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Robot 1 • Super Battle Droid

In Episode II: Attack of the Clones, the evil Sith lord Darth Sidious headed a
separatist movement in the Republic, with the nefarious goal of ruling the
entire galaxy. Darth Sideous had turned Jedi Knight Count Dooku to the dark
side, and used him to lead the separatist movement. The Techno Union, one of
the members of the separatist movement, created an army of Super Battle
Droids, which were more powerful and aggressive than the Battle Droids used
by the Trade Federation in Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.
We first heard of the Clone Wars in Episode IV: A New Hope, when Luke
Skywalker and old Ben Kenobi (Obi-Wan) were talking about Luke’s father. In
Episode II, on the planet Geonosis, we see the start of the Clone Wars, as the
Jedi Knights wage war with the Battle Droid and Super Battle Droid army to
rescue Senator Amadala, Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, and his Padawan,
Anakin Skywalker.
In this chapter you will build a LEGO Mindstorms version of a Super Battle
Droid. It is a biped that walks on two legs by shifting its weight from side to
side and moving its legs forwards and backwards. Building the Super Battle
Droid can be tricky because the side-to-side weight shifting needs to be timed
just right to match the legs going forwards and backwards.

Bricks & Chips…

Micro Scout Programs
Since Super Battle Droid can walk both forwards and in reverse, you
can use any of the programs that come with the Micro Scout to
power it.

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