Lego robots can perform a wide variety of tasks, through a combination of robust design and clever programming. (Image courtesy of James Rising. Used with permission.)
Instructor(s)
James Rising
MIT Course Number
ES.293
As Taught In
Spring 2007
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Highlights
This course features a large selection of ideas for LEGO® robotics projects and photos of many robots and components. It also contains an archive of content from a related course, SP.285 Robotics and Mechatronics.
Course Description
LEGO® robotics uses LEGO®s as a fun tool to explore robotics, mechanical systems, electronics, and programming. This seminar is primarily a lab experience which provides students with resources to design, build, and program functional robots constructed from LEGO®s and a few other parts such as motors and sensors.