The goal of this book is to help coaches and team members better understand what it takes to build a winning robot for competitive LEGO robotics events. Some knowledge of the LEGO MINDSTORMS system would be helpful prior to using this book. The design principles covered in this book are intended not to be strict guidelines but design foundations to help get teams to the next level of competiveness.

Contents
Chapter 1: Design Considerations
Chapter 2: Chassis Design
Chapter 3: Going Straight
Chapter 4: Consistent Turning
Chapter 5: Line Following and Detection
Chapter 6: Squaring Up
Chapter 7: Collision Detection
Chapter 8: Passive Attachments
Chapter 9: Power Attachments
Chapter 10: Pneumatics
Chapter 11: Master Programs
Chapter 12: Program Management
Chapter 13: Documentation and Presentation
Appendix A: Building DemoBot