Build and program teams of Mindstorms robots that communicate and cooperate with each other wirelessly via Bluetooth Robots are taking over the world! Build Your Own Teams of Robots with LEGO Mindstorms NXT and Bluetoothgives growing hordes of robot enthusiasts an unprecedented array of tools and techniques to build teams of robots that work together! A top-flight team of author experts instruct you on how to use Lego Mindstorms NXT, a widely-embraced programmable robotics kit that's built around the NXT Intelligent Brick controller. Discover how to build and network different types of Mindstorm NXT robots, as well as how to program NXT using C and Java on a range of platforms. Learn how to build and program teams of "talking" NXT robots, add Android capabilities for communication with mobile devices, and operate and troubleshoot the network. Step-by-step instructions for building four types of smartphone-controllable, Bluetooth-networked NXT robots Extensive coverage of the use of tool chains for Java and C for Mac OS X and Linux Introduces Bluetooth programming in the Linux and Mac OS X environments and key concepts and implementation principles of the Bluetooth Robotics-Oriented Network (BRON) Make Great Stuff! TAB, an imprint of McGraw-Hill Professional, is a leading publisher of DIY technology books for makers, hackers, and electronics hobbyists.