You're reading from Practical Arduino Robotics A hands-on guide to bringing your robotics ideas to life using Arduino

Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781804613177

Length 334 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Arduino

Concepts

Robotics

Author (1):

Lukas Kaul

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Selecting the Right Components for Your Robots

2. Chapter 1: Introducing Robotics and the Arduino Ecosystem FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Making Robots Perceive the World with Sensors

4. Chapter 3: Making Your Robot Move and Interact with the World with Actuators

5. Chapter 4: Selecting the Right Arduino Board for Your Project

6. Part 2: Writing Effective and Reliable Robot Programs for Arduino

7. Chapter 5: Getting Started with Robot Programming

8. Chapter 6: Understanding Object-Oriented Programming and Creating Arduino Libraries

9. Chapter 7: Testing and Debugging with the Arduino IDE

10. Part 3: Building the Hardware, Electronics, and UI of Your Robot

11. Chapter 8: Exploring Mechanical Design and the 3D Printing Toolchain

12. Chapter 9: Designing the Power System of Your Robot

13. Chapter 10: Working with Displays, LEDs, and Sound

14. Chapter 11: Adding Wireless Interfaces to Your Robot

15. Part 4: Advanced Example Projects to Put Your Robotic Skills into Action

16. Chapter 12: Building an Advanced Line-Following Robot Using a Camera

17. Chapter 13: Building a Self-Balancing, Radio-Controlled Telepresence Robot

18. Chapter 14: Wrapping Up, Next Steps, and a Look Ahead

19. Index

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