JunkBots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels: Building Simple Robots With BEAM Technology

by David Hrynkiw

Publisher's Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Create a cool robot from scratch--in just a few hours! Ever wonder what to do with those discarded items in your junk drawer? Now you can use electronic parts from old Walkmans, spare remote controls, even paper clips to build your very own autonomous robots and gizmos. Get step-by-step instructions from the Junkbot masters for creating simple and fun self-guiding robots safely and easily using common and not-so-common objects from around the house--or within a quick shopping trip away. Using BEAM technology, ordinary tools, salvaged electronic bits, and the occasional dead toy, you'll be able to construct a solar-powered obstacle-avoiding device, engineer a mini-sumo-wrestling robot, build a motorized walking robot bug, and much more. So grab your screwdriver, raid that dumpster, and join the robot-building revolution!

Genres: Reference, Engineering, Robots

400 pages, Paperback

First published September 27, 2002

Reviews

[RJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Junkbots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels: Building Simple Robots with Beam Technology is a good starter book to assist a youngster in building simpler robots.

[Febry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Teach you about the BEAM concept and how to build a simple robot.
Well,.... the word "simple" is a little bit tricky especially if you don't have electrical engineering background.

One of the author: Mark Tilden is the one who teach me how to build my first robot.

Happy reading......

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Febry
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[to'c · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting take in small robots. Very in the style of Rodney Brooks. Cheap, fast, and out of control. Lots of ideas, lots of projects. The chapter on dumpster diving alone is worth the price of admission!

[Chuck]

This is the best father's day present ever...

[Calemyoung · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book definitely one of my favorites!!!
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43...#

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book about building autonomous insect like robots, out of garbage! Awesome!

[Deepak]

not read yet

[Daniel Maturana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pure, unadulterated fun.