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Learn Robotics Programming

By : Danny Staple
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Learn Robotics Programming

By: Danny Staple

Overview of this book

We live in an age where the most difficult human tasks are now automated. Smart and intelligent robots, which will perform different tasks precisely and efficiently, are the requirement of the hour. A combination of Raspberry Pi and Python works perfectly when making these kinds of robots. Learn Robotics Programming starts by introducing you to the basic structure of a robot, along with how to plan, build, and program it. As you make your way through the book, you will gradually progress to adding different outputs and sensors, learning new building skills, and writing code for interesting behaviors with sensors. You’ll also be able to update your robot, and set up web, phone, and Wi-Fi connectivity in order to control it. By the end of the book, you will have built a clever robot that can perform basic artificial intelligence (AI) operations.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)

Assembling the base

Let's build! Assuming you bought a chassis similar to mine, you will be able to assemble it with these steps; for a completely different chassis, I strongly recommend consulting their documentation for assembly instructions. You will have a collection of parts covered in a layer of paper. This is to prevent the plastic from getting scratches, and can be safely removed. You can do this by getting a nail under it, or failing that, a craft knife. It's not essential to remove it, but a robot looks better without it. The next diagram shows how:

Removing the protective backing from robot parts

For a kit with a plastic motor bracket, you should now have parts like those shown in the following photo:

Robot kit parts

In the kit, you should have the following:

  • Two wheels.
  • Two encoder wheels.
  • Two motors, with the wires.
  • A castor wheel.
  • The screws and brass...