Robot Building for Beginners, Third Edition
Robot Building for Beginners, Third Edition
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Published:
27 August, 2015
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Description
Robot Building for Beginners, Third Edition provides basic, practical knowledge on getting started in amateur robotics. There is a mix of content: from serious reference tables and descriptions to personal stories and humorous bits.
The robot described and built in this book is battery powered and about the size of a lunch box. It is autonomous; that is, it isn't remote controlled.
The book is broken up into small chapters, suitable for bedtime (or bathroom) reading.
The characteristics and purposes of each major component (resistor, transistor, wire, and motor) are described, followed by a hands-on experiment to demonstrate. Not only does this help the reader to understand a particularpiece, but it also prepares them with processes to learn new parts on their own. An appendix offers an introduction to 3D printing and parts of the robot can, as an alternative, be "printed" using a 3D printer.
The master project of the book is a simple, entertaining, line-following robot.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781484213605 |
| ISBN10 | 1484213602 |
| Number Of Pages | 458 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | 3rd ed. |
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Author's Bio
David Cook is an engineering manager at Motorola. He has 20 years of experience as a software developer, creating everything from award-winning computer games to mobile background-check applications for police. Self-taught in electronics and basic mechanics, David explains his years of robot experiences to the average backyard scientist in a comfortable and helpful manner, without scholarly intimidation. David hosts the popular robot site RobotRoom.com.