The Bestselling Robotics Book--Now with New Projects and Online Tools!
"Amazing...should be required reading for any budding robot builder!" -GeekDad, Wired.com
Have fun while learning how to design, construct, and use small robots! This richly illustrated guide offers everything you need to know to construct sophisticated, fully autonomous robots that can be programmed from your computer. Fully updated with the latest technologies and techniques, Robot Builder's Bonanza, Fourth Edition includes step-by-step plans that take you from building basic motorized platforms to giving the machine a brain--and teaching it to walk, talk, and obey commands.
This robot builder's paradise is packed with more than 100 affordable projects, including 10 completely new robot designs. The projects are modular and can be combined to create a variety of highly intelligent and workable robots of all shapes and sizes. Mix and match the projects to develop your own unique creations. The only limit is your imagination!
Robot Builder's Bonanza, Fourth Edition covers:
Parts, materials, and tools
Building motorized wooden, plastic, and metal platforms
Rapid prototyping methods
Drafting bots with computer-aided design
Constructing high-tech robots from toys
Building bots from found parts
Power, motors, and locomotion
Robots with wheels, tracks, and legs
Constructing robotic arms and grippers
Robot electronics and circuit making
Computers and electronic control
Microcontrollers--Arduino, PICAXE, and the BASIC stamp
Remote control systems
Sensors, navigation, and visual feedback
Robot vision via proximity, light, and distance
New! FREE online content at:
www.robotoid.com
My First Robot tutorial lessons
Project parts finder
Animated, interactive learning tools
How-to videos, robot e-plans, bonus articles, links, and more
Plus, go to:
www.mhprofessional.com/rbb4 for:
Downloadable programs
RBB app notes
Bonus chapters
Make Great Stuff!
TAB, an imprint of McGraw-Hill Professional, is a leading publisher of DIY technology books for makers, hackers, and electronics hobbyists.
