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The amateur robotics market is maturing every yearThere are even several companies that cater specifically to the hobbyist and educational market. With the advent of such organisations as FIRST and KISS robotics, it is the perfect time to release a new and clearly improved version of our powerhouse RBB.Key featuresCovers LEGO to legged robot construction plans to provide a scope from the raw beginner to the intermediate/advanced readerALL projects are being revamped to be more usable, more customisable, and more visual -- with illustrations of the final product right at the beginning of the chapterEliminates the outdated or "out of tune" chapters that don't appeal to current robot audiencesUNPRECEDENTED author duo -- literally the two grand masters of the robotic world

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: Robot Basics Chapter 1: The Robot Experimenter Chapter 2: Anatomy of a Robot Chapter 3: Structural Materials Chapter 4: Buying Parts Chapter 5: Electronic Components Chapter 6: Tools Chapter 7: Electronic Construction Techniques Part 2: Robot Platform Construction Chapter 8: Plastic Platforms Chapter 9: Wooden Platforms Chapter 10: Metal Platforms Chapter 11: Hacking Toys Part 3: Computers and Electronic Control Chapter 12: An Overview of Robot "Brains" Chapter 13: Programming Fundamentals Chapter 14: Computer Peripherals Chapter 15: The BASIC Stamp 2 Microcontroller Chapter 16: Remote Control Systems Part 4: Power, Motors, and Locomotion Chapter 17: Batteries and Robot Power Supplies Chapter 18: Principles of Robot Locomotion Chapter 19: Choosing the Right Motor Chapter 20: Working with DC Motors Chapter 21: Working with Stepper Motors Chapter 22: Working with Servo Motors Part 5: Practical Robotics Projects Chapter 23: Building a Roverbot Chapter 24: Building a Heavy-Duty Six-Legged Walking Robot Chapter 25: Advanced Robot Locomotion Systems Chapter 26: Reaching Out with Robot Arms Chapter 27: Building a Revolute Coordinate Arm Chapter 28: Experimenting with Gripper Designs Part 6: Sensors and Navigation Chapter 29: The Sense of Touch Chapter 30: Object Detection Chapter 31: Sound Input and Output Chapter 32: Robot Vision Chapter 33: Navigation Chapter 34: Fire Detection Systems Chapter 35: Experimenting with Tilt and Gravity Sensors Chapter 36: Home Robots and How Not to Chew Up Your Furniture Part 7: Putting It All Together Chapter 37: Robot Tasks, Operations, and Behaviors Chapter 38: Integrating the Blocks Chapter 39: Failure Analysis Chapter 40: Setting Up Workshops, Demonstrations, and Competitions Appendix A: Further Reading Appendix B: Sources Appendix C: Robot Information on the Internet Index

About the Author :
Gordon McComb is an avid electronics hobbyist and is the author of 50 books and over thousand magazine articles. He wrote the best-selling Robot Builder's Bonanza the most popular book on amateur robotics, as well as Robot Builder's Sourcebook, Gordon McComb's Gadgeteer's Goldmine, and Laser Cookbook. Myke Predko is an advisory engineer working on Intel server products test for Celestica in Toronto, Canada. He has worked as a test engineer, product engineer, manufacturing manager and new products introduction engineer as well as having been awarded four patents in the fields of processor design and product test. Mr. Predko is author of nine technical books including Programming and Customizing the PICmicro(R) Microcontroller, 2/e and PICmicro(R) Microcontroller Pocket Reference, two comprehensive guides to the device covered by this book along with Programming and Customizing the 8081 Microcontroller; The Handbook of Microcontrollers; PC Ph.D.; and PC Interfacing Pocket Reference. His interests include robotics and he was one of the designers for the TAB Electronics Build Your Own Robot Kit. Mr. Predko currently lives in Toronto with his wife, daughter and two Siberian huskies.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780071468930
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
  • Publisher Imprint: McGraw-Hill Professional
  • Height: 236 mm
  • No of Pages: 768
  • Spine Width: 38 mm
  • Width: 185 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0071468935
  • Publisher Date: 16 Mar 2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1257 gr


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