Robot Building for Beginners
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Robot Building for Beginners
by Authors:
David Cook
Released: 18 January, 2002
ISBN: 1893115445
Paperback
Sales Rank: 10493
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Customer Review #1:
 Ok starter on electronics, but lacking on robot design
This is a fairly good book, and probably worthwhile for true beginners in this area. However, as someone else mentioned, the book spends a bit too much time on basic electronics and not enough time on real life robots. There is only one simple robot discussed. The book is also lacking on schematics and left me with a sense that I knew this stuff before I started reading it. However, I have a bit of experience with electronics so my view may be tainted. For electronics, there are better books, for robots there are better books. In all, Id say if you have learned basic electronics already, and simply want to learn more about robotics, this isnt the book for you. If you dont know anything about electronics, and simply want to see how to drive simple motors, and LEDs, and arent so interested in the detailed electronics, this book may be for you.
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Customer Review #2:
 A must-have!
This is a terrific book. I read it as it was novel. It is written in such way that you can start from the first and go to the last page without being bored once. It is also beautifully divided so you can use it as a reference book.David Cook did a great job while writing Robot Building for Beginners. It is perfect for an initiation to the robot building. Ive read other interesting books but this one has something special: everything is entirely covered for a single project. Other books tend to present a lot of projects but cant seem to concentrate on giving complete information. Robot Building for Beginners does provide all the information you need. Each time I was wondering "well, how about that?", David Cook was answering my question the next paragraph. There is a great amount of work in "what will a first-timer would be willing to learn after that". If you dont know anything or are willing to refresh your mind on electronics, the book is perfect. David Cook helps us getting to choose the right part, understanding what they do, how to correctly assemble the whole thing and so on. I just finish reading it and Im ready to build my first robot knowing how to avoid the common pitfalls and how to keep my first project simple, but complete and working. Its a perfect gift for someone who wants to build his/her first robot. Thanks to David Cook.
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Customer Review #3:
Robot Building for Beginners
Robot Building for Beginners - What a great beginners book!
When I ordered this book I wasnt too sure about what I was going to get but I did know that the authors web site www.robotroom.com is a robot builders paradise, so what the heck. What a great book!!!!! This book covers so much material based on early electronic theory, concepts, components, and breadboard configurations that you feel like you are sitting in an electronics class just soaking it all up! His text is broken into major sections covering electronic basics, equipment you will need to use, then he talks about the major components that will be used in the sandwich project "A line following robot". He lets you build each section of the robot in modules on an electric breadboard, which is great because you can see the circuit work, plus learn how the circuit functions, and make modifications to the circuit while not having to solder or unsolder components. He steps you through each section of the line following robot building each modules in order till you have the whole robot circuitry on the breadboard for testing. Later he shows you have to make the final robot product and put everything together soldered on a single circuit board. There is truly so much information here that the readers get way more than he pays for. It is easy to understand and humorous at the same time. He even covers calculations concerning voltage drops, load drops within the circuit, and power consumption. By the end of this book you will have completed the building of a real, authentic line following robot and have the knowledge to go onto bigger and better robot projects. After this book I recommend buying the Intermediate Robot builder book!! This is another great book from David Cook!
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