Build Your Own Robot!
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (567 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1568811020 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 592 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Possible projects range from transforming a TV remote control into a robot controller to building a robot from a drink cooler. The author's stories about his various robotics projects will inspire you to try them yourself; and he shares his tips and code to help you. Written in a friendly, straightforward manner, it contains entertaining anecdotes as well as practical advice and instruction. You'll want to build them all; the author's enthusiasm for robotics is contagious!. This book, a compilation of articles from Karl Lunt's long-running column for Nuts & Volts magazine, is a must-read for all beginner and intermediate-level robotics enthusiasts
"Not for someone who knows nothing about Robots" according to Julie L. I always wanted to build my own robot, but when I decided to purchase this book, I read a couple of reviews from beginners and thought I'd take their advice. Well, for all of you people out there who are just as lost as I am, this book will get you nowhere. As someone who has an open, intelligent mind, I just don;t get it!. Midwest Book Review said Fun, informative -- recommended for hobbyists & students.. Beginning and advanced robotics builders will find Build Your Own Robot! a rare coverage of all the basics involved in building a robot, from hardware to the author's own code used to program robots. Build Your Own Robot! is as much for the hobbyist as for the student of engineering and promises to reach a wide audience with in-depth details, tips for building very different kinds of robots, and specifics on circuitry and how to avoid problems.. Wonderful guide for intermediate or advanced NOT FOR BEGINNERS! I know you can already tell by the other revies that this book isn't really for beginners, but I want to just add a bit to it.This is a wonderful reference and tips book for the advanced robo-builder. Although I would recommend you save your money, because you can find most of the information in cheaper books and some online.For the intermediate robotics builder, this is a must have. This will teach you all kinds of techniques that will be perfect to practice, add more
They are still the domain of hobbyists who cobble them together from scratch or from kits (available through such vendors as robotstore), who join local clubs to swap code and stage contests, and whose labor of love is setting the stage for a technological revolution. Lunt's former column from Nuts & Volts magazine-all five years of the column are reprinted in this volume-has been to robot hobbyists what Byte and Popular Electronics were to computer hobbyists. EDITORS OF SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. There is even an analogy to the Apple II, a ready-made, almost mass-market product: the Cye robot. And two companies, Dyson and Eureka, are beta-testing the first potential killer app: automated vacuum cleaning. From Scientific American Personal robots are about as advanced today as personal computers were on the eve of the first IBM PC in