- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Welcome Robot Inventor!
- Chapter 2: Where to Obtain Tools and Parts
- Chapter 3: Safety
- Benefiting from Age and Experience
- Following Instructions
- Donning Safety Glasses
- Wearing Other Safety Clothes
- Insuring Adequate Ventilation
- Storing Properly
- Washing Before Eating
- Avoiding Nasty Elements
- Shocking
- Steering Clear of Dangerous Robots
- Sizing Up Motors
- Lighting Up
- Staying Rested and Level-Headed
- Chapter 4: Digital Multimeter
- Chapter 5: Numbers and Units
- Chapter 6: Robot Line-Following
- Chapter 7: Nine-Volt Batteries
- Chapter 8: Clips and Test Leads
- Chapter 9: Resistors
- Chapter 10: LEDs
- Chapter 11: Power On!
- Chapter 12: Solderless Prototyping
- Chapter 13: Solderless Breadboard Setup
- Chapter 14: Variable Resistors
- Potentiometers
- Variable Brightness LED Circuit
- Brightness Balancing Circuit
- Cadmium-Sulfide Photoresistors
- Light-Controlled Circuit
- Balanced Brightness-Sensing Circuit
- Part List for Balanced Brightness-Sensing Circuit
- Brightness-Sensing Pairs
- Matching Photoresistors
- Resistance-Balancing Potentiometer
- Current-Limiting Resistor
- Test Points
- Converting Resistance to Voltage with a Voltage Divider
- Building the Balanced Brightness-Sensing Circuit
- Inability to Balance the Brightness-Sensing Circuit
- Chapter 15: Comparators
- Chapter 16: Transistor Switches
- Chapter 17: DC Motors
- How DC Motors Work
- Simple DC Motor Circuit
- Primary Characteristics of DC Motors
- Rotational Speed Characteristic of DC Motors
- Torque Characteristic of DC Motors
- Voltage Characteristic of DC Motors
- Current Characteristic of DC Motors
- Efficiency Characteristic of DC Motors
- Audible Noise Characteristic of DC Motors
- Electrical Noise Characteristic of DC Motors
- Mass Characteristic of DC Motors
- Dimension Characteristic of DC Motors
- Summarizing the Characteristics of DC Motors
- DC Gearhead Motors
- Moving Forward
- Chapter 18: Adding Gearhead Motors
- Chapter 19: Wheels
- Chapter 20: Coupler
- Chapter 21: Soldering Equipment
- Chapter 22: Soldering and Connecting
- Chapter 23: The Motherboard
- Chapter 24: Body Building
- Chapter 25: Launching the Line-Follower
- Chapter 26: Smoother, Smaller, Cheaper
- Chapter 27: Encore
- Robot Components
- Logic Chips
- Microcontrollers
- Voltage Regulators
- Capacitors
- Solar Power
- Resistor Networks
- Pushbuttons
- DIP Switches
- Jumpers and Shorting Blocks
- Tilt Sensor
- Temperature Sensors
- Touch Sensors
- Object Detection and Infrared Remote Control
- Distance and Object Sensor
- Oscillators and Crystals
- Sound
- Relays
- Adding Gears
- Servos
- Encoders—Determining Wheel Speed
- Displays
- Wireless Data and Control
- Everyday Challenges
- Contests
- The Great Wide Open
- Robot Components
- Appendix A: Appendix A
- Appendix B: Appendix B
- Index
This is dedicated to everyone, regardless of age, who chooses to learn about science.
You’re the reason I continue to write.
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