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BeagleBone Robotic Projects

You're reading from BeagleBone Robotic Projects Build and control robots that walk, swim, roll, and fly

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788293136

Length 230 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

BeagleBone

Concepts

Robotics

Author (1):

Richard Grimmett

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Table of Contents (11) Chapters

Preface

1. Getting Started with the BeagleBone Blue FREE CHAPTER

2. Programming the BeagleBone Blue

3. Making the Unit Mobile - Controlling Wheeled Movement

4. Avoiding Obstacles Using Sensors

5. Allowing Our BeagleBone Blue to See

6. Providing Speech Input and Output

7. Making the Unit Very Mobile - Controlling Legged Movement

8. Using a GPS Receiver to Locate Your Robot

9. By Land, By Sea, By Air

10. System Dynamics

Summary

Congratulations! You've completed the first stage of your journey. You have your BeagleBone Blue up and working--no gathering dust in the bin for this piece of HW. It is now ready to start connecting to all sorts of interesting devices in all sorts of interesting ways. One thing that is important to note: the system is not going to be nearly as stable as your PC or Mac. The HW and SW is new, but you'll be successful even though you might have to return and complete some steps again. In the next chapter you'll learn how to program the BeagleBone Blue, an excellent first step in your quest to create amazing projects.

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