Robot Building for Beginners
Published on 1. January 2008
XV, 600 pages
978-1-4302-0826-6 (ISBN)
Description
Learning robotics by yourself isn't easy. This book by an experienced software developer and self-taught mechanic tells how to build robots from scratch with individual electronic components - in easy-to-understand language with step-by-step instructions.
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Cathan Cook
Robot Building for Beginners
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04/2005
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Content
1 Welcome Robot Inventor!.- 2 Where to Obtain Tools and Parts.- 3 Safety.- 4 Digital Multimeter.- 5 Numbers and Units.- 6 Robot Line-Following.- 7 Nine-Volt Batteries.- 8 Clips and Test Leads.- 9 Resistors.- 10 LEDs.- 11 Power On! Building and Testing a Power Indicator Circuit.- 12 Solderless Prototyping.- 13 Solderless Breadboard Setup.- 14 Variable Resistors.- 15 Comparators.- 16 Transistor Switches.- 17 DC Motors.- 18 Adding Gearhead Motors.- 19 Wheels.- 20 Coupler.- 21 Soldering Equipment.- 22 Soldering and Connecting.- 23 The Motherboard.- 24 Body Building.- 25 Launching the Line-Follower.- 26 Encore.- 27 Appendix.
