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Practical Arduino Robotics

By : Lukas Kaul
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Practical Arduino Robotics

By: Lukas Kaul

Overview of this book

Every robot needs a “brain,” and the Arduino platform provides an incredibly accessible way to bring your Arduino robot to life. Anyone can easily learn to build and program their own robots with Arduino for hobby and commercial uses, making Arduino-based robots the popular choice for school projects, college courses, and the rapid prototyping of industrial applications! Practical Arduino Robotics is a comprehensive guide that equips you with the necessary skills and techniques that can be applied to various projects and applications, from automating repetitive tasks in a laboratory to building engaging mobile robots. Building on basic knowledge of programming and electronics, this book teaches you how to choose the right components, such as Arduino boards, sensors, and motors, and write effective code for your robotics project, including the use of advanced third-party Arduino libraries and interfaces, such as Analog, SPI, I2C, PWM, and UART. You'll also learn different ways to command your robots wirelessly, such as over Wi-Fi. Finally, with basic to advanced project examples, this book illustrates how to build exciting autonomous robots like a self-balancing telepresence robot. By the end of this book, you'll be able to design and create your own custom robots for a wide variety of applications.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
1
Part 1: Selecting the Right Components for Your Robots
6
Part 2: Writing Effective and Reliable Robot Programs for Arduino
10
Part 3: Building the Hardware, Electronics, and UI of Your Robot
15
Part 4: Advanced Example Projects to Put Your Robotic Skills into Action

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

This part helps you put your new Arduino and robotics skill into action by guiding you in detail through two exciting robotics projects: a line-following robot that uses a camera to identify a line on the ground, and a self-balancing robot that can carry a smartphone or tablet to provide a fun telepresence experience. These projects put many of the concepts and lessons from the earlier chapters to use, but will certainly teach you even more along the way. This part also contains a chapter with many ideas for the next steps on your journey to becoming an even more proficient roboticist.

This part has the following chapters:

  • 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