Page 9 - LEGO MINDSTORMS - Robotics Invention System-2 Projects

230_RIS_FM_4.qxd 10/11/02 8:25 AM Page ix

The journey to MIT showed Alex that his type of creativity has ample appli-
cation in our world, and has spawned different inventions using LEGOs and
other materials to consummate the tenuous relationship between idea and
reality. Alex has participated on robotics teams that have received the top prize
for two years in a row at WSU’s MINDSTORMS Robotics Challenge. This
summer, he sent for a free patent attorney’s kit.
Alex Witherspoon, in collaboration with his mother, Tonya, contributed
Robot 6: The Aerial Tram and Robot 7: The LEGO Safe.

ix