Modern Robotics for Beginners - Softcover

Phlean, Ryan

9798171363444: Modern Robotics for Beginners

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798171363444

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

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Robotics can seem overwhelming when mechanics, electronics, programming, control systems, and artificial intelligence are presented as separate subjects.

Modern Robotics for Beginners connects them, giving you a clear foundation for understanding how real robots sense, decide, and act.

Whether you are a student, aspiring engineer, technician, hobbyist, educator, or career changer, this approachable guide helps you understand the systems behind everything from industrial robot arms and autonomous vehicles to drones, medical robots, and planetary rovers.

Inside, you will learn how to:

Understand the sense-think-act cycle at the heart of robotic systems
Recognize major robot types and their real-world applications
Explore frames, joints, gears, bearings, grippers, and mechanical design
Compare DC, servo, stepper, hydraulic, pneumatic, and linear actuators
Understand circuits, batteries, microcontrollers, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi
Work with cameras, LIDAR, proximity sensors, IMUs, and sensor fusion
Grasp feedback control, PID concepts, kinematics, and motion planning
Discover how Python, C++, ROS, and simulation support robot programming
Explore machine learning, computer vision, reinforcement learning, and autonomous navigation
Evaluate robotics safety, ethics, careers, and emerging technologies

Organized into 12 structured chapters, the book combines accessible explanations, chapter summaries, a detailed glossary, further-reading resources, and black-and-white conceptual illustrations. No advanced engineering or programming background is required.

Stop treating robotics as a collection of disconnected technologies.