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Learning robotics by yourself isn't easy, but it helps when the encouragement comes from an expert who's spent years in the field.
Not only does Author David Cook assist you in understanding the component parts of robot development,
but he also presents valuable techniques that prepare you to achieve new discoveries on your own.
Cook begins with the anatomy of a homemade robot and gives you the best advice on how to proceed successfully.
General sources for tools and parts are provided in a consolidated list, and specific parts are recommended throughout the book.
Also, basic safety precautions and essential measuring and numbering systems are promoted throughout.
Specific tools and parts covered include digital multimeters, motors, wheels, resistors, LEDs,
photoresistors, transistors, chips, gears, nut drivers, batteries, and more.
Robot Building for Beginners is an inspiring book that provides an essential base
of practical knowledge for anyone getting started in amateur robotics.
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Covering multiple techniques and featuring hands-on examples for practical application of AI in robotics,
games, and the Web -- complete with plenty of sample Java code, this book is great for game and applications programmers,
robotic hobbyists, and artificial intelligence enthusiasts who want to bypass the heavy-duty math.
* Introduces readers to the techniques of AI, then uses Java to fully illustrate them
* Heavy emphasis on "simulated intelligence" -- the biologically inspired forms of AI
* Sample problems include: balancing an inverted pole, predator/prey simulations, text interaction with humans (online tutorials, help desk, etc.)
* Includes Java code that can be used in a host of areas such as games, robotics, web agents, etc.
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In this uncomfortably humorous survival guide, Wilson, a Ph.D. candidate at the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University,
reminds readers that "any machine could rebel, from a toaster to a Terminator,"
and though the forms our future robot enemies may take are manifold,
they each have exploitable weaknesses that, fortuitously, match our natural human strengths.
So, if a two-legged android gives chase, seek out a body of water,
as "most robots will sink in water or mud and fall through ice."
It also may be a good idea to carry around a pair of welder's goggles,
as lasers will likely be robot attackers' weapons of choice, and even a weak laser can cause blindness.
Options for fighting back are plentiful, though not everyone will be relieved to learn
the standard kitchen microwave can be retrofitted into a radiation gun that can destroy electronics and "cook human flesh."
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