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Science Buddies: Go, Gadget, Go! Building Robots With Lego Mindstorms ActivityScience Buddies: Go, Gadget, Go! Building Robots With Lego Mindstorms Activity
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Science Buddies
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Science Buddies: Go, Gadget, Go! Building Robots With Lego Mindstorms

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In the mid-20th century, people thought of robots as futuristic tools. But in the 21st century, robots are not a figment of our imaginations, but are a part of our reality. Robots even perform tasks that humans can't do. In this engineering science fair project, you will use LEGO Mindstorms to build a robot that is fast, lightweight, and stable. Who knows? You might end up building a robot that does housework or even your homework.

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robotics

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electronics and electricity engineering science fair project, lego, mindstorms, nxt, science buddies, robot

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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