Build Your Own Combat Robot

Miles, Pete; & Tom Carroll; Foreword by Cassidy Wright

ISBN 10: 0072194642 / ISBN 13: 9780072194647

Published by McGraw Hill / Osborne, New York, 2002

About this Item

New York: McGraw Hill / Osborne, 2002. Very Good condition. Small dampstain in the corner of some early pages [in the margin only; NO text or illustrations are affected]. NOT a library discard. A bright, shiny, tight copy. The spine is square and flat with NO creases. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Softcover. 8" wide by 10" tall. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Foreword by Cassidy Wright (builder of Chiabot). Illustrated with many diagrams and photographs, some in full color. Tables. Lists of suppliers. Helpful formulas. Index. From the rear cover: "Experience the excitement of building your own champion battling bot! Build a powerful and invincible robot -- for full-blown competition or just for fun using this authoritative robot resource. This team of experts gives you an inside look at the innovative new world of robotic combat, explaining the origins of the sport as well as all the elements that go into constructing a fighting robot. You'll learn technical basics from motors and wiring to locomotion, and read builders' true stories from the front lines of robot competition. Whether you're mechanically-minded or not, you'll find this book both entertaining and informative. Fully capturing the spirit of the sport, this detailed guide shows you how an imagination and a few bits of metal can start you on your way to constructing your own champion bot.". Third printing. Softcover. Very Good condition. xvi, 382pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Build Your Own Combat Robot
• Publisher: McGraw Hill / Osborne, New York
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072194642
• ISBN 13: 9780072194647
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Third printing.
• Condition: Very Good condition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science / Technology / Computers

About this title

Synopsis

Explains the science and technology behind robots, and shows you what materials you need to build and program a robot for home, school, and competition.

About the Authors

Pete Miles (Graham, WA) has worked in robotics for over 12 years. He holds a Master's degree in mechanical engineering and is currently working as Senior Research Engineer in advanced machining technologies for Ormond LLC in Kent, WA. Miles is active with the Seattle Robotics Society and was recently appointed to the SRS Board of Directors.

Tom Carroll (Eastsound, WA) has been involved with robotics for over forty years. He built his first robot at age 14, and later worked as a robotics engineer for Rockwell International for nearly thirty years. He built the robots that were featured in the movies Revenge of the Nerds and Buck Rodgers in the 25th Century, and founded his own company, Universal Robot Systems, which focuses on personal robots to assist the elderly and disabled.