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Author: Vince Wilczynski Publisher: Rockport Publishers ISBN: 1610601718 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 256
Book Description
Personal robots are about as advanced today as personal computers were on the eve of the first IBM PC in the early 1980s. They are still the domain of hobbyists who cobble them together from scratch or from kits, join local clubs to swap code and stage contests, and whose labor of love is setting the stage for a technological revolution. This book will deconstruct the 30 regional winning robot designs from the FIRST Robotics Competition in 2006. The FIRST Robotics Competition (held annually and co-founded by Dean Kamen and Woodie Flowers) is a multinational competition that teams professionals and young people to solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way. In 2005 the competition reached close to 25,000 people on close to 1,000 teams in 30 competitions. Teams came from Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Israel, Mexico, the U.K., and almost every U.S. state. The competitions are high-tech spectator sporting events that have gained a loyal following because of the high caliber work featured. Each team is paired with a mentor from such companies as Apple, Motorola, or NASA (NASA has sponsored 200 teams in 8 years). This book looks at 30 different robot designs all based on the same chassis, and provides in-depth information on the inspiration and the technology that went into building each of them. Each robot is featured in 6-8 pages providing readers with a solid understanding of how the robot was conceived and built. There are sketches, interim drawings, and process shots for each robot.
Author: Vince Wilczynski Publisher: Rockport Publishers ISBN: 1610601718 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 256
Book Description
Personal robots are about as advanced today as personal computers were on the eve of the first IBM PC in the early 1980s. They are still the domain of hobbyists who cobble them together from scratch or from kits, join local clubs to swap code and stage contests, and whose labor of love is setting the stage for a technological revolution. This book will deconstruct the 30 regional winning robot designs from the FIRST Robotics Competition in 2006. The FIRST Robotics Competition (held annually and co-founded by Dean Kamen and Woodie Flowers) is a multinational competition that teams professionals and young people to solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way. In 2005 the competition reached close to 25,000 people on close to 1,000 teams in 30 competitions. Teams came from Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Israel, Mexico, the U.K., and almost every U.S. state. The competitions are high-tech spectator sporting events that have gained a loyal following because of the high caliber work featured. Each team is paired with a mentor from such companies as Apple, Motorola, or NASA (NASA has sponsored 200 teams in 8 years). This book looks at 30 different robot designs all based on the same chassis, and provides in-depth information on the inspiration and the technology that went into building each of them. Each robot is featured in 6-8 pages providing readers with a solid understanding of how the robot was conceived and built. There are sketches, interim drawings, and process shots for each robot.
Author: Neal Bascomb Publisher: Crown ISBN: 0307588890 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 354
Book Description
A report on genius inventor Dean Kaman's FIRST program follows a team of brilliant, misfit high school students through the program's 2009 robotics competition, during which the teens under the guidance of a dedicated teacher confronted other hopefuls in stadiums throughout the country.
Author: Nancy Benovich Gilby Publisher: Cherry Lake ISBN: 163362434X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 32
Book Description
Makers of all ages are creating robots on their own. In this book, students learn more about this recent innovation through detailed explanations built to foster creativity and critical thinking. Fun, engaging text introduces readers to new ideas and builds on maker-related concepts they may already know. Additional tools, including a glossary and an index, help students learn new vocabulary and locate information.
Author: Vince Wilczynski Publisher: ISBN: 9780692540626 Category : Languages : en Pages : 248
Book Description
Similar to the information revolution that created instant access to data as a result of advancements in computers and digital communication, society is approaching a parallel development in the physical world: the arrival of the modern industrial revolution. The barriers to conceiving, producing, and controlling physical objects have been significantly reduced due to advancements in design software and manufacturing equipment. Traditionally these capabilities have been restricted to academic and industry research labs, but recent technology developments have extended these abilities to a much larger population. An increased interest in rapidly creating physical objects has resulted from developments in three key technologies: design software, manufacturing equipment, and integrated control systems. Intuitive computer-aided design (CAD) software programs enable users to quickly master the basic functions needed to design sophisticated mechanical systems. Once designed, physical devices can be manufactured with a variety of traditional and modern machines including three-dimensional (3D) printers, laser and plasma cutters, and computer controlled mills, lathes, and routers. Sensors that measure nearly any physical parameter can be easily integrated with microprocessor-based systems to monitor and control machine functions. Advancing from a sketch to a functioning object is a process in which more and more people, from a variety of backgrounds, are now participating. This book explores the technologies associated with modern and traditional methods for design, manufacturing, and control of robotic systems. Case studies illustrate methodologies that have been applied to design, manufacture, and control robotic systems designed for the 2015 FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®), the world's largest team-based program to interest high school students in pursuing careers in science, engineering, and technology. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 by inventor Dean Kamen to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology. Based in Manchester, N.H., the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity inspires young people to be science and technology leaders by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, technology, math, and engineering (STEM) skills; inspire innovation; and foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.
Author: Vineesh Kumar K K Publisher: Notion Press ISBN: 1947586750 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 76
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Make your First Robot will help students to build and program their first robot using Arduino. It starts with an introduction of the hardware and software required to build and program the robots. The concepts are explained with simple analogies. Detailed explanation of the functionalities and programming of each hardware component are given. Integration of all the hardware components and programs to make a fully functional robot is explained for a mini Path-finder and Robotic Arm. Inexpensive components are used to build these robots. This book will flourish your imagination to the next level of robotics.
Author: Maja J. Mataric Publisher: MIT Press ISBN: 026263354X Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 325
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A broadly accessible introduction to robotics that spans the most basic concepts and the most novel applications; for students, teachers, and hobbyists. The Robotics Primer offers a broadly accessible introduction to robotics for students at pre-university and university levels, robot hobbyists, and anyone interested in this burgeoning field. The text takes the reader from the most basic concepts (including perception and movement) to the most novel and sophisticated applications and topics (humanoids, shape-shifting robots, space robotics), with an emphasis on what it takes to create autonomous intelligent robot behavior. The core concepts of robotics are carried through from fundamental definitions to more complex explanations, all presented in an engaging, conversational style that will appeal to readers of different backgrounds. The Robotics Primer covers such topics as the definition of robotics, the history of robotics (“Where do Robots Come From?”), robot components, locomotion, manipulation, sensors, control, control architectures, representation, behavior (“Making Your Robot Behave”), navigation, group robotics, learning, and the future of robotics (and its ethical implications). To encourage further engagement, experimentation, and course and lesson design, The Robotics Primer is accompanied by a free robot programming exercise workbook that implements many of the ideas on the book on iRobot platforms. The Robotics Primer is unique as a principled, pedagogical treatment of the topic that is accessible to a broad audience; the only prerequisites are curiosity and attention. It can be used effectively in an educational setting or more informally for self-instruction. The Robotics Primer is a springboard for readers of all backgrounds—including students taking robotics as an elective outside the major, graduate students preparing to specialize in robotics, and K-12 teachers who bring robotics into their classrooms.
Author: First Robotics Publisher: Team 6202- (FIRST) ISBN: Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 126
Book Description
The first robotics competition manual. Is subject to change. *I DO NOT OWN THIS PROPERTY IT WAS CREATED AND IS OWNED BY FIRST ROBOTICS FRC COMPANY AND IS NOT TO BE SOLD FOR PROFITS OR SELF GAIN! DO NOT REUPLOAD FAULTY COPPIES* Thank You
Author: P. W. Singer Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1440685975 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 536
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“[Singer's] enthusiasm becomes infectious . . . Wired for War is a book of its time: this is strategy for the Facebook generation.” —Foreign Affairs “An engrossing picture of a new class of weapon that may revolutionize future wars. . .” —Kirkus Reviews P. W. Singer explores the greatest revolution in military affairs since the atom bomb: the dawn of robotic warfare We are on the cusp of a massive shift in military technology that threatens to make real the stuff of I, Robot and The Terminator. Blending historical evidence with interviews of an amazing cast of characters, Singer shows how technology is changing not just how wars are fought, but also the politics, economics, laws, and the ethics that surround war itself. Travelling from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan to modern-day "skunk works" in the midst of suburbia, Wired for War will tantalise a wide readership, from military buffs to policy wonks to gearheads.
Author: Robert Carlyle Taylor Publisher: ISBN: 9781734646283 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 470
Book Description
The First Robot President combines science fiction and political satire while addressing social and economic issues facing humanity in the 25th century. Recipient of the Reader Views' 2020/2021 Reviewer's Choice Awards Gold prize.
Author: Vince Wilczynski
Author: Vince Wilczynski
Author: Neal Bascomb
Author: Nancy Benovich Gilby
Author: Vince Wilczynski
Author: Vineesh Kumar K K
Author: Maja J. Mataric
Author: First Robotics
Author: P. W. Singer
Author: Robert Carlyle Taylor
Author: Isaac Asimov