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Robot 7 • Draigon

Draigons are fierce flying predators who inhabit several planets throughout the
galaxy. They swoop from the sky to attack their prey, carrying off to their lairs
to be devoured those creatures unfortunate enough to become their victims.
Qui-Gon Jinn and the young Obi-Wan Kenobi encountered them on a nameless
watery planet (in Jedi Apprentice Book 1: The Rising Force). The transport ship
they were traveling on, the Monument, crash-landed there after a battle with
Togorian pirates. Intent on making the passengers on board the Monument
their next meal, the Draigons proved to be a challenge even for a Jedi as pow-
erful and experienced as Qui-Gon Jinn, but they were finally defeated.
The LEGO Mindstorms model of the Draigon presented in this chapter is a
relatively simple six-legged walker. Once you have built the body for the
Draigon, you have a good six-legged base upon which to build your own cus-
tomized robots.

Bricks & Chips…

Micro Scout Programs
You can use any Micro-Scout program to make the Draigon walk.

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