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The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide
Author Allan Bedford
In The Unofficial LEGO® Builder's Guide, readers will discover everything from how to craft sturdy walls and a basic sphere to more advanced concepts such as scale and design. Illustrations demonstrate construction tips that can be applied to a wide variety of orig....
Release Date 2005/09 -
Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 06
Author Mark Frauenfelder
If you like to tweak, disassemble, recreate, and invent cool new uses for technology, you'll love MAKE, our quarterly publication for the inquisitive do-it-yourselfer.Every issue is packed with projects to help you make the most of all the technology in your life.....
Release Date 2006/05 -
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT: The Mayan Adventure
Author James Floyd Kelly
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT has hit the world by storm, giving you the ability to build your own robots and program them to perform all types of actions. What kind of robots? How about five exploratory robots, used to explore the newly discovered tomb of an ancient Mayan ki....
Release Date 2006/12 -
Extreme NXT: Extending the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT to the Next Level
Author Isabelle Hurbain , Philippe Philo Hurbain , Michael Gasperi
Extreme NXT: Extending the LEGO MIDSTORMS NXT to the Next Level is for intermediate-level users of NXT who would like to advance their capabilities by learning some of the basics of electronics. Plenty of examples are provided, and easy-to-follow instructions are in....
Release Date 2007/03 -
Building Robots with LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT
Author David Astolfo , Guilio Ferrari , Mario Ferrari
The Ultimate Tool for MINDSTORMS Maniacs The new MINDSTORMS kit has been updated to include a programming brick, USB cable, RJ11-like cables, motors, and sensors. This book updates the robotics information to be compatible with the new set and to show how sound, sig....
Release Date 2007/06 -
Robot Brains: Circuits and Systems for Conscious Machines
Author Pentti O. Haikonen
Haikonen envisions autonomous robots that perceive and understand the world directly, acting in it in a natural human-like way without the need of programs and numerical representation of information. By developing higher-level cognitive functions through the power ....
Release Date 2007/11 -
Programming Microsoft® Robotics Studio
Author Sara Morgan
Get the practical reference to programming robotic applications by using the Microsoft Robotics Studio. Ideal for programmers familiar with Windows�î based development using Microsoft Visual Studio�î and the Microsoft .NET Framework, this guide expertly il....
Release Date 2008/03 -
Author Jonathan Daudelin , James Floyd Kelly
FIRST LEGO League: The Unofficial Guide is the go-to source for coaches, teachers, parents, and students participating in the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) competition. Written for both rookie and experienced teams, the book covers a variety of topics, including team form....
Release Date 2008/08 -
Things Your PMO is Doing Wrong
Author Michael Hatfield
Things your PMO Is Doing Wrong delves into the common issues surrounding the success of a Project Management Office. Specifically, the publication reviews: •Common, but futile tactics used to try to advance project management and why they don’t work ....
Release Date 2008/10 -
Author Massimo Banzi
This valuable little book offers a thorough introduction to the open-source electronics prototyping platform that's taking the design and hobbyist world by storm. Getting Started with Arduino gives you lots of ideas for Arduino projects and helps you get going on t....
Release Date 2009/03 -
Extreme NXT: Extending the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT to the Next Level, Second Edition
Author Philippe “Philo” Hurbain , Michael Gasperi
Although LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT allows anyone to build complex inventions, there are limits to what you can do with what comes inside the box. This book shows you how to advance the NXT with more than 45 exciting projects that include creating a cool magic wand that wr....
Release Date 2009/11 -
Practical Arduino: Cool Projects for Open Source Hardware
Author Jonathan Oxer , Hugh Blemings
Create your own Arduino-based designs, gain in-depth knowledge of the architecture of Arduino, and learn the user-friendly Arduino language all in the context of practical projects that you can build yourself at home. Get hands-on experience using a variety of proje....
Release Date 2009/12 -
Lego Mindstorms™ NXT 2.0 for Teens
Author Jerry Lee Ford
Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 for Teens is a step-by-step guide to beginning programming and robotic development using Lego Mindstorms NXT. Instead of using computers to create and execute programs that run on the computer screen, Lego Mindstorms NXT lets programmers and ....
Release Date 2010/01 -
The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 Discovery Book
Author Laurens Valk
From the creative mind of author, robotics instructor, and frequent NXT Step Blog contributor Laurens Valk, The LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT 2.0 Discovery Book is packed with building and programming instructions for eight innovative robots.
Release Date 2010/05 -
Lego Mindstorms NXT-G Programming Guide, Second Edition
Author James Floyd Kelly
James Kelly'sLEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming Guide, Second Edition is a fountain of wisdom and ideas for those looking to master the art of programming LEGO's MINDSTORMS NXT robotics kits. This second edition is fully-updated to cover all the latest features and....
Release Date 2010/06 -
Author Gary Mazo , Martin Trautschold
On the Way to the Web: The Secret History of the Internet and Its Founders is an absorbing chronicle of the inventive, individualistic, and often cantankerous individuals who set the Internet free. Michael A. Banks describes how the online population created a new ....
Release Date 2010/06 -
The Art of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming
Author Terry Griffin
The Art of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming teaches you how to create powerful programs using the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT programming language, NXT-G. You'll learn how to program a basic robot to perform tasks such as line following, maze navigation, and object detect....
Release Date 2010/08 -
Winning Design!: LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Design Patterns for Fun and Competition
Author James J. Trobaugh
Winning Design! LEGO Mindstorms NXT Design Patterns for Fun and Competition is about design that works. It's about building with LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT for fun, for education, but especially for competition. Author James Trobaugh is an experienced coach and leader in ....
Release Date 2010/12 -
Author Michael McRoberts
In Beginning Arduino you will learn all about the popular Arduino microcontroller by working your way through an amazing set of 50 cool projects. You'll progress from a complete beginner regarding Arduino programming and electronics knowledge to intermediate skills....
Release Date 2010/12 -
Make: Arduino Bots and Gadgets
Author Kimmo Karvinen , Tero Karvinen
Want to build your own robots, turn your ideas into prototypes, control devices with a computer, or make your own cell phone applications? It's a snap with this book and the Arduino open source electronic prototyping platform. Get started with six fun projects and ....
Release Date 2011/03 -
Author Michael Margolis
Create your own toys, remote controllers, alarms, detectors, robots, and many other projects with the Arduino device. This simple microcontroller board lets artists and designers build a variety of amazing objects and prototypes that interact with the physical world....
Release Date 2011/03 -
Robot Builder's Bonanza, 4th Edition, 4th Edition
Author Gordon McComb
The Bestselling Robotics Book--Now with New Projects and Online Tools! "Amazing...should be required reading for any budding robot builder!" -GeekDad, Wired.com Have fun while learning how to design, construct, and use small robots! This richly illustrated guide of....
Release Date 2011/04 -
Electric Motor Maintenance and Troubleshooting, 2nd Edition, 2nd Edition
Author Augie Hand
A fully up-to-date, hands-on guide to electric motorsKeep electric motors running at peak performance! Electric Motor Maintenance and Troubleshooting, Second Edition explains in detail how all types of AC and DC motors work. Essential for anyone who needs to buy, i....
Release Date 2011/07 -
Author Harald Molle , Josh Adams , John-David Warren
This book will show you how to use your Arduino to control a variety of different robots, while providing step-by-step instructions on the entire robot building process. You'll learn Arduino basics as well as the characteristics of different types of motors used in....
Release Date 2011/07 -
Author Brian Evans
Beginning Arduino Programming provides a clear introduction to writing Arduino code, building your skills with Arduino through a series of well-designed hardware and software building blocks. Once you have read this book, you'll be ready to program Arduino in exact....
Release Date 2011/09 -
Author Alasdair Allan
Turn your iPhone or iPad into the hub of a distributed sensor network with the help of an Arduino microcontroller. With this concise guide, you’ll learn how to connect an external sensor to an iOS device and have them talk to each other through Arduino. You’ll also ....
Release Date 2011/09 -
Getting Started with Arduino, 2nd Edition
Author Massimo Banzi
Get a thorough introduction to the open-source electronics prototyping platform that's takien the design and hobbyist world by storm. Updated to cover the latest Arduino hardware, the second edition of Getting Started with Arduino gives you lots of ideas for projec....
Release Date 2011/09 -
Author Michael Nielsen
In Reinventing Discovery, Michael Nielsen argues that we are living at the dawn of the most dramatic change in science in more than 300 years. This change is being driven by powerful new cognitive tools, enabled by the internet, which are greatly accelerating scient....
Release Date 2011/10 -
Author Dale Wheat
Arduino Internals guides you to the heart of the Arduino board. Author Dale Wheat shares his intimate knowledge of the Arduino board—its secrets, its strengths and possible alternatives to its constituent parts are laid open to scrutiny in this book. You'll learn t....
Release Date 2011/11