| Edition |
Third edition. |
| Description |
xxx, 458 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Technology in action |
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Technology in action series.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
The book provides basic, practical knowledge on getting started in amateur robotics. There is a mix of content: from serious reference tables and descriptions to personal stories and humorous bits. The robot described and built in this book is battery powered and about the size of a lunch box. It is autonomous; that is, it isn't remote controlled. The book is broken up into small chapters, suitable for bedtime (or bathroom) reading. The characteristics and purposes of each major component (resistor, transistor, wire, and motor) are described, followed by a hands-on experiment to demonstrate. Not only does this help the reader to understand a particular piece, but it also prepares them with processes to learn new parts on their own. An appendix offers an introduction to 3D printing and parts of the robot can, as an alternative, be "printed" using a 3D printer. The master project of the book is a simple, entertaining, line-following robot. |
| Contents |
Welcome robot inventor! -- Where to obtain tools and parts -- Safety -- Digital multimeter -- Numbers and units -- Robot line-following -- Nine-volt batteries -- Clips and test leads -- Resistors -- LEDs -- Power on! -- Solderless prototyping -- Solderless breadboard setup -- Variable resistors -- Comparators -- Transistor switches -- DC Motors -- Adding gearhead motors -- Wheels -- Coupler -- Soldering equipment -- Soldering and connecting -- The motherboard -- Body building -- Launching the line-follower -- Smoother, smaller, cheaper -- Encore. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Robots -- Design and construction -- Amateurs' manuals.
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Robotics -- Amateurs' manuals.
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Robotics. (OCoLC)fst01098997
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Robots -- Design and construction.
(OCoLC)fst01099054
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| ISBN |
1484213602 (paperback) |
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9781484213605 (paperback) |
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