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FULLY ILLUSTRATED PLANS FOR 99 AMAZING ROBOTS!
Follow a plan or create your own design
Robot Basics
Parts and Tools
Practical Robotics Projects
Money-Saving Hacks
Construction Techniques: Plastic, Wood, & Metal
Computer and Electronic Control
Power, Motors, and Locomotion
Sensors and Navigation
Robot Programming
Tips, Tricks, and Tidbits
Avoiding Common Mistakes
List of Sources for Parts and Ideas
NEW to the Third Edition:
30 Completely New Projects!
Hundreds of Helpful New Illustrations
Customizability Added to Every Project
More Materials and Tools You Can Use to Build Your Robots
State-of-the-Art Advances
More Help with Microcontrollers for the Beginner
Developments in Remote Control
Information to Turn Toys into Automatons
High-Tech Sensors
Suggestions for Robotics Competitions and Competing |
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Robot Building for Beginners

Robot
Building for Beginners is a wonderful book that provides basic, practical knowledge on
getting started in amateur robotics. Short chapters are perfectly suited for bedtime
reading. It contains step-by-step instructions and small, hands-on experiments, including
a line-following robot that you can make from a sandwich container.
Learning robotics by yourself isn't easy. It helps when the encouragement
comes from someone who's been there. Not only does Robot Building for Beginners
help you understand a particular part of the puzzle, but it also prepares you with
techniques to learn new parts on your own.
Author David Cook begins with the anatomy of a homemade robot and advice on how to proceed
successfully. General sources for tools and parts are provided in a consolidated listing
with specific part references throughout each chapter. Basic safety and numbering systems
are also covered.
An in-depth analysis of digital multimeters gives the reader all the information they need
to select and obtain this valuable tool for themselves. Other tools and parts include:
wire strippers, snips, hack saws, needle nose pliers, tap and die, nine-volt batteries,
wire, alligator clips, LEDs, capacitors, resistors, solderless breadboards, soldering
irons, solder, flux, heat-shrink tubing, photosensors, transistors, chips, motors, gears,
wheels, screwdrivers, wrenches, nutdrivers, screws, bolts, hot glue, and solar panels.
This huge book helps you unlock the mysteries of robot anatomy and
fundamentals with complete step-by-step instructions for building a robot from scratch. If
you've been looking for complete instructions on building a simple, yet capable robot,
this is your book!

Build a Remote-Controlled Robot

Here
are all the step-by-step, heavily illustrated plans you need to build a full-sized, remote
controlled robot without any advanced electronic or programming skills. It's the perfect
way to jump into the fascinating world of robotics!
Written specifically with first-time builders in mind, Build a Remote-Controlled Robot
includes:
* Complete plans for building the inexpensive "Questor" Robot
* 100 step-by-step detailed photographs of every stage of the assembly process
* Simple-to-read wiring diagrams
* A complete parts list including tips on where to find components easily and
inexpensively
Written by a teacher with experience enough to know what questions you
would ask, this guide bypasses heavy-duty design theory and gets right to the heart of
building the Questor robot with an emphasis on having a great time while doing it.
Chapter 1: The motorized platform
Chapter 2: Body framework
Chapter 3: Power supply and control box
Chapter 4: Remote control system
Chapter 5: Arms and subsystems
Chapter 6: Skin and finishing touches
Build a Remote-Controlled Robot is the perfect "first
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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Building Robots

Finally, a robotics book for people who don't know the first thing about
robotics! Absolute Beginner's Guide to Building Robots is well-written, inviting,
and action-packed, with engaging ideas and fascinating facts about robots and
robot-related arts and sciences. You are led gently into the intimidating world of
robotics, but nearly 400 pages later, you emerge with a respectable knowledge of robot
history, the major fields and "schools" of robotics today, and the basic skills
and resources needed to create your own hobby robots.
By the end of the book, you will be the proud owner of three bots, the
first two of which demonstrate key robotic principles. The third is a
programmable/expandable robot, which serves as a platform for future experimentation. And
best of all, these robots are built with simple to get and inexpensive parts - many of
which you already have around the house! |
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Robots, Androids, and Animatrons : 12 Incredible
Projects You Can Build

Build
your own computer-controlled servant. Construct your own robot or android to do your
bidding! In Robots, Androids and Animatrons: 12 Incredible Projects You Can Build,
electronics expert John Iovine serves up easy-to-follow plans and step-by-step
instructions for constructing your very own state-of-the-art working robot that will obey
your orders, act as your surrogate and even do scores of tough chores. You'll find
everything you need to harness the latest robotics technologies--locomotion, sensing and
control--to develop a high-tech robot, animatron or android in your own home workshop.
This groundbreaking guide makes it easier than you ever imagined to: Design a lifelike
robotic hand or arm that performs repetitive tasks; Build a computerized robot that uses
both an expert system and a neural network--for some very unexpected behavior; Devise a
robotic insect with a "brain"; Create a telepresence robot you can "get
inside of" with actual arcade and virtual reality applications; Take advantage of
sensing systems--tilt, bump, road and wall, light, speech, recognition, sound--even odors
and gases; And much more.
With the complete directions supplied by popular electronics author John
Iovine in this revised Robots, Androids, and Animatrons, you can:
* Build your first walking, talking, sensing, thinking robot
* Create 12 working robotic projects, using the fully illustrated instructions provided
* Get the best available introduction to robotics, motion control, sensors, and neural
intelligence
* Put together basic modules to build sophisticated 'bots of your own design
* Construct a robotic arm that responds to your spoken commands
* Build a realistic, functional robotic hand
* Apply sensors to detect bumps, walls, inclines, and roads
* Give your robot expertise and neural intelligence
* Do all of this without programming or assembly language skills
Perfect for first-time robot builders-And for more advanced hobbyists who
want to add to their skills! If you have basic electronics abilities, Robots,
Androids, and Animatrons gives you everything you need to create 12 exciting robotic
projects using off-the-shelf products and workshop-built devices-including a complete
parts list. Also ideal for anyone interested in electronic and motion control, this book -
already a cult classic - gives you the building blocks you need to go practically anywhere
in robotics.

Robotics Demystified

Now
anyone with an interest in robotics can gain a deeper understanding --
without formal training, unlimited time, or a genius IQ. In Robotics
Demystified, expert robot builder and author Edwin Wise provides an
effective and totally painless way to learn about the technologies used to
build robots!
With Robotics Demystified, you master the subject one simple step at a time
-- at your own speed. This unique self-teaching guide offers problems at the
end of each chapter to reinforce what you have learned. Robotics
Demystified makes if fun and easy to
learn about robots. Get ready to:
Learn essential electronics, mechanics, and programming concepts, one step
at a time
Evaluate your progress with self-test questions
Discover the ins and outs of mobile, industrial, and research 'bots
Find out how to make your robot sense and think
This complete self-teaching guide takes an introductory approach to
robotics, guiding readers through the essential electronics, mechanics, and
programming skills necessary to build their own robot.
So if you're looking for an enjoyable route into robotics, let this book be your shortcut!

Robot Building For Dummies

Discover what robots can do and how they
work. Find out how to build your own robot and program it to perform tasks with Robot
Building for Dummies.
Are you ready to enter the robot world? This book is your passport! It walks you through
building your very own little metal assistant, dressing it up, giving it a brain,
programming it to do things, even making it talk. Along the way, you'll gather some
tidbits about robot history, enthusiast's groups, and more.
Learn to build robots the "Dummies" way with explanations in plain English,
icons and other navigational aids, tear-out cheat sheet, top ten lists, and a dash of
humor and fun.
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