but power may be reduced Do not recharge the batt...

Page 39: ...of falling Its secret lies in the strategic placement of its touch sensors To build the Torbot follow these 12 steps For this step you need For this step you need Black connector peg Put the black connector pegs here To measure an axle see page 37 2 x 8 plate with holes Put the 2 x 8 plates with holes here Put the 2 x 8 plates with holes here 4x means you need 4 of these ...

Page 40: ...t Plans PROJECT IDEAS SPECIAL FEATURES 40 4 22 For this step you need For this step you need Dark gray connector peg Put the dark gray connector pegs here 24 tooth gear Put the 24 tooth gear onto the motor motor ...

Page 41: ...S TOP SECRET PLANS 32 33 41 39 For this step you need For this step you need 2 x 4 plate with holes 1 x 2 plate 1 x 8 plate Put the 2 x 4 plates with holes here Put the 1 x 2 plates here Put the 1 x 8 plate here ...

Page 42: ...DEAS SPECIAL FEATURES 42 4 22 For this step you need For this step you need Touch Sensor Put the touch sensor here Long black connector peg Put the long black connector peg here Be sure to put your long connector peg in this way ...

Page 43: ...TIPS TRICKS TOP SECRET PLANS 32 39 43 For this step you need Put the 1 x 12 beam here Attach the pieces over here 1 x 12 beam 1 x 4 plate 1 x 4 plate ...

Page 44: ...Top Secret Plans PROJECT IDEAS SPECIAL FEATURES 44 4 22 For this step you need Put the 24 tooth gears here Put the black connector pegs here ...

Page 45: ... For this step you need Put a bushing here Put another bushing on the axle over here TIPS TRICKS TOP SECRET PLANS 32 39 45 ...

Page 46: ...tread For this step you need Rubber band Put the rubber bands here Put the 16 tooth gear here Assemble the caterpillar tread the same way on this side 16 tooth gear Top Secret Plans PROJECT IDEAS SPECIAL FEATURES 46 4 22 ...

Page 47: ...TIPS TRICKS 32 39 47 Parts Identification TOP SECRET PLANS ...

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