About The Book

Robots are amazing machines that can work on their own, They can be used in many places from space to deep underwater.Robots collect information about the world using devices called sensors.Many robots can move using wheels, tank tracks, or legs.

Table of contents

What is a robot?|Robot controllers|Robot arms|Robots big and small|Humanoid robots|Robot animals|Robot insects|Having fun|Robot explorers|Underwater robots|Robots in space|Farm robots|Robots At home|Rescue Robots|At your service|Spy robots|Robots Doctors|Sci-fi robots|Robot surprise!|Moving like Robots|

By:Clive Gifford (Author), Frank Picini (Illustrator)

Robot Builder's Bonanza, 4th Edition

Robot builders' paradise!

Exploring the world of robotics; Why build a robot; anatomy of a robot; Tools and techniques; Building tools and supplies; Setting up electronics shop; Building robots with the BASIC Stamp; Introduction to the BASIC Stamp; Building and using the BOE-Bot; BOE-Bot projects; LEGO-Based robotics; Building your first LEGO robot; Developing an RCX robot; Developing an NXT robot; Robot construction; Bodies and frames; Getting parts; Working with metal; Power and movement; Batteries; Selecting a motor; Moving your robot; DC fear motors; More about using RC motors; Control and decision making; Mechanical; Electronic circuitry; Interfacing robot electronics; Robot programming techniques; Motion control; Sensing the world; Touch and contact sensing; Distance sensing and measurement; Sensing orientation and placement; Detecting heat and light; Danger; Interacting with your robot; Lights and indicators; Sound output and input; Operating your robot via manual remote control; Advanced robotics; Build a robotic gripper; Build an articulated robot arm; Build a six-legged walking bot; Interfacing a PC to your robot; Using robotics to animate toys, costumes, and displays; Your first robot; Robot menagerie;: Collecting robots, toys, and art; Builder's clubs and competitions

By:Gordon McComb

Intermediate Robot Building

What you’ll learn

• How to build a robot from scratch
• Digital electronics and moderate machining
• How to use and integrate modern modules useful to all robots: power supplies, motor couplers, motor drivers (including H-bridges), opponent and obstacle detectors, and floor sensors.
• How to embrace and extend the base robot design
• How to use Roundabout, which operates with off-the-shelf brains, so that no programming is required
• How the additions of a microcontroller, configuration switches, and even a music module all come together as a final two-tier automaton showing a versatile Robot who is seemingly the master of its domain.

By:David Cook

Robot

Take a detailed look at the fascinating world of robots - from the earliest single-task machines to the advanced intelligence of robots with feelings. Young readers will be amazed to learn all that robots can do: perform delicate surgical operations, clean city sewers, work as museum tour guides, or even battle each other in combat. Find out how humans have created these mechanical minds and bodies.

By: Roger Bridgman

Robot Builder's Bonanza, Third Edition

• 30 completely new projects
• All projects have been revamped to be more customizable
• More visual -- illustrations of the final product are right at the beginning of the chapter

Everything you need to build from plans provided or create your own designs:

* Robot Basics * Construction Techniques * Computer and Electronic Control * Power, Motors, and Locomotion * Practical Robotics Projects * Sensors and Navigation * Robot Programming * Tips, Tricks, and Tidbits

BY: Gordon McComb (Author), Myke Predko (Author)

Robot Builder's Sourcebook

Over 2,500 Sources for Robot Parts

• A much-needed clearinghouse for information on amateur and educational robotics, containing over 2,500 listings of robot suppliers, including mail order and local area businesses.
• Contains resources for both common and hard-to-find parts and supplies.
• Features dozens of "sidebars" to clarify essential robotics technologies.
• Provides original articles on various robot-building topics.

By:Gordon McComb