Insectronics : Build Your Own Walking Robot - $19.95
 By
Karl Williams
Build the baddest bug in town! It walks on six
legs, possesses artificial intelligence, utilizes state of the art
technology, and is incredibly inexpensive to build. Provides step by step
plans.
Includes a chapter on PICBASIC PRO™ Compiler and EPIC™
Programmer. Program examples throughout the
book are written for the PICBASIC PRO Compiler.
From the Inside Flap:
BUILD THE BADDEST BUG IN TOWN!
IT WALKS ON SIX LEGS, POSSESSES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, UTILIZES
STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY, AND IS INCREDIBLY INEXPENSIVE TO BUILD!
This complete project book delivers all the step-by-step plans you need
to construct your own six-legged insect-like robot that walks and actually
responds to its environment. Using inexpensive off-the-shelf parts
hobbyists can "build a better bug" and at the same time have
loads of fun honing their knowledge of mechanical construction,
programming, microcontroller use, and artificial intelligence.
Written by an award-winning robotics expert, Insectronics:
- Fully explains PIC® programming, use of sensors, and robot
intelligence
- Details tools and materials
- Covers obstacle avoidance, sonar room mapping, finding the best
route, and maze solving
- Features an informative chapter on software that covers coordinating
the servo motors for walking, monitoring infrared and sonar sensors,
and controlling the output of sound and light emitting diodes
- Includes a comprehensive chapter on robotic grippers
- Explains how to implement radio remote control to operate the robot
up to 1 mile away
- Shows you how to give your robot unique personalized features
- Tells you how to get it all done on a shoestring budget
If you want to the follow the lead of robotics experts who are looking
to insects for structural inspiration – and have hours of amusement –
Insectronics belongs in your home workshop.
From the Back Cover:
BUILD THE BADDEST BUG IN TOWN!
IT WALKS ON SIX LEGS, POSSESSES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, UTILIZES
STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY, AND IS INCREDIBLY INEXPENSIVE TO BUILD!
This complete project book delivers all the step-by-step plans you need
to construct your own six-legged insect-like robot that walks and actually
responds to its environment. Using inexpensive off-the-shelf parts
hobbyists can build a better bug and at the same time have loads of fun
honing their knowledge of mechanical construction, programming,
microcontroller use, and artificial intelligence.
Written by an award-winning robotics expert, Insectronics:
- Fully explains PIC programming, use of sensors, and robot
intelligence
- Details tools and materials
- Covers obstacle avoidance, sonar room mapping, finding the best
route, and maze solving
- Features an informative chapter on software that covers
coordinating the servo motors for walking, monitoring infrared and
sonar sensors, and controlling the output of sound and light emitting
diodes
- Includes a comprehensive chapter on robotic grippers
Explains how to implement radio remote control to operate the robot up
to 1 mile away
- Shows you how to give your robot unique personalized features
- Tells you how to get it all done on a shoestring budget
If you want to the follow the lead of robotics experts who are looking
to insects for structural inspiration – and have hours of amusement – Insectronics
belongs in your home workshop.
272 pages |
