Section 2: Building an Autonomous Robot – Connecting Sensors and Motors to a Raspberry Pi

In this section, we will build a robot and use code to get it to move. We will also connect sensors and motors to a controller and write code for basic autonomous behaviors.

This part of the book comprises the following chapters:

• Chapter 6, Building Robot Basics – Wheels, Power, and Wiring
• Chapter 7, Drive and Turn – Moving Motors with Python
• Chapter 8, Programming Distance Sensors with Python
• Chapter 9, Programming RGB Strips in Python
• Chapter 10, Using Python to Control Servo Motors
• Chapter 11, Programming Encoders with Python
• Chapter 12, IMU Programming with Python