Robot Building for Beginners

• Main Author: Cook, David (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress, 2010.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer Science.; Computer Science, general.

“I wrote this book because I love building robots. I want you to love building robots, too. It took me a while to learn about many of the tools and parts in amateur robotics. Perhaps by writing about my experiences, I can give you a head start.” —David Cook Robot Building for Beginners, Second Editi...

Table of Contents:

• Welcome Robot Inventor!
• Where to Obtain Tools and Parts
• Safety
• Digital Multimeter
• Numbers and Units
• Robot Line-Following
• Nine-Volt Batteries
• Clips and Test Leads
• Resistors
• LEDs
• Power On!
• Solderless Prototyping
• Solderless Breadboard Setup
• Variable Resistors
• Comparators
• Transistor Switches
• DC Motors
• Adding Gearhead Motors
• Wheels
• Coupler
• Soldering Equipment
• Soldering and Connecting
• The Motherboard
• Body Building
• Launching the Line-Follower
• Encore.