Robots, Androids, and Animatrons
John Iovine
McGraw-Hill
The time has come for you to bring a robot to life! With the plummeting costs of microcontrollers, quantum improvements and price reductions in other technologies, and the availability of a slew of exciting components in the electronics marketplace, theres never been a better time to explore the world of the nearly human. With the complete directions supplied by popular electronics author John Iovine in this revised Robots, Androids, and Animatrons, you can:- Build your first walking, talking, sensing, thinking robot- Create 12 working robotic projects, using the fully illustrated instructions provided- Get the best available introduction to robotics, motion control, sensors, and neural intelligence- Put together basic modules to build sophisticated bots of your own design- Construct a robotic arm that responds to your spoken commands- Build a realistic, functional robotic hand- Apply sensors to detect bumps, walls, inclines , and roads- Give your robot expertise and neural intelligence- Do all of this without programming or assembly language skills