robot books

   Robot Building for Beginners

Robot Building for Beginners is a wonderful book that provides basic, practical knowledge on getting started in amateur robotics. Short chapters are perfectly suited for bedtime reading. It contains step-by-step instructions and small, hands-on experiments, including a line-following robot that you can make from a sandwich container.

Learning robotics by yourself isn't easy. It helps when the encouragement comes from someone who's been there. Not only doesRobot Building for Beginners help you understand a particular part of the puzzle, but it also prepares you with techniques to learn new parts on your own.

Author David Cook begins with the anatomy of a homemade robot and advice on how to proceed successfully. General sources for tools and parts are provided in a consolidated listing with specific part references throughout each chapter. Basic safety and numbering systems are also covered.

An in-depth analysis of digital multimeters gives the reader all the information they need to select and obtain this valuable tool for themselves. Other tools and parts include: wire strippers, snips, hack saws, needle nose pliers, tap and die, nine-volt batteries, wire, alligator clips, LEDs, capacitors, resistors, solderless breadboards, soldering irons, solder, flux, heat-shrink tubing, photosensors, transistors, chips, motors, gears, wheels, screwdrivers, wrenches, nutdrivers, screws, bolts, hot glue, and solar panels.

This huge book helps you unlock the mysteries of robot anatomy and fundamentals with complete step-by-step instructions for building a robot from scratch. If you've been looking for complete instructions on building a simple, yet capable robot, this is your book!

Build a Remote-Controlled Robot 

Here are all the step-by-step, heavily illustrated plans you need to build a full-sized, remote controlled robot without any advanced electronic or programming skills. It's the perfect way to jump into the fascinating world of robotics!

Written specifically with first-time builders in mind, Build a Remote-Controlled Robot includes:

* Complete plans for building the inexpensive "Questor" Robot
* 100 step-by-step detailed photographs of every stage of the assembly process
* Simple-to-read wiring diagrams
* A complete parts list including tips on where to find components easily and inexpensively

Written by a teacher with experience enough to know what questions you would ask, this guide bypasses heavy-duty design theory and gets right to the heart of building the Questor robot with an emphasis on having a great time while doing it.

Chapter 1: The motorized platform Chapter 2: Body framework Chapter 3: Power supply and control box Chapter 4: Remote control system Chapter 5: Arms and subsystems Chapter 6: Skin and finishing touches Build a Remote-Controlled Robot is the perfect "first book" for amateur robotics!    Absolute Beginner's Guide to Building Robots Finally, a robotics book for people who don't know the first thing about robotics! Absolute Beginner's Guide to Building Robots is well-written, inviting, and action-packed, with engaging ideas and fascinating facts about robots and robot-related arts and sciences. You are led gently into the intimidating world of robotics, but nearly 400 pages later, you emerge with a respectable knowledge of robot history, the major fields and "schools" of robotics today, and the basic skills and resources needed to create your own hobby robots. By the end of the book, you will be the proud owner of three bots, the first two of which demonstrate key robotic principles. The third is a programmable/expandable robot, which serves as a platform for future experimentation. And best of all, these robots are built with simple to get and inexpensive parts - many of which you already have around the house!   on orders over $25!          Robots, Androids, and Animatrons : 12 Incredible Projects You Can Build Build your own computer-controlled servant. Construct your own robot or android to do your bidding! In Robots, Androids and Animatrons: 12 Incredible Projects You Can Build, electronics expert John Iovine serves up easy-to-follow plans and step-by-step instructions for constructing your very own state-of-the-art working robot that will obey your orders, act as your surrogate and even do scores of tough chores. You'll find everything you need to harness the latest robotics technologies--locomotion, sensing and control--to develop a high-tech robot, animatron or android in your own home workshop. This groundbreaking guide makes it easier than you ever imagined to: Design a lifelike robotic hand or arm that performs repetitive tasks; Build a computerized robot that uses both an expert system and a neural network--for some very unexpected behavior; Devise a robotic insect with a "brain"; Create a telepresence robot you can "get inside of" with actual arcade and virtual reality applications; Take advantage of sensing systems--tilt, bump, road and wall, light, speech, recognition, sound--even odors and gases; And much more. With the complete directions supplied by popular electronics author John Iovine in this revisedRobots, Androids, and Animatrons, you can: * Build your first walking, talking, sensing, thinking robot * Create 12 working robotic projects, using the fully illustrated instructions provided * Get the best available introduction to robotics, motion control, sensors, and neural intelligence * Put together basic modules to build sophisticated 'bots of your own design * Construct a robotic arm that responds to your spoken commands * Build a realistic, functional robotic hand * Apply sensors to detect bumps, walls, inclines, and roads * Give your robot expertise and neural intelligence * Do all of this without programming or assembly language skills Perfect for first-time robot builders-And for more advanced hobbyists who want to add to their skills! If you have basic electronics abilities, Robots, Androids, and Animatrons gives you everything you need to create 12 exciting robotic projects using off-the-shelf products and workshop-built devices-including a complete parts list. Also ideal for anyone interested in electronic and motion control, this book - already a cult classic - gives you the building blocks you need to go practically anywhere in robotics.