Product Description

This is an introduction for the amateur to the ideas and concepts, both theoretical and practical, of robotics. It is divided into two sections. The first covers how and why robots work and how they are controlled. The second discusses how to make a simple two-legged humanoid robot that can be programmed to walk. There are no complicated formulae or equations to grapple with or complicated circuit diagrams to decipher, and you do not have to be a machinist or a programmer. The robot can be built quickly on a workbench or even a kitchen table, with a minimum number of handtools, and all the parts are easily available.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #192843 in Books
• Published on: 1998-12-31
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 198 pages

Customer Reviews

A truly great book for beginners
I bought this book knowing nothing about the workings or therory behind robotics. This book starts you off with a gentle history of the technology that makes robots possible and goes through all the theory of what a robot should be with regard to your needs. Once you are confident in the workings and software side of things part two of the book shows you how to build the robot pictured on the cover, giving all working dimensions of the robot, all the programmes needed to control it, plus even a list of suppliers where you can buy the components. All in all, a very interesting and easily understandable book which will be of benefit to anyone with a passing interest in robotics.

Excellent beginner's book
This book covers many aspects of robotics, with some good practical examples that anyone could try out.
It culminates in a simple walking bi-ped robot that you can build from parts out of any model shops. You can control it from your own PC or make it autonomous with its own on-board controller.
The book is written in an easy style without being full of jargon. Best of all, it's very inexpensive.
After reading this, I was inspired to set about building something for TV's TechnoGames.

Outdated and not relevant
This book just goes on about a robotic arm that was good about 10 years ago. It is outdated and not relevant to home/amateur robot makers.