--- product_id: 8720377 title: "The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Idea Book" price: "SAR 65" currency: SAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/8720377-the-lego-mindstorms-ev3-idea-book store_origin: SA region: Saudi Arabia --- # The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Idea Book **Price:** SAR 65 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Idea Book - **How much does it cost?** SAR 65 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.sa](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/8720377-the-lego-mindstorms-ev3-idea-book) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 Idea Book explores dozens of creative ways to build amazing mechanisms with the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 set. Each model includes a list of the required parts, minimal text, and colorful photographs from multiple angles so you can re-create it without the need for step-by-step instructions. You’ll learn to build cars with real suspension, steerable crawlers, ball-shooters, grasping robotic arms, and other creative marvels. Each model demonstrates simple mechanical principles that you can use as building blocks for your own creations. Best of all, every part you need to build these machines comes in one LEGO set (#31313)! Review: This is one of the absolute best books to buy for EV3 robot building - I've bought several books on EV3 robot building and programming for my children, and this is truly one of the best. The mechanisms in this book are amazing and my children and I have been able to combine them in really interesting and fun ways. For example, you can combine one of the winged mechanisms with one of the tank tread mechanisms to make a robot that climbs piles of legos, appearing to fly as it does it. You can also build a wide variety of fighting robots with these mechanisms and then use the EV3 remote control to have frankenstein-like battle bot competitions. This book is somewhat understated, but awesome. I highly recommend it for those EV3 builders who are transitioning from building robots from plans to building their own robots. Review: The missing manual for Lego Mindstorms EV3 - I have 4 boys ages 4 through 14, so we're very into Legos - from Duplo to EV3. I got this book after reading a blog post. This book focuses on the mechanical portion rather than programming portion. It goes through every parts from EV3 and shows you how to use them in different ways. The pictures are great. It's not too detailed in step by step direction, but I actually like it a lot. It provides as little pictures as possible to help you build. (We sometimes find the Lego instructions too tedious.) My 9 year old is in a FLL team, so I went over first several pages with him. He understood the concept pretty easily. We are planning to go through most of the book with the rest of the team as it will benefit all of them. Check out the TOC: Part 1 Basic Mechanisms Gear ratios Compound gear systems Changing the angle of rotation Using worm drives Swinging mechanisms Reciprocating mechanisms Cam mechanisms Intermittent motion Transmitting rotation with rubber bands Transmitting rotation with caterpillar treads Transmitting rotation over a long distance Off-center axes of rotation Chageover mechanisms using rotational direction Universal joints Part 2 Vehicles Driving wheels with a motor Driving wheels with two motors Caster wheels Crawlers Suspended wheels Steering Part 3 Moving without Tires Walking machines Moving like an inchworm Moving through vibration Part 4 Arms, Wings, and Other Movements Flapping wings Gripping fingers Lifting things Shooting things Automatic doors Raking up or out Creating wind Swinging a pendulum Using attachments to change motion Meshing gears diagonally Changing the angle of rotation freely Part 5 Sensors Ideas for using the touch sensor Ideas for using the buttons of the Intelligent EV3 Brick Ideas for using the color sensor Part 6 Something extra Using the Pythagorean theorem Try building something handy! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #657,006 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #178 in Robotics (Books) #246 in Model Building #301 in Robotics & Automation (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 645 Reviews | ## Images ![The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Idea Book - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/816WEYTJ35L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is one of the absolute best books to buy for EV3 robot building *by M***Y on June 18, 2020* I've bought several books on EV3 robot building and programming for my children, and this is truly one of the best. The mechanisms in this book are amazing and my children and I have been able to combine them in really interesting and fun ways. For example, you can combine one of the winged mechanisms with one of the tank tread mechanisms to make a robot that climbs piles of legos, appearing to fly as it does it. You can also build a wide variety of fighting robots with these mechanisms and then use the EV3 remote control to have frankenstein-like battle bot competitions. This book is somewhat understated, but awesome. I highly recommend it for those EV3 builders who are transitioning from building robots from plans to building their own robots. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The missing manual for Lego Mindstorms EV3 *by J***. on April 25, 2016* I have 4 boys ages 4 through 14, so we're very into Legos - from Duplo to EV3. I got this book after reading a blog post. This book focuses on the mechanical portion rather than programming portion. It goes through every parts from EV3 and shows you how to use them in different ways. The pictures are great. It's not too detailed in step by step direction, but I actually like it a lot. It provides as little pictures as possible to help you build. (We sometimes find the Lego instructions too tedious.) My 9 year old is in a FLL team, so I went over first several pages with him. He understood the concept pretty easily. We are planning to go through most of the book with the rest of the team as it will benefit all of them. Check out the TOC: Part 1 Basic Mechanisms Gear ratios Compound gear systems Changing the angle of rotation Using worm drives Swinging mechanisms Reciprocating mechanisms Cam mechanisms Intermittent motion Transmitting rotation with rubber bands Transmitting rotation with caterpillar treads Transmitting rotation over a long distance Off-center axes of rotation Chageover mechanisms using rotational direction Universal joints Part 2 Vehicles Driving wheels with a motor Driving wheels with two motors Caster wheels Crawlers Suspended wheels Steering Part 3 Moving without Tires Walking machines Moving like an inchworm Moving through vibration Part 4 Arms, Wings, and Other Movements Flapping wings Gripping fingers Lifting things Shooting things Automatic doors Raking up or out Creating wind Swinging a pendulum Using attachments to change motion Meshing gears diagonally Changing the angle of rotation freely Part 5 Sensors Ideas for using the touch sensor Ideas for using the buttons of the Intelligent EV3 Brick Ideas for using the color sensor Part 6 Something extra Using the Pythagorean theorem Try building something handy! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great reference for any EV3 creator *by A***N on June 2, 2015* The book is what it says it is, an idea book, and a very good one. I coach several LEGO robotics teams and the kids grew up building LEGO kits based on instructions with little creativity. When it comes to creating robots on their own, they are sorely lacking the knowledge of how to engineer their robots and actuators. This book helps fill that gap by giving them ideas to serve as a starting point. It provides virtually no text, and the building instructions are minimal. This is actually perfect for us! The kids use the ideas as a beginning, then expand on the ideas. ## Frequently Bought Together - The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Idea Book: 181 Simple Machines and Clever Contraptions - The Art of LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Programming (Full Color) - The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Discovery Book: A Beginner's Guide to Building and Programming Robots --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/8720377-the-lego-mindstorms-ev3-idea-book](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/8720377-the-lego-mindstorms-ev3-idea-book) --- *Product available on Desertcart Saudi Arabia* *Store origin: SA* *Last updated: 2026-07-10*