The Lego Mindstroms

×2 ×2 9

3 ×2

×2 ×3

192

×4

×4
×2

×3 ×2
×4 ×2
×4
5 ×6
×2
6
7

193

Meshing gears diagonally

#158 ×2 ×2 ×4
×6
×4 ×2 ×2 ×6 6 ×4
×2 ×4 ×2
3 ×2

5

×3

194

195

#159

×4 ×2 ×4
×4 ×2 ×6 ×2

×4

×4

3

×4

5

×2

6

×2

196

#160

×2

×2 ×2
×2 ×2

×2

3

×2

×2

×2
×6

197

Changing the angle of
rotation freely

#161

×4 9
×2 ×2

×2

×2

×2

×2 ×2

×2 ×4
×2
3

×2

5

×2

198

199

#162

×8 ×6 ×4
×4 ×2 ×2

×2

×2 ×4
×2
3

5

×3

9

200

201

#163

×2
×2 ×2 ×2

×3 ×3
×2
3 ×2
×8
×2 ×4
×2
5 ×3

6

7

202

203

PART 5

204

Sensors

206 214 216

205

Ideas for using the
touch sensor

#164

×2 ×4
×2
3

206

#165

×2 7
3

×4

207

#166

×2 ×3 5 ×3
×3 9 ×4

208

#167

×2 ×2 ×2 ×2 ×2
OFF ×2
5 6 ×4

×2 ×2

ON

209

#168

×2 ×2 ×5
OFF ON ×2

210

#169

×2 ×2 3
×2 ×2 ×2

OFF ON ×2 ×4

211

#170

×2 ×2 ×4
OFF ON ×8

212

#171 ×2 3 ×2
×2 ×2
×2 ×2

×4

×8

OFF ON

213

Ideas for using the buttons
of the Intelligent EV3 Brick

#172

×2 ×3 ×2
×2 ×8 ×4

214

#173 ×3 ×2 ×2 ×2
×2 ×2
3 ×8
×4

215

Ideas for using the
color sensor

#174

×2

×2 9

×2 3 5

×2

216

#175

×3 3 7
×2
×2 ×6
×2 ×2

217

PART 6

218

Something Extra

220 222
219

Using the
Pythagorean theorem

#176

5 * 5 = (3 * 3) + (4 * 4)

5
4

3 3

#177

5 * 5 = (3 * 3) + (4 * 4)
5

4

220

#178

13 * 13  =  (12 * 12)  +  (5 * 5)

13
12

5 #180

#179 17 * 17 ≈ (12 * 12) + (12 * 12)

7 * 7 ≈ (5 * 5) + (5 * 5)

7 17
12

5

5 12

221

Try building
something handy!

#181

×2 ×2 ×2 ×2
×6 ×2 ×8
3 5

×4 ×2 ×2

222

223

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