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Product type Book

Published in Mar 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781804613177

Pages 334 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Robotics

Author (1):

Lukas Kaul

Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

Part 1: Selecting the Right Components for Your Robots

Chapter 1: Introducing Robotics and the Arduino Ecosystem

Chapter 2: Making Robots Perceive the World with Sensors

Chapter 3: Making Your Robot Move and Interact with the World with Actuators

Chapter 4: Selecting the Right Arduino Board for Your Project

Part 2: Writing Effective and Reliable Robot Programs for Arduino

Chapter 5: Getting Started with Robot Programming

Chapter 6: Understanding Object-Oriented Programming and Creating Arduino Libraries

Chapter 7: Testing and Debugging with the Arduino IDE

Part 3: Building the Hardware, Electronics, and UI of Your Robot

Chapter 8: Exploring Mechanical Design and the 3D Printing Toolchain

Chapter 9: Designing the Power System of Your Robot

Chapter 10: Working with Displays, LEDs, and Sound

Chapter 11: Adding Wireless Interfaces to Your Robot

Part 4: Advanced Example Projects to Put Your Robotic Skills into Action

Chapter 12: Building an Advanced Line-Following Robot Using a Camera

Chapter 13: Building a Self-Balancing, Radio-Controlled Telepresence Robot

Chapter 14: Wrapping Up, Next Steps, and a Look Ahead

Index

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