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By: Edwin Wise;
312 Pages
There's a little mad scientist in all of us. When it comes out, some interesting and sometimes brilliant things can occur. Quite possibly, a robot with realistic behaviors and senses could come rolling out of the laboratories of your mind.
With Applied Robotics, you can fulfill your dreams of building a simple robot that reacts, moves and behaves much like the larger, more advanced systems you've seen working in manufacturing plants and guarding the hallways of warehouses.
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This book is designed to give the beginner a thorough and complete introduction into the field of robotics with simple projects and easy-to-read explanations. Detailed and extensive schematics, programs, and descriptions guide you through the challenges of building a working robot. You'll be introduced to all the issues surrounding robotic systems, including mechanical design, sensory systems, electronic control, and computer software intelligence. Along the way, you'll also learn about Fuzzy Logic and microcontroller systems, including serial and memory-mapped interfacing.
A complete parts list is given for each project, and almost all the parts can be obtained at Radio Shack. Some of the MCU projects that you come across may require some mail-ordering for necessary parts. Applied Robotics will have you building your own robots in no time, and who knows, maybe the knowledge you gain will help you build the next, more-advanced generation of robots walking, talking, and moving throughout the world.
A CD-ROM is included with sample programs, sample code, technical tools and specifications as well as data sheets on selected active devices.
About the Author:
Edwin Wise develops CAD/CAM software during the day, and explores the edges of Mad Science at night. He has written game software for Broderbund and Dynamix and manufacturing software for Point Control and Building Blocks, but always returns to his interest in robots and simulated intelligence after-hours. He is currently building a giant pneumatic robot named Boris, and looks forward to many more years of mad projects.
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