Arduino Robot Bonanza

by Gordon McComb

Overview

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—without advanced 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 guide starts 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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071782784
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	04/19/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
File size:	41 MB
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About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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