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Mastering Arduino

You're reading from   Mastering Arduino A project-based approach to electronics, circuits, and programming

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788830584
Length 372 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Jon Hoffman Jon Hoffman
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Table of Contents (23) Chapters Close

Preface The Arduino FREE CHAPTER Basic Electronics Circuit Diagrams Basic Prototyping Arduino IDE Programming the Arduino - The Basics Programming the Arduino - Beyond the Basics Motion Sensor Environment Sensors Obstacle Avoidance and Collision Detection Fun with Lights Fun with Sound Using LCD Displays Speech Recognition and Voice Synthesizing DC Motors and Motor Controllers Servo Motors Using a Relay Remotely Controlling the Arduino Creating a Robot Bluetooth LE Bluetooth Classic Another Book You May Enjoy

Creating a Robot

When I first started working with development boards like the Arduino, my initial goal was to build a robot. However, I had no idea where to start. I had so many questions, what is a good body style for the robot? What motors should I use? How do I power the robot? Do I need a separate power source for the motors? How does object avoidance work? This chapter is written to help answer a lot of these question for you and to show you that after reading the previous chapters in this book, you now have enough knowledge to design and build your own robot.

In this chapter, we will discuss:

  • How we can use what we learned in this book to create a fully-working robot
  • A range of additional tips and hints that will help you with your projects
  • What are the other projects we can build with the Arduino beyond this book

We will finish the chapter by challenging you to create...

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