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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)

Visualizing your next robot

When we started this book, in Chapter 2, Exploring Robot Building Blocks - Code and Electronics, we first learned how to look at robots as a sketch. I suggested that you make quick drawings, as rough as you such as, with a pen, and then move on to more formal block and layout diagrams later.

Every robot starts with a bit of inspiration. Perhaps there is a competition you want to try, maybe you've seen something like another robot or an animal you want to mimic (crabs are fascinating!). Other inspirations may come from seeing an amazing new part or sensor, or wanting to learn/play with a new skill. You may even have made a list of amazing robots you want to try and build.

Before building a robot, make a short bullet-point list of what it will do, what sensors/outputs it will have, and what it might have to deal with. This lets you focus your efforts...