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Author Simon Monk
The world of Raspberry Pi is evolving quickly, with many new interface boards and software libraries becoming available all the time. In this cookbook, prolific hacker and author Simon Monk provides more than 200 practical recipes for running this tiny low-cost comp....
Release Date 2013/12 -
Author Ville Valtokari , Kimmo Karvinen , Tero Karvinen
Make: Sensors is the definitive introduction and guide to the sometimes-tricky world of using sensors to monitor the physical world. With dozens of projects and experiments for you to build, this book shows you how to build sensor projects with both Arduino and Rasp....
Release Date 2014/05 -
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 -
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 -
The Unofficial LEGO Technic Builder's Guide
Author Pawel Sariel Kmiec
The Unofficial LEGO Technic Builder's Guide is filled with building tips for creating strong yet elegant machines and mechanisms with the Technic system. Author Pawel "Sariel" Kmiec will teach you the foundations of LEGO Technic building, from simple machines to ad....
Release Date 2012/10 -
Getting Started with Adafruit FLORA
Author Tyler Cooper , Becky Stern
This book introduces readers to building wearable electronics projects using Adafruit's tiny FLORA board: at 4.4 grams, and only 1.75 inches in diameter, and featuring Arduino compatibility, it's the most beginner-friendly way to create wearable projects. This boo....
Release Date 2015/02 -
Author Kathy Ceceri
Making Simple Robots is based on one idea: Anybody can build a robot! That includes kids, English majors, school teachers, and grandparents. If you can knit, sew, or fold a flat piece of paper into a box, you can build a no-tech robotic part. If you can use a hot gl....
Release Date 2014/09 -
The LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 2
Author Megan H. Rothrock
Join Megs on a tour through the wide-ranging world of LEGO building in the second volume of The LEGO Adventure Book. Learn to build sleek spaceships, fearsome pirate galleys, fire-breathing dragons, fast cars, and much more.
Release Date 2013/11 -
Make a Raspberry Pi-Controlled Robot
Author Wolfram Donat
Make a Raspberry-Pi Controlled Robot teaches you how to build a capable and upgradeable personal robot for around $100. You'll learn how to control servos, respond to sensor input, and know where your bot is using GPS. You'll also learn many ways to connect to you....
Release Date 2014/11 -
Make: Raspberry Pi and AVR Projects
Author Lauren Orsini , Brian Corteil , Sjoerd Dirk Meijer , Clare Bowman , Cefn Hoile
As an incredibly cheap, credit-card sized computer, the Raspberry Pi is breaking down barriers by encouraging people of all ages to experiment with code and build new systems and objects; and this book provides readers with inspiring and insightful examples to explo....
Release Date 2014/11 -
Getting Started with Adafruit Trinket
Author Mike Barela
Arduino's ubiquity and simplicity has led to a gigantic surge in the use of microcontrollers to build programmable electronics project. Despite the low cost of Arduino, you're still committing about $30 worth of hardware every time you build a project that has an ....
Release Date 2014/10 -
Author Simon Monk
Beginning with the basics and moving gradually to greater challenges, this book takes you step-by-step through experiments and projects that show you how to make your Arduino or Raspberry Pi create and control movement, light, and sound. In other words: action!The ....
Release Date 2016/02 -
Author Rinie van Est , Lamber Royakkers
A social robot is a robot that interacts and communicates with humans or other autonomous physical agents by following social behaviors and rules attached to its role. We seem to accept the use of robots that perform dull, dirty, and dangerous jobs. But how far do ....
Release Date 2015/08 -
Author Warren W. Gay
You probably already know that the Raspberry Pi is an excellent teaching tool. If you want to teach Linux basics or Python programming or basic electronics, it's a great place to start. But what if you are an electronics engineer or a Linux systems administrator or....
Release Date 2014/08 -
Experimenting with Raspberry Pi
Author Warren W. Gay
Need some inspiration for your Raspberry Pi projects? Wondering how to work with Wii nunchucks, stepper motors, how to create a remote control panel? If you need guidance, Experimenting with Raspberry Pi is your own personal idea generator. Experimenting with Raspbe....
Release Date 2014/11 -
Raspberry Pi System Software Reference
Author Warren W. Gay
Raspberry Pi is Linux, but it's a unique flavor of Linux, specifically for the ARM-based Pi. Raspberry Pi Software Reference guides you through the boot process, including options for tweaking HDMI, memory, and other boot options. You'll learn the details of r....
Release Date 2014/11 -
Raspberry Pi Hardware Reference
Author Warren W. Gay
The Raspberry Pi is deceptively simple. Plug it in, boot it up, and use it as a personal computer, or attach a million gizmos and modules and invent something new and amazing. Either way, what it can actually do is not simple, and you should know exactly what the Ra....
Release Date 2014/11 -
Learn Raspberry Pi 2 with Linux and Windows 10, Second Edition
Author David Hows , Peter Membrey
Learn Raspberry Pi 2 with Linux and Windows 10 will tell you everything you need to know about working with Raspberry Pi 2 so you can get started doing amazing things. You'll learn how to set up your new Raspberry Pi 2 with a monitor, keyboard and mouse, and how t....
Release Date 2015/09 -
Program the Internet of Things with Swift for iOS
Author Manny de la Torriente , Gheorghe Chesler , Ahmed Bakir
Program the Internet of Things with Swift and iOS is a detailed tutorial that will teach you how to build apps using Apple’s native APIs for the Internet of Things, including the Apple Watch, HomeKit, and Apple Pay. This is the second book by Ahmed Bakir (author of....
Release Date 2015/12 -
MySQL for the Internet of Things
Author Charles Bell
This book introduces the problems facing Internet of Things developers and explores current technologies and techniques to help you manage, mine, and make sense of the data being collected through the use of the world’s most popular database on the Internet - MySQL....
Release Date 2016/02 -
Robot Building for Beginners, Third Edition
Author David Cook
""I wrote this book because I love building robots. I want you to love building robots, too. It took me a while to learn about many of the tools and parts in amateur robotics. Perhaps by writing about my experiences, I can give you a head start.""--David CookRobot....
Release Date 2015/09 -
Raspberry Pi IoT Projects: Prototyping Experiments for Makers
Author John C. Shovic
Build your own Internet of Things (IoT) projects for prototyping and proof-of-concept purposes. This book contains the tools needed to build a prototype of your design, sense the environment, communicate with the Internet (over the Internet and Machine to Machine c....
Release Date 2016/08