
Arduino Robot Bonanza
Gordon McComb(Author)
TAB Books Inc (Publisher)
Published on 16. March 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-07-178277-7 (ISBN)
Description
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Create high-tech walking, talking, and thinking robots"McComb hasn't missed a beat. It's an absolute winner!" -GeekDad, Wired.com Breathe life into the robots of your dreams-withoutadvanced electronics or programming skills. Arduino Robot Bonanza shows you how to build autonomous robots using ordinary tools and common parts. Learn how to wire things up, program your robot's brain, and add your own unique flair. This easy-to-follow, fully illustrated guidestarts with the Teachbot and moves to more complex projects, including the musical TuneBot, the remote-controlled TeleBot, a slithering snakelike 'bot, and a robotic arm with 16 inches of reach!
Get started on the Arduino board and software
Build a microcontroller-based brain
Hook up high-tech sensors and controllers
Write and debug powerful Arduino apps
Navigate by walking, rolling, or slithering
Program your 'bot to react and explore on its own
Add remote control and wireless video
Generate sound effects and synthesized speech
Develop functional robot arms and grippers
Extend plans and add exciting features
Create high-tech walking, talking, and thinking robots"McComb hasn't missed a beat. It's an absolute winner!" -GeekDad, Wired.com Breathe life into the robots of your dreams-withoutadvanced electronics or programming skills. Arduino Robot Bonanza shows you how to build autonomous robots using ordinary tools and common parts. Learn how to wire things up, program your robot's brain, and add your own unique flair. This easy-to-follow, fully illustrated guidestarts with the Teachbot and moves to more complex projects, including the musical TuneBot, the remote-controlled TeleBot, a slithering snakelike 'bot, and a robotic arm with 16 inches of reach!
Get started on the Arduino board and software
Build a microcontroller-based brain
Hook up high-tech sensors and controllers
Write and debug powerful Arduino apps
Navigate by walking, rolling, or slithering
Program your 'bot to react and explore on its own
Add remote control and wireless video
Generate sound effects and synthesized speech
Develop functional robot arms and grippers
Extend plans and add exciting features
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Illustrations
20 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
777 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-178277-7 (9780071782777)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
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.
Content
Ch 1. Ins and Outs of the Arduino Microcontroller
Ch 2. Arduino as a Robot Brain
Ch 3. Connecting Things to the Arduino
Ch 4. Enhancing Your Robot with Sensors
Ch 5. Expanding the Arduino
Ch 6. Layout and Design
Ch 7. The TestBot Test Platform
Ch 8. Mini Kissing Bug
Ch 9. Animatronic Parrot
Ch 10. Your Robot Avatar
Ch 11. Slithering Snake
Ch 12. 18-Servo WalkerBot
Ch 13. PC-based Autonomous Robot
Ch 14. Crash Course in Electronics
Ch 15. Learning the Arduino Programming Language
Ch 16. Setting Up Your Robotics Laboratory
Ch 2. Arduino as a Robot Brain
Ch 3. Connecting Things to the Arduino
Ch 4. Enhancing Your Robot with Sensors
Ch 5. Expanding the Arduino
Ch 6. Layout and Design
Ch 7. The TestBot Test Platform
Ch 8. Mini Kissing Bug
Ch 9. Animatronic Parrot
Ch 10. Your Robot Avatar
Ch 11. Slithering Snake
Ch 12. 18-Servo WalkerBot
Ch 13. PC-based Autonomous Robot
Ch 14. Crash Course in Electronics
Ch 15. Learning the Arduino Programming Language
Ch 16. Setting Up Your Robotics Laboratory