123 Robotics Experiments for the Evil Genius with Other
by Michael Predko
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ISBN13: 9780071413589 |
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123 ROBOT EXPERIMENTS! <P>123 STEPS NEEDED TO BRING OUT THE GENIUS IN EVERY BASEMENT HOBBYIST!<P>If you enjoy tinkering in your workshop and have a fascination for robotics, you'll have hours of fun working through the 123 experiments found in this innovative project book. <P>More than just an enjoyable way to spend time, these exciting experiments also provide a solid grounding in robotics, electronics, and programming. Each experiment builds on the skills acquired in those before it so you develop a hands-on, nuts-and-bolts understanding of robotics — from the ground up. <P>"123 Robotics Projects for the Evil Genius" — <BR>* Introduces you to robotics, electronics, and programming for robotics step-by-step — you don't need to be a science whiz to get started, but you will be when you have finished <BR>* Vividly explains the science behind robots and the technologies needed to build them, including: Electronics; Mechanical assembly; Motors and batteries; Programming and microcontrollers <BR>* Shows how you can create simple robots and models using materials found around the house and workroom <BR>* Requires only inexpensive, easily obtained parts and tools <BR>* Provides a PCB (printed circuit board) that will make it easy to create the circuits used in this book as well as your own experiments <BR>* Gives you directions for building a maze-solving robot, two different designs for a light-seeking robot, an artificial intelligence program that will respond to you, and much more <BR>* Explains underlying principles and suggests other applications <BR>* Supplies parts lists and program listings <P>IMAGINATIVE EXPERIMENTS THAT TEACH THE BASICS — WHILE PROVIDING HOURS OF FUN!
About the Author
Myke Predko is a New Technologies Test Engineer at Celestica in Toronto, Canada. He is the author of McGraw-Hill's Programming and Customizing PICMicro Microcontrollers, Second Edition, and is the principal designer of the TAB Electronics Sumo-Bot.
Table of Contents
Myke's Rules of RoboticsSection One: Introduction to RoboticsSection Two: Robot StructuresSection Three: Basic Electrical TheorySection Four: Magnetic DevicesSection Five: DrivetrainsSection Six: SemiconductorsSection Seven: Our Friend, the 555 ChipSection Eight: OptoelectronicsSection Nine: Audio ElectronicsSection Ten: Digital LogicSection Eleven: Power SuppliesSection Twelve: Sequential Logic CircuitsSection Thirteen: Learning to Program Using the Parallax BASIC Stamp 2Section Fourteen: Interfacing Hardware to the BASIC Stamp 2Section Fifteen: SensorsSection Sixteen: Mobile RobotsSection Seventeen: NavigationPBASIC REFERENCEACKNOWLEDGMENTSINDEXABOUT THE AUTHOR
Section Two: Robot StructuresSection Three: Basic Electrical TheorySection Four: Magnetic DevicesSection Five: DrivetrainsSection Six: SemiconductorsSection Seven: Our Friend, the 555 ChipSection Eight: OptoelectronicsSection Nine: Audio ElectronicsSection Ten: Digital LogicSection Eleven: Power SuppliesSection Twelve: Sequential Logic CircuitsSection Thirteen: Learning to Program Using the Parallax BASIC Stamp 2Section Fourteen: Interfacing Hardware to the BASIC Stamp 2Section Fifteen: SensorsSection Sixteen: Mobile RobotsSection Seventeen: NavigationPBASIC REFERENCEACKNOWLEDGMENTSINDEXABOUT THE AUTHOR
Section Four: Magnetic DevicesSection Five: DrivetrainsSection Six: SemiconductorsSection Seven: Our Friend, the 555 ChipSection Eight: OptoelectronicsSection Nine: Audio ElectronicsSection Ten: Digital LogicSection Eleven: Power SuppliesSection Twelve: Sequential Logic CircuitsSection Thirteen: Learning to Program Using the Parallax BASIC Stamp 2Section Fourteen: Interfacing Hardware to the BASIC Stamp 2Section Fifteen: SensorsSection Sixteen: Mobile RobotsSection Seventeen: NavigationPBASIC REFERENCEACKNOWLEDGMENTSINDEXABOUT THE AUTHOR
Section Six: SemiconductorsSection Seven: Our Friend, the 555 ChipSection Eight: OptoelectronicsSection Nine: Audio ElectronicsSection Ten: Digital LogicSection Eleven: Power SuppliesSection Twelve: Sequential Logic CircuitsSection Thirteen: Learning to Program Using the Parallax BASIC Stamp 2Section Fourteen: Interfacing Hardware to the BASIC Stamp 2Section Fifteen: SensorsSection Sixteen: Mobile RobotsSection Seventeen: NavigationPBASIC REFERENCEACKNOWLEDGMENTSINDEXABOUT THE AUTHOR
Section Eight: OptoelectronicsSection Nine: Audio ElectronicsSection Ten: Digital LogicSection Eleven: Power SuppliesSection Twelve: Sequential Logic CircuitsSection Thirteen: Learning to Program Using the Parallax BASIC Stamp 2Section Fourteen: Interfacing Hardware to the BASIC Stamp 2Section Fifteen: SensorsSection Sixteen: Mobile RobotsSection Seventeen: NavigationPBASIC REFERENCEACKNOWLEDGMENTSINDEXABOUT THE AUTHOR
Section Ten: Digital LogicSection Eleven: Power SuppliesSection Twelve: Sequential Logic CircuitsSection Thirteen: Learning to Program Using the Parallax BASIC Stamp 2Section Fourteen: Interfacing Hardware to the BASIC Stamp 2Section Fifteen: SensorsSection Sixteen: Mobile RobotsSection Seventeen: NavigationPBASIC REFERENCEACKNOWLEDGMENTSINDEXABOUT THE AUTHOR
Section Twelve: Sequential Logic CircuitsSection Thirteen: Learning to Program Using the Parallax BASIC Stamp 2Section Fourteen: Interfacing Hardware to the BASIC Stamp 2Section Fifteen: SensorsSection Sixteen: Mobile RobotsSection Seventeen: NavigationPBASIC REFERENCEACKNOWLEDGMENTSINDEXABOUT THE AUTHOR
Section Fourteen: Interfacing Hardware to the BASIC Stamp 2Section Fifteen: SensorsSection Sixteen: Mobile RobotsSection Seventeen: NavigationPBASIC REFERENCEACKNOWLEDGMENTSINDEXABOUT THE AUTHOR
Section Sixteen: Mobile RobotsSection Seventeen: NavigationPBASIC REFERENCEACKNOWLEDGMENTSINDEXABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780071413589
- Author:
- Publisher:
- McGraw-Hill Companies
- Author:
- Location:
- New York
- Subject:
- Robotics
- Subject:
- Robots
- Copyright:
- 2004
- Edition Number:
- 1
- Series:
- TAB Robotics
- Series Volume:
- 1260
- Publication Date:
- January 2004
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- Professional and scholarly
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Y
- Pages:
- 355
- Dimensions:
- 28 cm +











