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Robot 1 • The Bug

Bricks & Chips…
LEGO Terminology

The “stud” is the standard unit of length used when describing
the size of LEGO parts. The TECHNIC beam in Motor Step 1 is
one stud wide by eight studs long. When we use terms like
“1x8 beam” or “2x4 plate,” the numbers refer to the width
and length of the part measured in studs.

Motor Step 2

Motor Step 3

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