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Raspberry Pi Robotic Projects
Raspberry Pi Robotic Projects

Raspberry Pi Robotic Projects: Work through a mix of amazing robotic projects using the Raspberry Pi Zero or the Raspberry Pi 3 , Third Edition

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Raspberry Pi Robotic Projects

Chapter 1. Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi

Welcome to the exciting world of Raspberry Pi! Since its introduction just a few years ago, it has gained a huge following of Do-It-Yourselfers, who use the small but versatile processor family to build a wide variety of projects, and for good reason. The entire set of Raspberry Pi offers a range of solid performance at a low cost. With the addition of inexpensive additional hardware and free, open source software, the Raspberry Pi can be used to produce a wide range of projects, including robots that can roll, walk, fly, and swim.

The Raspberry Pi can do amazing things, but first you'll need to understand how to access all of this capability. In this chapter, you'll learn about the following subjects:

  • Providing power to the board

  • Connecting a display, keyboard, and mouse

  • Loading and configuring the operating system

  • Configuring the board for remote access

There are several versions of the Raspberry Pi, but there are two versions that you can choose to do the projects in this book. The first is the Raspberry Pi Zero, the smallest and least expensive of the Raspberry Pi processor boards. It boasts a Broadcom BCM2835 application processor that features a 1 GHz ARM11 core and 512MB of LPDDR2 SDRAM. The board also has a microSD card slot, a mini HDMI socket for 1080p60 video output, micro USB sockets for data and power, and a 40-pin GPIO header in a small form factor.

The other choice is the Raspberry Pi 3, a slightly larger version, but with higher performance and more hardware connections built right into the board. The Raspberry Pi 3 offers a 1.2 GHz 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU (~3 x the performance of the Raspberry Pi Zero). In contrast to the Raspberry Pi Zero, it has a built-in microSD card slot, a standard HDMI socket for 1080p60 video output, a micro USB socket for power, a built-in four-port USB connector, and a 40-pin GPIO header. It also provides Integrated 802.11n wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.1. If you are not sure which board is right for you, it may make sense to read through this chapter, see how to power up and configure both, and then decide which is right for you.

Setting up the Raspberry Pi 3


The Raspberry Pi 3, with more hardware available as part of the standard product, is similar, but a bit easier to configure, than the Raspberry Pi Zero, since almost all the hardware you need is available right on the Raspberry Pi 3.

Here are the items you'll need to set up the Raspberry Pi 3:

  • A Raspberry Pi 3

  • A micro USB cable and power supply to provide power to the board

  • A display with an HDMI video input

  • A keyboard and mouse

  • A micro SD card - with at least 4 GB capacity

  • A micro SD card writer

  • Another computer that is connected to the Internet

Before you get started, let's get familiar with the Raspberry Pi 3. Here is an image of the hardware:

Here are the connections labeled for your information:

One of the first things you'll need to do is provide power for the board.

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Key benefits

  • Easy to follow instructions, yet the ones that help you build powerful robots, and exclusive coverage of mobile robots with the Pi Zero
  • Build robots that can run, swim and fly and the cutting-edge dimension of robotics that is possible with the Raspberry Pi Zero and Pi 3
  • Interact with your projects wirelessly and make sci-fi possible, right in your home

Description

This book will allow you to take full advantage of Raspberry Pi Zero and Raspberry Pi 3 by building both simple and complex robotic projects. The book takes a mission-critical approach to show you how to build amazing robots and helps you decide which board to use for which type of robot. The book puts a special emphasis on designing mobile (or movable) robots using the Raspberry Pi Zero. The projects will show inexpensive, yet powerful, ways to take full advantage. It will teach you how to program Raspberry Pi, control the movement of your robot, and add features to your robots.

Who is this book for?

This book is for hobbyists and programmers who are excited about using the Raspberry Pi 3 and Raspberry Pi Zero. It is for those who are taking their first steps towards using these devices to control hardware and software and write simple programs that enable amazing projects. No programming experience is required, Just a little computer and mechanical aptitude and the desire to build some interesting projects.

What you will learn

  • Control a variety of different DC motors
  • Add a USB webcam to see what your robot can see
  • Attach a projector to project information
  • Insert USB control hardware to control a complex robot with two legs
  • Include speech recognition so that your projects can receive commands
  • Add speech output to that the robot can communicate with the world around it
  • Include wireless communication so that you can see what the robot is seeing and control the robot from a distance

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Table of Contents

7 Chapters
Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Building Your Own Futuristic Robot Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Building a Wall-E Robot Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Building a Robotic Fish Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Creating a Robotic Hand with the Raspberry Pi Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
A Self-Balancing Robot Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Adding the Raspberry Pi to a Quadcopter Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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Great wealth of information.
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I really like the way this book is organized. It gives all of the information that would be needed for the projects described inside, among which are an interactive R2-D2, Wall-E, and others. If you have some previous experience with the pi, building these projects shouldn't be a problem. It gives a nice overview of a lot of different, modern tools that can be used on the platform. I'm using the information on Pocketsphinx (voice control), for example, right now in a separate project, and can say that it provides information much more concisely and effectively than online resources and addresses issues that are specific to implementation on a pi. For specific issues related to my project, I can still search out what I need online, but this book gives a great foundation. I highly recommend this book for those looking for a great overview of many of the current software and hardware tools that can be used on the raspberry pi and other GNU/Linux systems.
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I was very excited to get this book based on the description. I did note there were very few reviews for the two earlier editions (especially given the huge numbers of pi's out there) but I know not everyone writes reviews and not everyone is going to use their Pi for robotics. I was also confident because, after all, this was the 3rd edition.The promise of the description is not kept in the content. The promise of using a Kinect for vision? Somehow the author felt that was kept in five pages. Do this, do this, do that. Almost nothing inn terms of explanation and certainly nothing in the way of troubleshooting. If it doesn't work with the instructions (in other words, if the code supplied that you type in) didn't work - don't expect ANY help.True, the description includes the fact that it's less than 200 pages. Even basic OpenCV books run multiple hundreds of pages with no robotics thrown in. So, bad on me.The other issue is that it's from Packt publishers. This company is just a small step above the Kindle Unlimited tech titles. Whether they are self publishers or just completely lacking in any sort of author assistance, I don't know. Some titles are excellent and often they are the only publisher offering books on recent tech subjects. But many titles are put out with little or no editing. Many are released with, like this one, false or (like here) misleading descriptions. Often the English is so poor as to make the book unusable. Poor translations might work for some subjects but not for tech.Not to mention the prices for Packt titles are usually absurdly high for what you get.I checked out the sample chapter on kindle for this book, but like all Packt books, that means you get the table of contents.In this case, I'm surprised because I've read some of the author's work and it's usually high quality. Not sure if this is for the bucks or was rushed, but no way does it fulfill the promise of the description. I'm very disappointed.
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