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by Behnam Salemi
Robot Building for Teens
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 THE RUNAWAY ROBOT, OR BUG-LIKE INTELLIGENCE
INTRODUCING BUG-LIKE ROBOT (BUG BOT)
BUILDING BUG BOT
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 2 BUILT-IN INTELLIGENCE
INTRODUCING THE BRAITENBERG VEHICLE ROBOT (BV-BOT)
BUILDING BV-BOT
EXPERIMENTING WITH BV-BOT
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 3 SENSING AND ACTING
A REVIEW OF BUG BOT AND BV-BOT CAPABILITIES
IMAGINATION CORNER
SENSING DEVICES FOR ROBOTS
ACTING DEVICES FOR ROBOTS
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 4 DIGITAL BRAIN
INTRODUCING DIGITAL BRAIN ROBOT (DB-BOT)
BUILDING DB-BOT
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 5 PROGRAMMING THE DB-BOT
A PROGRAMMER’S VIEW OF THE MICRO-CONTROLLER
SETTING UP THE PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT
CONTROLLING THE LED
READING DISTANCE SENSOR VALUES
PROGRAMMING THE RC SERVOS
GOING FOR A STROLL
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 6 WHO ELSE IS USING DIGITAL BRAINS?
ASIMO HUMANOID ROBOT
AUTONOMOUS CARS
AUTONOMOUS VACUUM CLEANERS
MARS ROVERS
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 7 EXTENDING DB-BOT
SIGNALING THE LED WHEN OBSTACLES ARE DETECTED
MAKING PROGRAMS MORE READABLE
ADDING A LIGHT SENSOR TO DB-BOT
PROGRAMMING THE LIGHT SENSOR
THE NIGHT PATROL ROBOT
IDEAS TO MAKE THE DB-BOT SMARTER
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 8 ROBOTIC APPLICATIONS AND NEW DIRECTIONS
INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS
MEDICAL ROBOTS
FLYING ROBOTS
UNDERWATER ROBOTS
SERVICE ROBOTS
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 9 WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS
EXTENDED AUTONOMY
PEOPLE AND ROBOTS GET CLOSER
INTUITIVE INTERACTION WITH ROBOTS
ROBOT LEARNING
HUMAN-LIKE ROBOTS
MILITARY ROBOTS
SMALL ROBOTS
ROBOT ORGANIZATIONS
THE SOCIAL EFFECTS OF ROBOTS
SUMMARY
APPENDIX A PARTS LIST
APPENDIX B USING A FOUR AA BATTERY HOLDER FOR DB-BOT
INDEX
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R
OBOT
B
UILDING FOR
T
EENS
B
EHNAM
S
ALEMI
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