![]() This has built-in motors, LEDs, tilt sensor, and push-button. Unlike the previous Mindstorms robotics systems from Lego, the Boost system has no controlling brick to run code – instead, instructions representing the program are sent one at a time directly, over Bluetooth, in real-time to the Move Hub. Mike is a veteran magazine author from the old days, writer of the Body Build series, plus co-author of Raspberry Pi for Dummies, Raspberry Pi Projects, and Raspberry Pi Projects for Dummies. Or subscribe in print to get The MagPi magazine delivered to your door. Subscribe to our newsletter to get a free digital edition of The MagPi delivered to your inbox every month. This article was written by Mike Cook and first appeared in The MagPi issue 80. So, give your Boost a boost by letting Python do the controlling. ![]() By using Python, much more complex programs can created, many that are not possible with graphics-based code. ![]() They can be inflexible and difficult to read, especially as the code gets bigger. It makes a good job of this and is easy for kids to pick up, but these sorts of languages have their limitations. The Lego Boost is designed to be run from an app on an Android or iPad tablet, using a graphics programming language not unlike Scratch. ![]()
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