Build Your Own Combat Robot - Brossura

Miles, Pete; Carroll, Tom

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0072194642 ISBN 13: 9780072194647

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2002

Riassunto

Create your own powerful battling robot from start to finish using this easy-to-follow manual. Robotics experts Pete Miles and Tom Carroll explain the science and technology behind robots, and show you what materials you need to build and program a robot for home, school, and competition.

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L'autore

Pete Miles (Graham, WA) has worked in robotics for over 12 years. He holds a Master's degree in mechanical engineering and is currently working as Senior Research Engineer in advanced machining technologies for Ormond LLC in Kent, WA. Miles is active with the Seattle Robotics Society and was recently appointed to the SRS Board of Directors.

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Experience the excitement of building your own champion battling bot!

Build a powerful and invincible robot--for full-blown competition or just for fun--using this authoritative robot resource. This team of experts gives you an inside look at the innovative new world of robotic combat, explaining the origins of the sport as well as all the elements that go into constructing a fighting robot. You'll learn technical basics from motors and wiring to locomotion, and read builders' true stories from the front lines of robot competition. Whether or not you're mechanically-minded, you'll find this book both entertaining and informative. Fully capturing the spirit of the sport, this detailed guide shows you how an imagination and a few bits of metal can start you on your way to constructing your own champion bot.

• Plan, design, and build your own battling robot
• Discover how electric motors work and choose the right type for your design
• Learn about both wheeled and walking robots
• Incorporate creative weapons and armor on your bot--learn the pros and cons of spinning hammers, jabbing spikes, buzzing saw blades, and more
• Minimize radio interference--so you can effectively control your bot to do what you want, when you want
• Understand what goes into building fully autonomous robots
• Save money on parts and equipment by enlisting help from company sponsors
• Read true stories from combat roboteers and learn which types of constructions work and which don't

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0072194642
• ISBN 13: 9780072194647
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 404
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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