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What Now?

Now that you have some background in mobile robots and LEGO MINDSTORMS, what should you do? Play.
Read the manuals, follow the instructions on the MINDSTORMS CD, and have fun with your new toy. When you're thirsty for
more, come back and read the rest of this book. It will tell you everything you need to know to push your MINDSTORMS set
as far as it can go.

Online Resources

One of the most exciting things about MINDSTORMS is the online community that supports it. On the one hand, LEGO's
official MINDSTORMS site provides some interesting information as well as a chance for RIS owners to exchange designs
and ideas. But in the months since the release of MINDSTORMS, many unofficial sites have appeared. These cover a broad
range of topics: clever mechanical designs, novel sensors, alternate programming environments, even a new operating system
for the RCX. I'll list references to online resources at the end of each chapter in this book; my lists are also available online at
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/Imstorms/ There's a lot of information out there.

LEGO MINDSTORMS

http://www.legomindstorms.com/
This is the official site of MINDSTORMS. It contains handy tips and mildly informative articles. If you own a
MINDSTORMS RIS set, you can sign up for your own little corner of this web site, where you can post pictures of your
creations and even the programs that run them.

LEGO Worlds

http://www.lego.com/
Tis is the official site of The LEGO Group. It's a good place to go to browse through different product lines and to get a sense
of the entire company's product offerings.

Robotics

http://www.lugnet.com/robotics/
LUGNET (the international fan-created LEGO Users Group Network) forms the hub of the online LEGO universe. LUGNET
hosts many useful discussion groups; a whole hierarchy of them is devoted to robotics. This URL will take you to the top level
of the LEGO robotics discussion groups, which is further subdivided into more specific interests. LUGNET is an outstanding,
searchable resource.