Book Description
Publication
Date: January 6, 2010 | ISBN-10: 1430227486 | ISBN-13:
978-1430227489 | Edition: 2
“I wrote this book because
I love building robots. I want you to love building robots, too. It
took me a while to learn about many of the tools and parts in
amateur robotics. Perhaps by writing about my experiences, I can
give you a head start.” —David Cook
Robot Building for Beginners,
Second Edition is an update of David Cook’s
best-selling Robot Building for Beginners. This book
continues its aim at teenagers and adults who have an avid interest
in science and dream of building household explorers. No formal
engineering education is assumed.
The robot described and built in this
book is battery powered and about the size of a lunchbox. It is
autonomous. That is, it isn’t remote controlled.
You’ll begin with some tools of the
trade, and then work your way through prototyping, robot
bodybuilding, and eventually soldering your own circuit boards. By
the book’s end, you will have a solid amateur base of
understanding so that you can begin creating your own robots to
vacuum your house or maybe even rule the world!
What you’ll learn
- How to build a robot from scratch
- Where to obtain parts and tools to get you started
- How to build the brain—the intelligence—using the motherboard
- How to create the body and become a Dr. Frankenstein
- How to get your robot moving and ruling
Who this book is for
This book is aimed at teenagers and
adults who have an avid interest in science and dream of building
household explorers. No formal engineering education is assumed.
Table of Contents
- Welcome Robot Inventor!
- Where to Obtain Tools and Parts
- Safety
- Digital Multimeter
- Numbers and Units
- Robot Line-Following
- Nine-Volt Batteries
- Clips and Test Leads
- Resistors
- LEDs
- Power On!
- Solderless Prototyping
- Solderless Breadboard Setup
- Variable Resistors
- Comparators
- Transistor Switches
- DC Motors
- Adding Gearhead Motors
- Wheels
- Coupler
- Soldering Equipment
- Soldering and Connecting
- The Motherboard
- Body Building
- Launching the Line-Follower
- Encore
- Appendix
Robot
Building for Beginners (Technology in Action) by David Cook
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Book Description
Publication
Date: December 12, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0071427783 |
ISBN-13: 978-0071427784 | Edition: 1
* Teaches the concepts of behavior-based programming through text, programming examples, and a unique online simulator robot
* Explains how to design new behaviors by manipulating old ones and adjusting programming
* Does not assume reader familiarity with robotics or programming languages
* Includes a section on designing your own behavior-based system from scratch (20040601)
Robot
Programming : A Practical Guide to Behavior-Based Robotics by Joe
Jones
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Book Description
Release
Date: April 30, 2007
This up-to-date text and reference is designed to present the
fundamental principles of robotics with a strong emphasis on
engineering applications and industrial solutions based on robotic
technology. It can be used by practicing engineers and scientists --
or as a text in standard university courses in robotics. The book
has extensive coverage of the major robotic classifications,
including Wheeled Mobile Robots, Legged Robots, and the Robotic
Manipulator. A central theme is the importance of kinematics to
robotic principles. The book is accompanied by a CD-ROM with MATLAB
simulations.
Robotics by
Appin Knowledge Solutions
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Product Details
- Paperback
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1580134319
- ISBN-13: 978-1580134316
- Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.5 x 0.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
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Robotics by
Helena Domaine
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Book Description
Publication
Date: March 24, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0195673913 | ISBN-13:
978-0195673913
"Robotics: Fundamental Concepts and Analysis" introduces
the science and engineering of robotics and covers mechanical
manipulation and sensing. Comprehensive in its coverage, the book
also covers some advanced topics which would be useful to both
undergraduate and postgraduate students. Written in a lucid style,
the text is student-friendly with a large number of examples and
exercise problems.
Robotics by
Ashitava Ghosal
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Book Description
Publication
Date: August 17, 2007 | ISBN-10: 026263354X | ISBN-13:
978-0262633543
The Robotics
Primer offers a broadly accessible introduction to robotics for
students at pre-university and university levels, robot hobbyists,
and anyone interested in this burgeoning field. The text takes the
reader from the most basic concepts (including perception and
movement) to the most novel and sophisticated applications and
topics (humanoids, shape-shifting robots, space robotics), with an
emphasis on what it takes to create autonomous intelligent robot
behavior. The core concepts of robotics are carried through from
fundamental definitions to more complex explanations, all presented
in an engaging, conversational style that will appeal to readers of
different backgrounds. The Robotics Primer covers such topics as the
definition of robotics, the history of robotics ("Where do
Robots Come From?"), robot components, locomotion,
manipulation, sensors, control, control architectures,
representation, behavior ("Making Your Robot Behave"),
navigation, group robotics, learning, and the future of robotics
(and its ethical implications). To encourage further engagement,
experimentation, and course and lesson design, The Robotics Primer
is accompanied by a free robot programming exercise workbook that
implements many of the ideas on the book on iRobot platforms. The
Robotics Primer is unique as a principled, pedagogical treatment of
the topic that is accessible to a broad audience; the only
prerequisites are curiosity and attention. It can be used
effectively in an educational setting or more informally for
self-instruction. The Robotics Primer is a springboard for readers
of all backgrounds--including students taking robotics as an
elective outside the major, graduate students preparing to
specialize in robotics, and K-12 teachers who bring robotics into
their classrooms.Maja J Mataric [acute accent over c] is Professor
of Computer Science and Neuroscience and Director of the Center for
Robotics and Embedded Systems at the University of Southern
California, where she is also Codirector of the Robotics Research
Lab and Senior Associate Dean for research in the Viterbi School of
Engineering.
The Robotics
Primer (Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents series) by Maja J.
Mataric
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7.Robotic Exploration of the Solar System, Part 3: The Modern Era
1997-2009 (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration) [Paperback]
Book Description
Publication
Date: August 13, 2012 | ISBN-10: 0387096272 | ISBN-13:
978-0387096278 | Edition: 2012
Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide in Robotic Exploration of the
Solar System a detailed history of unmanned missions of exploration
of our Solar System. The subject is treated from an engineering and
scientific standpoint. Technical descriptions of the spacecraft, of
their mission designs and of instrumentations are provided.
Scientific results are discussed in considerable depth, together
with details of mission management. The project will deliver four
volumes totaling over 2,000 pages that will provide comprehensive
coverage of the topic with thousands of references to the
professional literature that should make it the 'first port of call'
for people seeking information on the topic. The books will cover
missions from the 1950s until the present day, and some of the
latest missions and their results will appear in a popular science
book for the first time.
Robotic
Exploration of the Solar System, Part 3: The Modern Era 1997-2009
(Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration) by Paolo Ulivi
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Book Description
Publication
Date: September 1, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0973864974 |
ISBN-13: 978-0973864977 | Edition: Second Edition, Second
edition
With fun projects, tips, instructions, illustrations, and programs,
this comprehensive companion to the powerful Mindstorms NXT robot
kit will help LEGO popularize robotics in the way that the iPod did
for digital music. This second edition to programming on the NXT
helps users make the most of the latest LEGO Mindstorms NXT release
for further robot enhancements. Included is an ingenious set of
projects that explore the complete arsenal of basic and advanced NXT
functionality. At the heart of these projects is Versa, a versatile
mobile robot platform that utilizes modular attachments.
LEGO
Mindstorms NXT Power Programming: Robotics in C by John C. Hansen
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Book Description
Publication
Date: July 27, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0201543613 | ISBN-13:
978-0201543612 | Edition: 3
Now in its
third edition, Introduction to Robotics by John J. Craig
provides readers with real-world practicality with underlying theory
presented. With one half of the material from traditional mechanical
engineering material, one fourth control theoretical material, and
one fourth computer science, the book covers rigid-body
transformations, forward and inverse positional kinematics,
velocities and Jacobians of linkages, dynamics, linear control,
non-linear control, force control methodologies, mechanical design
aspects and programming of robots. For engineers.
Introduction
to Robotics: Mechanics and Control (3rd Edition) by John J. Craig
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Book Description
Publication
Date: March 8, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0130602434 | ISBN-13:
978-0130602435 | Edition: 5
Written from
a manufacturing perspective, this book takes readers step-by-step
through the theory and application techniques of designing and
building a robot-driven automated work cell—from selection of
hardware through programming of the devices to economic
justification of the project. All-inclusive in approach, it covers
not only robot automation, but all the other technology needed in
the automated work cell to integrate the robot with the work
environment and with the enterprise data base. Robot and other
required automation hardware and software are introduced in the
order in which they would be selected in an actual industrial
automation design. Includes system troubleshooting guides, case
studies problems, and worked example problems. Robot Classification.
Automated Work Cells and CIM Systems. End-of-Arm Tooling. Automation
Sensors. Work-Cell Support Systems. Robot and System Integration.
Work-Cell Programming. Justification and Applications of Work Cells.
Safety. Human Interface: Operator Training, Acceptance, and
Problems. For those interested in Robotics and Manufacturing
Automation or Production Design.
Introduction
to Robotics in CIM Systems (5th Edition) by James A. Rehg
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