You're reading from Learn Robotics Programming Build and control cutting-edge AI robots with Raspberry Pi and Python

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2026

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803246987

Length 740 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

Raspberry Pi

Concepts

Robotics

Author (1):

Danny Staple

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Table of Contents (28) Chapters

Preface

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1. Part 1: The Basics – Preparing for Robotics

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Robotics FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Exploring Robot Building Blocks – Code and Electronics

4. Chapter 3: Preparing a Headless Raspberry Pi for a Robot

5. Chapter 4: Protecting Robot Code with Git

6. Part 2: Building an Autonomous Robot – Connecting Sensors and Motors to a Raspberry Pi

7. Chapter 5: Building Robot Basics – Wheels, Power, and Wiring

8. Chapter 6: Drive and Turn – Moving Motors with MQTT and Python

9. Chapter 7: Driving the Robot with a Phone and Python

10. Chapter 8: Programming Distance Sensors with Python

11. Chapter 9: Avoiding Obstacles with Distance Sensors

12. Chapter 10: Using Python to Control Servo Motors

13. Chapter 11: Programming Encoders with Python

14. Chapter 12: Encoder-Based Localisation with Python

15. Chapter 13: IMU-Based Robot Navigation with Python

16. Part 3: Hearing and Seeing – Giving a Robot Intelligent Sensors

17. Chapter 14: Robot Vision – Using a Pi Camera and OpenCV

18. Chapter 15: Line-Following with a Camera in Python

19. Chapter 16: Voice Control AI on a Robot with Python

20. Chapter 17: Robot Localisation and Sensor Fusion with Python

21. Part 4: Taking Robotics Further

22. Chapter 18: Taking Your Robot Programming Skills Further

23. Chapter 19: Unlock Access to the Code Bundle and the PDF Version

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24. Other Books You May Enjoy

25. Index

Appendix A: Shopping for Robot Parts

1. Appendix B: Command Cheat Sheet

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Before we get started, make sure you have the following parts:

The robot with the Raspberry Pi built in the previous chapters
Digital caliper
Tape measure or ruler

You can download the example project and code for this book by following the instructions in the Download the example code files section in the Preface of this book.

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