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Linux Robotics: Programming Smarter Robots
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Robotics is becoming an increasingly popular field for hobbyists and professionals alike
The cost of the mechanics and electronics required to build a robot are low enough that almost anybody can afford it. The hardware that used to require government funding or a large university is now available to the average person. At the same time, programming is becoming a more common skill.
This book combines the most sophisticated parts of robotics and programming to fill a real gap in available information.Most robotics books today use microcontrollers as the “brains” of the robots. This approach is fine for smaller, less expensive projects, but has serious limitations. When attempting to build a robot with sophisticated movements, navigation abilities, vision, and picture-capturing abilities, it is better to use a single board computer (SBC) such as Linux as the controller.
Robotics is becoming an increasingly popular field for hobbyists and professionals alike
The cost of the mechanics and electronics required to build a robot are low enough that almost anybody can afford it. The hardware that used to require government funding or a large university is now available to the average person. At the same time, programming is becoming a more common skill.
This book combines the most sophisticated parts of robotics and programming to fill a real gap in available information.Most robotics books today use microcontrollers as the “brains” of the robots. This approach is fine for smaller, less expensive projects, but has serious limitations. When attempting to build a robot with sophisticated movements, navigation abilities, vision, and picture-capturing abilities, it is better to use a single board computer (SBC) such as Linux as the controller.
287 pages, Paperback
First published December 16, 2005
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March 5, 2021
This cover alot of topics which was fine but it didn't really go in depth in any of them. I think it would of been better if the author focus more on certain topics rather than cover a lot of them. I also think the way he set the book up was not that great because it was just he explaining how he made his robots and I didn't really like it very much.
The book did cover a few topics which j thought helpful such as neutral networks, though briefly, it was informative. It also explained pulse width modulation in a good way which I have used in previous projects but didn't really know what it actually was so this help.
Overall, I am glad I read but I was hoping for more.
The book did cover a few topics which j thought helpful such as neutral networks, though briefly, it was informative. It also explained pulse width modulation in a good way which I have used in previous projects but didn't really know what it actually was so this help.
Overall, I am glad I read but I was hoping for more.
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