Imagine. Create. Invent.

The LEGO

Now, What Will You Build?

MINDSTORMS

The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Idea Book

EV
Idea Book
The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Idea Book explores
dozens of creative ways to build amazing mecha-
nisms with the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 set. Each model
includes a list of the required parts, minimal text, and color-
ful photographs from multiple angles so you can re-create

Yoshihito Isogawa
it without the need for step-by-step instructions.

Youll learn to build cars with real suspension, steerable

crawlers, ball-shooters, grasping robotic arms, and other
creative marvels. Each model demonstrates simple
mechanical principles that you can use as building blocks
for your own creations.

Best of all, every part you need to build these machines

comes in one LEGO set (#31313)!

About the Author

Yoshihito Isogawa is a LEGO luminary Yoshihito Isogawa
with 46 years of building experience. He
is the author of the LEGO Technic Idea
Book series (No Starch Press) as well as
many Japanese-language LEGO books.

Shelve in: Hobbies/LEGO $24.95 ($25.95 CDN)

THE FINEST IN GEEK ENTERTAINMENT
www.nostarch.com

No Starch
Press
This Book is not authorized or
endorsed by the LEGO Group.
No Starch
Press 181 Simple Machines and Clever Contraptions
www.it-ebooks.info
The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Idea Book

www.it-ebooks.info
www.it-ebooks.info
Yoshihito Isogawa

www.it-ebooks.info
The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Idea Book. Copyright 2015 by Yoshihito Isogawa.

All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or
mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior
written permission of the copyright owner and the publisher.

Printed in China
First Printing

18 17 16 15 14 123456789

ISBN-10: 1-59327-600-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-600-3

Publisher: William Pollock

Production Editor: Riley Hoffman
Cover Design: Beth Middleworth
Photographer: Yoshihito Isogawa
Author Photo: Sumiko Hirano
Developmental Editor: Tyler Ortman
Technical Reviewer: Sumiko Hirano
Proofreader: Fleming Editorial Services

For information on distribution, translations, or bulk sales, please contact No Starch Press, Inc. directly:
No Starch Press, Inc.
245 8th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
phone: 415.863.9900; info@nostarch.com
www.nostarch.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Isogawa, Yoshihito, 1962-
The LEGO Mindstorms EV3 idea book : 181 Simple Machines and Clever Contraptions / Yoshihito Isogawa.
pages cm
ISBN 978-1-59327-600-3 -- ISBN 1-59327-600-1
1. Machinery--Models. 2. LEGO Mindstorms toys. I. Title.
TJ248.I86 2015
621.8022'8--dc23
2014027048

No Starch Press and the No Starch Press logo are registered trademarks of No Starch Press, Inc. Other product and
company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Rather than use a trademark
symbol with every occurrence of a trademarked name, we are using the names only in an editorial fashion and to the
benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement of the trademark.

LEGO, MINDSTORMS, the brick and knob configurations, and the minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group,
which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this book.

The information in this book is distributed on an As Is basis, without warranty. While every precaution has been
taken in the preparation of this work, neither the author nor No Starch Press, Inc. shall have any liability to any person
or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information
contained in it.

Production Date: 8/5/14

Plant & Location: Printed by Everbest Printing (Guangzhou, China), Co. Ltd
Job / Batch #: 42088-0 / 703189

www.it-ebooks.info
Contents
Introduction 1

PART 1 Basic Mechanisms

Gear ratios 4

Compound gear systems 18

Changing the angle of rotation 22

Using worm drives 30

Swinging mechanisms 36

Reciprocating mechanisms 42

Cam mechanisms 48

Intermittent motion 52

Transmitting rotation with rubber bands 56

Transmitting rotation with caterpillar treads 60

v
www.it-ebooks.info
 Transmitting rotation over a long distance 62

Off-center axes of rotation 64

Changeover mechanisms using rotational direction 68

Universal joints 74

PART 2 Vehicles
Driving wheels with a motor 78

Driving wheels with two motors 82

Caster wheels 90

Crawlers 94

Suspended wheels 100

Steering 104

vi
www.it-ebooks.info
PART 3 Moving Without Tires
Walking machines 110

Moving like an inchworm 122

Moving through vibration 126

PART 4 Arms, Wings, and Other Movements

Flapping wings 130

Gripping fingers 140

Lifting things 152

Shooting things 158

Automatic doors 168

Raking up or out 176

Creating wind 180

vii
www.it-ebooks.info
 Swinging a pendulum 184

Using attachments to change motion 188

Meshing gears diagonally 194

Changing the angle of rotation freely 198

PART 5 Sensors
Ideas for using the touch sensor 206

Ideas for using the buttons of the Intelligent EV3 Brick 214

Ideas for using the color sensor 216

PART 6 Something Extra

Using the Pythagorean theorem 220

Try building something handy! 222

viii
www.it-ebooks.info
Introduction
The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 set is
designed to allow builders of any age
What About Programs?
tocreate robots, vehicles, and other This book is about exploring the mechanical
contraptions with moving parts. side of EV3 and robotics, rather than program-
ming. Youll need only a few simple programs
Each model in this book is only a small mech- to test out your mechanical creations. Prepare
anism, but you can make an infinite variety these three simple programs in advance.
of larger models by combining these ideas.
LEGO bricks arent designed to fit in just one
specific place or in one particular way. Your
imagination is your guide when building with
LEGO, and I hope that you will create your
own wonderful masterpieces using this book
as inspiration.
This program will rotate the Large EV3
To build the models in this book, all you need motor, then rest for a period.
is the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 set (home
edition #31313).

Where Are the Words?

Other than this brief introduction and the table
of contents, this book has almost no words.
Instead, youll find a series of photographs of This program will rotate the Medium EV3
motor, then rest for a period.
increasingly complex models, each designed
to demonstrate a mechanical principle or
building technique.
While the book lists the pieces needed for
each model, it does not include step-by-step
building instructions. Look at the photographs
taken from various angles and try to reproduce This program will rotate two motors,
the model. Building in this way is something thenrest for a period.
like putting together a puzzle. Youll get the
hang of it after a little practice.
This is an idea book; its about imagination. A few of the models in this book require spe-
Rather than tell you what to see or think when cial programs. Take note of these programs,
you study the models, I encourage you to as they are written to avoid damaging parts by
interpret them in your own way. Your interpre- overextending a mechanisms range of motion.
tations will lead you to invent your very own
models or use my mechanisms in entirely
newways!

1
www.it-ebooks.info
 PART 1

2
www.it-ebooks.info
Basic Mechanisms

4 30 48 60 68

18 36 52 62 74

22 42 56 64

3
www.it-ebooks.info
 Gear ratios
#1

2 4:4=1:1
2

#2

24:24=1:1 2
2

4
www.it-ebooks.info
#3

36:36=1:1 2

#4

2 20:20=1:1
2

5
www.it-ebooks.info
#5

2
3
2

12:12=1:1

#6

2 2
2
2 2

12:12=1:1

6
www.it-ebooks.info
 slow down speed up

power up power down

#7

12:20=3:5
2

7
www.it-ebooks.info
#8

12:24=1:2 2

#9

12:36=1:3

8
www.it-ebooks.info
#10

2 20:36=5:9

#11

20:24=5:6 2

9
www.it-ebooks.info
#12

24:36=2:3

#13

12:20:12=3:5:3 2

10
www.it-ebooks.info
#14

20:12:20=5:3:5
2
3

11
www.it-ebooks.info
#15

4
2 2

20:12:36:12:20=5:3:9:3:5

#16
5

2
2

4:4=1:1

12
www.it-ebooks.info
#17
5

2 2 2

24:24=1:1

#18

2 36:36=1:1

13
www.it-ebooks.info
#19
5

20:20=1:1

#20
3
2

24:24=1:1

14
www.it-ebooks.info
#21

6 7

2
4
12:20=3:5

#22

2 2 2

12:36=1:3

15
www.it-ebooks.info
#23
3
3

20:12=5:3

#24

12:20:12:36=3:5:3:9

16
www.it-ebooks.info
#25

2 5 2

2
2 2

36:12=3:1

12:36=1:3

17
www.it-ebooks.info
 Compound gear systems
#26

2
12:36=1:3
3

2 2

12:36=1:3
1:3 3:9
1:3 1:3

1:9

18
www.it-ebooks.info
#27

12:20=3:5

12:36=1:3
3:5
1:3

1:5

#28

12:20=3:5
2
3
2

12:20=3:5
3:5 15:25
3:5 9:15

9:25

19
www.it-ebooks.info
#29
3

2 2 7

2 2 2 2

12:36=1:3

12:36=1:3
1:3 3:9
1:3 1:3

1:9

20
www.it-ebooks.info
#30
3
2 2
2 5

2 2 2

36:12=3:1 3:1 3:1

1:1 3:3
3:1 9:3

4:4=1:1
9:1

36:12=3:1

21
www.it-ebooks.info
 Changing the
angleofrotation
#31

2
12:12=1:1

22
www.it-ebooks.info
#32

2
2 2
5
7

4:4=1:1

#33

12:20=3:5

23
www.it-ebooks.info
#34

5
12:12=1:1

#35

12:20=3:5 5

#36

12:12=1:1

2
3

24
www.it-ebooks.info
#37
5 7

20:20=1:1

#38
5

2 2 2 4
2

20:20=1:1

25
www.it-ebooks.info
#39

2
7

2 2

12:12=1:1

#40

4 5

2
2 2

4:4=1:1

26
www.it-ebooks.info
#41

4:4=1:1

2
1:1
2

3
2 20:12:20=5:3:5
2
5

3 1:1 5:5
6
5:3:5 5:3:5
4

27
www.it-ebooks.info
#42
3 5
3

2 2 2 2

4:4=1:1

#43
3 5 2

12:12=1:1

28
www.it-ebooks.info
#44

2
2

2
12:12=1:1
2
12:12=1:1

29
www.it-ebooks.info
 Using worm drives
#45

2
6 1:24

30
www.it-ebooks.info
#46
3 5 7
4
2

2 4 2 3

1:24

31
www.it-ebooks.info
#47
3
2 7

2 4 2 2

1:20

#48
5 6

2 2 2 2

1:20

32
www.it-ebooks.info
#49

1:24

33
www.it-ebooks.info
#50

1:24

12:36=1:3

1:24 3:72 2 2
1:3 1:3 1:72
10 2 2

34
www.it-ebooks.info
#51

5
6
2

3
1:24
2 2

35
www.it-ebooks.info
 Swinging mechanisms
#52

36
www.it-ebooks.info
#53
5 2

#54
5 3

37
www.it-ebooks.info
#55

#56

38
www.it-ebooks.info
#57
3
2
5

2 2

#58
3
7

39
www.it-ebooks.info
#59

#60
3
2 2

40
www.it-ebooks.info
#61
3
2 3

2
2 2

#62

2 2
2 2
4

41
www.it-ebooks.info
 Reciprocating mechanisms
#63

3 2

5 2

42
www.it-ebooks.info
#64
3 5
2
2

#65
2
2 5

43
www.it-ebooks.info
#66

4
2

#67

4
5
3 2

44
www.it-ebooks.info
#68

4
2
2
6
3

2 2

45
www.it-ebooks.info
#69
3 5

2
2
2 2

#70

2 2 2

46
www.it-ebooks.info
#71

2 2 2
2

14
4

47
www.it-ebooks.info
 Cam mechanisms
#72

48
www.it-ebooks.info
#73

2
2

#74
3
7

49
www.it-ebooks.info
#75

50
www.it-ebooks.info
#76

2 2 3 2

2
3

51
www.it-ebooks.info
 Intermittent motion
#77

52
www.it-ebooks.info
#78

8 2

53
www.it-ebooks.info
#79

5 2

54
www.it-ebooks.info
#80

2 2 2

55
www.it-ebooks.info
 Transmitting rotation
withrubber bands
#81

1:3.6

56
www.it-ebooks.info
#82

1:1

#83

57
www.it-ebooks.info
#84
3
5

#85
4 3
2
2 2

58
www.it-ebooks.info
#86

2 6 4
2
2

3
2
5

59
www.it-ebooks.info
 Transmitting rotation
withcaterpillar treads
#87

2
2

2 5

2 2

4
2

60
www.it-ebooks.info
#88

2
2
4 6 3

61
www.it-ebooks.info
 Transmitting rotation
over a long distance
#89

3
2

4 2

4
2

62
www.it-ebooks.info
#90

2 2
2
3 7

#91

4 2
2
3

4 2 2

63
www.it-ebooks.info
 Off-center axes of rotation
#92

64
www.it-ebooks.info
#93

65
www.it-ebooks.info
#94
3

2 5
2
2 2

66
www.it-ebooks.info
#95

3
2
5
5
3
3

2 2 2 2 2 2

67
www.it-ebooks.info
 Changeover mechanisms
using rotational direction
#96

6 7 3
3
3 2 2

68
www.it-ebooks.info
 69
www.it-ebooks.info
#97

3 6 2
2 2 2 2 2

70
www.it-ebooks.info
#98

2
2
2 2 2
2
2
5

2
2

4
3

71
www.it-ebooks.info
#99

2 2 2
4
9
5 4 4
2 2 14 2 2

72
www.it-ebooks.info
 73
www.it-ebooks.info
 Universal joints
#100

2
2
2
3
4
5

2
6

2 2

74
www.it-ebooks.info
#101

2
4
6

6
2
3

2
2
5

2 2

75
www.it-ebooks.info
 PART 2

76
www.it-ebooks.info
Vehicles

78 90 100

82 94 104

77
www.it-ebooks.info
 Driving wheels with a motor
#102

2 2

78
www.it-ebooks.info
#103
4

2
2
5 6

2 2

Gear ratio 12:36=1:3

12:20=3:5 4:4=1:1

79
www.it-ebooks.info
#104

80
www.it-ebooks.info
#105
3
6
9

2 8
2 3 2 2 2

1:24

81
www.it-ebooks.info
 Driving wheels with
twomotors
#106

2 2
5

2 2 4 4

82
www.it-ebooks.info
#107

2
2

2
2
12:20=3:5

2
2 2
5
3

3 2

2 6 4

83
www.it-ebooks.info
#108

10
2
4

2 2

2
4

2
3
2
7

84
www.it-ebooks.info
 4:4=1:1

85
www.it-ebooks.info
#109

4
2
10

4 2

2 2

2 2

2
6

2
3

86
www.it-ebooks.info
 12:20=3:5

87
www.it-ebooks.info
#110

2 4

2 2

2
2
2 2
6

88
www.it-ebooks.info
 20:36=5:9

89
www.it-ebooks.info
 Caster wheels
#111

90
www.it-ebooks.info
#112

2 2

91
www.it-ebooks.info
#113
3

2 2
2 2

92
www.it-ebooks.info
#114
3
3 2 3

2 2

93
www.it-ebooks.info
 Crawlers
#115

2 2
7
5

2 4 2 4 2

94
www.it-ebooks.info
#116

2 2

2 2
6

2
2
5

8 2
3

20:12:20=5:3:5

95
www.it-ebooks.info
#117

2 2 2 4

2
7

4 4

2 4

96
www.it-ebooks.info
 97
www.it-ebooks.info
#118

2 2 4

4 2

2 4

12

98
www.it-ebooks.info
 99
www.it-ebooks.info
 Suspended wheels
#119

2
2
2
2 7

2 4
2 3

2 4 2 2 2

100
www.it-ebooks.info
 101
www.it-ebooks.info
#120

2 2 2
2

2
3 2 2
2 2
2 2

2 4 4 4 10 2

102
www.it-ebooks.info
 103
www.it-ebooks.info
 Steering
#121

2
2 5

2 2

3 2
5
5 14

5
2

104
www.it-ebooks.info
 105
www.it-ebooks.info
 6

2 2
2
2

10

2 2 2 2

106
www.it-ebooks.info
 107
www.it-ebooks.info
 PART 3

108
www.it-ebooks.info
Moving Without Tires

110 122 126

109
www.it-ebooks.info
 Walking machines
#122

2
2
2 6
2
7 4
2
2 2 2 8

110
www.it-ebooks.info
 111
www.it-ebooks.info
#123

4 2

2 2
2
2 2
2 7

3 4
4 3

2 2 2 2 12 2

112
www.it-ebooks.info
 113
www.it-ebooks.info
#124

4
4
4
4
2
2 7
24
2
4
3

2 4 10 2 8 2

114
www.it-ebooks.info
 115
www.it-ebooks.info
116
www.it-ebooks.info
 117
www.it-ebooks.info
#125

2
2
4
4
6
3
2
2
2 2 4

2 4 2 2 16

118
www.it-ebooks.info
 119
www.it-ebooks.info
#126

2
2
4
4 2
4
2 2
4 16 4

2 2 4 2 2 2

120
www.it-ebooks.info
 121
www.it-ebooks.info
 Moving like an inchworm
#127

3 3

2
4 2
2 2
4 6 4
2 12 4 4
2
2
2
2
3
2
5
2
2
7
2

2
9

122
www.it-ebooks.info
 123
www.it-ebooks.info
124
www.it-ebooks.info
 125
www.it-ebooks.info
 Moving through vibration
#128

4 2
2 2
2 2
2
2

3
2

4
2 14
3
2 6
5 2

6 7

126
www.it-ebooks.info
 127
www.it-ebooks.info
 PART 4

128
www.it-ebooks.info
Arms, Wings, and
Other Movements

130 158 180 194

140 168 184 198

152 176 188

129
www.it-ebooks.info
 Flapping wings
#129

4 4 2

130
www.it-ebooks.info
#130

2
3

131
www.it-ebooks.info
#131

2
2
2
4 2
5 4 2 2 2
4 3

3 2 2 4 4

132
www.it-ebooks.info
 133
www.it-ebooks.info
#132

2
2 2
2

2 2 2 2 2

134
www.it-ebooks.info
 135
www.it-ebooks.info
#133

2 2
2

2 3 2 2 3 2 5
5
3

3 3 4 4 5

136
www.it-ebooks.info
 137
www.it-ebooks.info
#134

2 2
2 2
4 5
2 2 2
4 7
2
2 2 4 4 4

138
www.it-ebooks.info
 139
www.it-ebooks.info
 Gripping fingers
#135

2
2 2
5 6 7

2
2
4 3 2 8

140
www.it-ebooks.info
 141
www.it-ebooks.info
#136

4 2

4 2

2 14
3 2
2
5
3

6
2

142
www.it-ebooks.info
 To avoid overextending the mechanism,
use this program instead of the standard one.

143
www.it-ebooks.info
#137

10

4
4
3

5 5
7

144
www.it-ebooks.info
 145
www.it-ebooks.info
#138

2
2

2
4

2
2
2
4
2

146
www.it-ebooks.info
 To avoid overextending the
mechanism, use this program
instead of the standard one.

147
www.it-ebooks.info
#139

4
2

3
2

2 4

2
2
4
3
10
5
4
7
2
2
2
4

148
www.it-ebooks.info
 149
www.it-ebooks.info
150
www.it-ebooks.info
Heres a program
for this arm.

151
www.it-ebooks.info
 Lifting things
#140

152
www.it-ebooks.info
 153
www.it-ebooks.info
#141

2 7

2 2
2 2
6 7
5
3

2 2 4

2 4 2

6 9

154
www.it-ebooks.info
 155
www.it-ebooks.info
#142

2 2

2
3

3
5

2
9

156
www.it-ebooks.info
 157
www.it-ebooks.info
 Shooting things
#143

2 6
2 2
7
3

158
www.it-ebooks.info
 159
www.it-ebooks.info
#144

2
3

2 2 2 2
5
2 6
2 7
3 2
2 2 2 4

160
www.it-ebooks.info
 161
www.it-ebooks.info
#145

2
2
3
2
5
4
2
7

162
www.it-ebooks.info
 163
www.it-ebooks.info
#146

2
2
2 2

2 2
2

4 2

2
2
2
3

2
5

5
6
2

2
8
2

2 2

164
www.it-ebooks.info
 165
www.it-ebooks.info
#147

2 2

2
2 2

6
2
3
2
5
2 2

2 18

166
www.it-ebooks.info
 167
www.it-ebooks.info
 Automatic doors
#148

2
2

4 2

3
2
5
5

9 2

8 4 2

168
www.it-ebooks.info
 169
www.it-ebooks.info
#149

2
2

2 4 2
5
9 10
3

2 2 2

170
www.it-ebooks.info
 171
www.it-ebooks.info
#150

2
4
5

3
3
6
3

3
3
5
4
15
9

172
www.it-ebooks.info
 173
www.it-ebooks.info
174
www.it-ebooks.info
 175
www.it-ebooks.info
 Raking up or out
#151

4
2
2
2
4 3 2
5 4 2
4
3 2
2 2 2 14

176
www.it-ebooks.info
 177
www.it-ebooks.info
#152

4 2 2
4
2
2
3 4 4
2
9 8
2
2 2 2 4

178
www.it-ebooks.info
 179
www.it-ebooks.info
 Creating wind
#153

2
2
2

2
3
2
6
6 2
10
7

180
www.it-ebooks.info
 181
www.it-ebooks.info
#154

2
12
3

2
5

3
7

182
www.it-ebooks.info
 183
www.it-ebooks.info
 Swinging a pendulum
#155

2
2

4
2 2
3
2
2
5
20

184
www.it-ebooks.info
 185
www.it-ebooks.info
#156

3
2
6

12

2 2

186
www.it-ebooks.info
 187
www.it-ebooks.info
 Using attachments to
change motion
#157

188
www.it-ebooks.info
 189
www.it-ebooks.info
 4

2
2

3 4

7 8

190
www.it-ebooks.info
3

191
www.it-ebooks.info
 9

2 2
3

2 3 2

192
www.it-ebooks.info
 4

3
2
4
5
2

6
4

7
6

193
www.it-ebooks.info
 Meshing gears diagonally
#158

4
2 2

6
6

2 2 6 2
4
5
3

4 2 4 3 2

194
www.it-ebooks.info
 195
www.it-ebooks.info
#159

2 4
4
4 2 6 2

4
3

4
5

2
6

196
www.it-ebooks.info
#160

2 2
3

2
2
2

2
6

197
www.it-ebooks.info
 Changing the angle of
rotation freely
#161

4 9

2 2

2 2

2 2
3
2
5

198
www.it-ebooks.info
 199
www.it-ebooks.info
#162

8 6 4
4 2 2

2
4
2 3

5
3
9

200
www.it-ebooks.info
 201
www.it-ebooks.info
#163

2
2 2 2

4
3
3
2 2

5 3

202
www.it-ebooks.info
 203
www.it-ebooks.info
 PART 5

204
www.it-ebooks.info
Sensors

206 214 216

205
www.it-ebooks.info
 Ideas for using the
touch sensor
#164

4
2
3
2

206
www.it-ebooks.info
#165

7
2 3

207
www.it-ebooks.info
#166
5

3 3
2 9

3 4

208
www.it-ebooks.info
#167
2
2
2 2
2
2 5 6

2 2 4

OFF ON

209
www.it-ebooks.info
#168

2
2 2

OFF ON

210
www.it-ebooks.info
#169
3
2
2 2
2
2 2 4

OFF ON

211
www.it-ebooks.info
#170

4
2
2
8

OFF ON

212
www.it-ebooks.info
#171
3
2
2
4 2

2 2 8 2

OFF ON

213
www.it-ebooks.info
 Ideas for using the buttons
of the Intelligent EV3 Brick
#172

2 3
2

2 8 4

214
www.it-ebooks.info
#173

2
2

2
2
3
2
3 4 8

215
www.it-ebooks.info
 Ideas for using the
color sensor
#174

2
2 9
5
2 3

216
www.it-ebooks.info
#175

2 3

2 2 2 6

217
www.it-ebooks.info
 PART 6

218
www.it-ebooks.info
Something Extra

220 222

219
www.it-ebooks.info
 Using the
Pythagoreantheorem
#176

5*5=(3*3)+(4*4)

#177

5*5=(3*3)+(4*4)

220
www.it-ebooks.info
#178

13*13=(12*12)+(5*5)

13
12

#179 #180
7*7(5*5)+(5*5) 17*17(12*12)+(12*12)

7 17
12
5

5 12

221
www.it-ebooks.info
 Try building
somethinghandy!
#181

2
2 2
2
5
3

4 2 2 6 2 8

222
www.it-ebooks.info
 223
www.it-ebooks.info
Updates
Visit http://www.nostarch.com/ev3ideabook/ for updates,
errata, and other information.
More no-nonsense books from
The LEGO Technic Idea
Book: Simple Machines
by yoshihito isogawa
october 2010, 168 pp., $19.95
isbn 978-1-59327-277-7
full color
The Art of LEGO
MINDSTORMS EV3
Programming
by terry griffin
september 2014, 250 pp., $34.95
isbn 978-1-59327-568-6
full color
800.420.7240 or 415.863.9900|sales@nostarch.com|www.nostarch.com
no starch press
The LEGO MINDSTORMS
EV3 Laboratory
Build, Program, and Experiment
with Five Wicked Cool Robots!
by daniele benedettelli
october 2013, 432 pp., $34.95
isbn 978-1-59327-533-4
Incredible LEGO Technic
Cars, Trucks, Robots & More!
by pawe sariel kmiec
fall 2014, 280 pp., $29.95
isbn 978-1-59327-587-7
full color
www.it-ebooks.info
The LEGO MINDSTORMS
EV3 Discovery Book
A Beginners Guide to Building
and Programming Robots
by laurens valk
june 2014, 396 pp., $34.95
isbn 978-1-59327-532-7
full color
The Art of LEGO Design
Creative Ways to Build
Amazing Models
by jordan schwartz
june 2014, 288 pp., $24.95
isbn 978-1-59327-553-2
full color
 Imagine. Create. Invent.
THE LEGO

Now, What Will You Build?

MINDSTORMS

THE LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 IDEA BOOK

EV
IDEA BOOK
The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Idea Book explores
dozens of creative ways to build amazing mecha-
nisms with the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 set. Each model
includes a list of the required parts, minimal text, and color-
ful photographs from multiple angles so you can re-create

YOSHIHITO ISOGAWA
it without the need for step-by-step instructions.

Youll learn to build cars with real suspension, steerable

crawlers, ball-shooters, grasping robotic arms, and other
creative marvels. Each model demonstrates simple
mechanical principles that you can use as building blocks
for your own creations.

Best of all, every part you need to build these machines

comes in one LEGO set (#31313)!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Yoshihito Isogawa is a LEGO luminary YOSHIHITO ISOGAWA
with 46 years of building experience. He
is the author of the LEGO Technic Idea
Book series (No Starch Press) as well as
many Japanese-language LEGO books.

SHELVE IN: HOBBIES/LEGO $24.95 ($25.95 CDN)

THE FINEST IN GEEK ENTERTAINMENT
www.nostarch.com

NO STARCH
PRESS
THIS BOOK IS NOT AUTHORIZED OR
ENDORSED BY THE LEGO GROUP.
NO STARCH
PRESS 181 Simple Machines and Clever Contraptions
www.it-ebooks.info

EV3IB_cover05.indd 1 8/11/2014 1:27:01 PM