Gareth Branwyn does a solid job of delivering on the title’s promise. The book includes a brief history of the field, followed by some basic theory. But for the most part it’s pure tech guide, introducing the tools of the trade (or at least the hobby) and then supplying the step-by-step for three robot projects of progressive difficulty.
Good, I have not done the projects yet. But I picked up one of the recommend reading books about electricity (will post name when I have a chance) and I have down some Soldering (the book states practice practice practice) plus I need to by tools in the future to help with the projects. I will get back to that.