Home Robotics: Maker-Inspired Projects For Building Your Own Robots - Softcover

Knox, Daniel

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9781781317006: Home Robotics: Maker-Inspired Projects For Building Your Own Robots
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1781317003 ISBN 13: 9781781317006
Publisher: Aurum Press, 2018

Synopsis

Learn to make your own robots with this accessible, illustrated guide for robotics enthusiasts, featuring 13 unique robotics projects suitable for beginner to intermediate level. You’ve seen the sci-fi movies and dreamed of creating your very own robot. Now learn to build machines with your own hands that will move or perform tasks at your command.

Featuring brand-new projects and specially commissioned photography, this book uses easily sourced components to teach you simple electronics and programming. Learn to design and build your very own custom-made creations that can walk, draw or even guard your home.

Start with a space-age butterfly that skips along on its own or a robot that creates psychedelic patterns of amazing variety, then discover how to create a catapult bot that activates when movement is detected or construct an intelligent, all-terrain rover vehicle – the possibilities are endless.

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About the Author

Daniel Knox first learned how to make and build things in his grandad's workshop. Now, Daniel manages the running of 'The Shed', an open access workshop at the University of Kent that provides space and machinery for students to work on practical projects. Daniel also helps run TinkerSoc, a student society whose antics have included creating a choir of singing Furbies, building 'spud' cannons and engaging in ant-weight robot wars.
 

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Publisher
Aurum Press
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1781317003
ISBN 13 
9781781317006
Binding
Flexibound
Number of pages
160
Rating
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