Name: Robot Builder's Bonanza By Gordon Mccomb
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Robot Builder's Bonanza Summary

Robot Builder's Bonanza by Gordon Mccomb

This is a major revision of the bestselling "bible" of amateur robotics building - packed with the latest in servo motor technology, microcontrolled robots, remote control, Lego Mindstorms Kits, and other commercial kits. It gives electronics hobbyists fully illustrated plans for 11 complete Robots, as well as all-new coverage of Robotix-based Robots, Lego Technic-based Robots, Functionoids with Lego Mindstorms, and Location and Motorized Systems with Servo Motors. It features a pictures and parts list that accompany all projects, and material on using the BASIC Stamp and other microcontrollers.

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The author of The Robot Builder's Sourcebook ... offers a series of easy-to-do projects ranging from adapting common toys to walking robots to giving your robot sound capabilities. He includes new information on LEGO(R) Mindstorms(tm), microcontrollers, robotics programming, and other technological developments. For learning the various components of putting together a robot, this is a great guide, and of course, as one would expect from the author, there are many useful resources listed. Library Journal 20021101

About Gordon Mccomb

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.

Robot Basics. The Robot Experimenter. Anatomy of a Robot. Tools and Supplies. Buying Parts. Common Electronic Components. Electronic Construction Techniques. Programming Cocepts: The Fundamentals. Robot Construction. Building a Plastic Robot Platform. Building a Basic Wooden Platform. Building a Metal Platform. Constructing High Tech Robots from Toys. Build Custom Fouctionaoids with LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Invention System. Programming the LEGO Mindstorms RCX: Advanced Methods. Power, Motors, and Locomotion. All About Batteries and Robot Power Supplies. Robot Locomotion Principles. Choosing the Right Motor for the Job. Working with DC Motors. Working with Stepper Motors. Working with Servo Motors. Practical Robotics Projects. Build a Roverbot. Build a Heavy-Duty Six-Legged Walking Robot. Advanced Locomotion Systems. An Overview of Arm Systems. Build a Revolute Cordinate Arm. Build a Polar Coordinate Arm. Experimenting with Gripper Designs. Computer and Electronic Control. An Overview of Tobot "Brains". Interfacing with Computers and Microcontrollers. Computer Control Via PC Printer Port. Using the Basic Stamp. Using the BasicX Microcontroller. Using the OOPic Microcontroller. Remote Control Systems. Sensors and Navigation. Adding the Sense of Touch. Collision Avoidance and Detection. Robotic Eyes. Navigating Through Space. Fire Detection Systems. sound Output and Input. Experimenting with Tilt and Gravity Sensors. Tips, Tricks, and Tidbits for the Robot Expermimentor. Appendices.

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GOR001321446

ISBN 13

9780071362962

ISBN 10

0071362967

Title

Robot Builder's Bonanza by Gordon Mccomb

Author

Gordon Mccomb

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Year published

2000-10-16

Number of pages

720

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N/A

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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Robot Builder's Bonanza Gordon Mccomb

Robot Builder's Bonanza by Gordon Mccomb

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