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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)

Setting up the Raspberry Pi Camera

We will first attach the camera to the pan-and-tilt assembly. We can then use a longer cable to wire the camera into the Pi.

When we have completed this installation, our robot block diagram will look like the following:

Our robot block diagram with the camera added

Attaching the camera to the pan and tilt mechanism

In Chapter 10, Using Python to Control Servo Motors, you added a pan-and-tilt mechanism to your robot. The camera will be mounted onto the front plate of this mechanism. There are brackets and kits, but they are not universally available. Feel free to use one of these if you can adapt it to the pan-and-tilt mechanism; if not, I have a few plans.

Building a robot requires...