Chapter 1—What to Know Before You Start? 

• Recognizing the pieces: shape, size, colors. 

• Understanding the WeDo software: environment, blocks. 

Chapter 2—Walking robots: Un-legged Walking Robots 

• Frog 

• Turtle 

Chapter 3—Biped Robots: Robots Walking on Two Legs 

• Ostrich 

• Skier 

Chapter 4—Quadruped Robots: Robots walking in four legs 

• Dog

• Elephant 

Chapter 5—Crawling Robots: Robots that Crawl to Move 

• Sea lion 

• Alligator 

• Cobra 

Chapter 6—Bio-Robotics: Robots Mimicking Animal Motions 

• Pelican 

• Shark

• Dolphin 

Chapter 7—Conclusion

• Applying programming to future projects

• Pursuing engineering concepts further

Diego Galvez Aranda holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria in Lima, Peru. During his undergrad days, he started a blog named “Not Just Bricks” in which he published projects and building instructions using the LEGO WeDo and LEGO Mindstorms set. That led to a job working closely with the Ministry of Education in Peru on their “Robotics in Schools” project. He has worked on robust and applicable robotics curriculum for the Peru school systems involving LEGO WeDO and Mindstorms. Additionally, he was part of the team that won first place in the WRO 2012 - National. Currently, he is pursuing a PhD degree in electrical engineering at Texas A&M University. His thesis work involves machine learning and molecular simulation of rechargeable batteries. The programming skills he’s developed thanks to building LEGO Mindstorms sets during his childhood have helped lead to this career and educational path.

Build 12 robotics models using LEGO WeDo 2.0. This book features models created especially to introduce LEGO enthusiasts to hardware and software concepts while creating robots inspired by natural wildlife.