Further Reading
Interested in learning more about robotics? These books are available at most better bookstores,
as well as at many online bookstores, including Amazon (www.amazon.com), Barnes
and Noble (www.bn.com), and Fatbrain (www.fatbrain.com).
This appendix also lists several magazines of interest to the robot experimenter. Both
mailing and Internet addresses have been provided.
Contents
Hobby Robotics
LEGO Robotics and LEGO Building
Technical Robotics, Theory and Design
Artificial Intelligence and Behavior-Based Robotics
Mechanical Design
Electronic Components
Microcontroller/Microprocessor Programming and Interfacing
Electronics How-to and Theory
Power Supply Design and Construction
Lasers and Fiber Optics
Interfacing to Computer Systems
Magazines
Classic Robot Fiction
Build Your Own Robot!
Karl Lunt, A K Peters, ISBN: 1568811020
Robots, Androids, and Animatrons: 12 Incredible Projects You Can Build
John Iovine, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0070328048
The Personal Robot Navigator
Merl K. Miller, Nelson B. Winkless, Kent Phelps, Joseph H. Bosworth, A K Peters Ltd.,
ISBN: 188819300X (contains CD-ROM of robot navigation simulator)
123 Robotics Experiments for the Evil Genius
Myke Predko, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0071413596 (contains PCB for mounting a BS2/robot
electronics)
Applied Robotics
Edwin Wise, Howard W Sams & Co, ISBN: 0790611848
Muscle Wires Project Book
Roger G. Gilbertson, Mondo-Tronics, ISBN: 1879896141
Stiquito: Advanced Experiments with a Simple and Inexpensive Robot
James M. Conrad, Jonathan W. Mills Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, ISBN:
0818674083
Stiquito for Beginners: An Introduction to Robotics
James M. Conrad, Jonathan W. Mills IEEE Computer Society Press, ISBN: 0818675144
A.2 LEGO Robotics and LEGO Building
Dave Baum’s Definitive Guide to LEGO Mindstorms
Dave Baum, Apress, ISBN: 1893115097
Unofficial Guide to LEGO MINDSTORMS Robots
Jonathan B. Knudsen, O’Reilly & Associates, ISBN: 1565926927
Joe Nagata’s Lego Mindstorms Idea Book
No Starch Press, ISBN: 1886411409
LEGO Crazy Action Contraptions
Dan Rathjen, Klutz, Inc., ISBN: 1570541574
Extreme Mindstorms: An Advanced Guide to LEGO Mindstorms
Dave Baum et al., Apress, ISBN: 1893115097
A.3 Technical Robotics, Theory, and Design
Mobile Robots: Inspiration to Implementation
Joseph L. Jones, Anita M. Flynn, Bruce A. Seiger, A K Peters Ltd., ISBN: 1568810970
Sensors for Mobile Robots: Theory and Application
H. R. Everett, A K Peters Ltd., ISBN: 1568810482
Art Robotics: An Introduction to Engineering
Fred Martin, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0805343369
Robot Evolution: The Development of Anthrobotics
Mark Rosheim, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0471026220
Machines That Walk: The Adaptive Suspension Vehicle
Shin-Min Song, MIT Press, ISBN: 0262192748
Robot DNA, Various Titles
McGraw-Hill
Remote Control Robotics
Craig Sayers, Springer-Verlag, ISBN: 038798597
Artificial Vision for Mobile Robots: Stereo Vision and Multisensory Perception
Nicholas Ayache, Peter T. Sander, MIT Press, ISBN: 0262011247
A.4 Artificial Intelligence and
Behavior-Based Robotics
An Introduction to AI Robotics
Robin Murphy, MIT Press, ISBN: 0262522632
Robot: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mind
Hans Moravec, Oxford University Press, ISBN: 0195116305
Behavior-Based Robotics: Intelligent Robots and Autonomous Agents
Ronald C. Arkin, MIT Press, ISBN: 0262011654
Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Robots: Case Studies of Successful Robot Systems
David Kortenkamp, R. Peter Bonasso, Robin Murphy, MIT Press, ISBN: 0262611376
Cambrian Intelligence: The Early History of the New AI
Rodney Allen Brooks, MIT Press, ISBN: 0262522632
Vehicles: Experiments in Synthetic Psychology
Valentino Braitenberg, MIT Press, ISBN: 0262521121
Intelligent Behavior in Animals and Robots
David McFarland, Thomas Bosser, MIT Press, ISBN: 0262132931
Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements
Henry Brown, Astragal Press, ISBN: 1879335638
Mechanical Devices for the Electronics Experimenter
Britt Rorabaugh, Tab Books, ISBN: 0070535477
Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook, Second Edition
Nicholas P. Chironis, Neil Sclater, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0070113564
Home Machinist’s Handbook
Doug Briney, Tab Books, ISBN: 0830615733
A.6 Electronic Components
Electronic Circuit Guidebook: Sensors
Joseph J. Carr, PROMPT Publications, ISBN: 0790610981
Electronic Circuit Guidebook (various volumes)
Joseph J. Carr, PROMPT Publications,
Volume 1: Sensors; ISBN: 0790610981
Volume 2: IC Timers; ISBN: 0790611066
Volume 3: Op Amps; ISBN: 0790611317
Build Your Own Low-Cost Data Acquisition and Display Devices
Jeffrey Hirst Johnson, Tab Books, ISBN: 0830643486
A.7 Microcontroller/Microprocessor
Programming and Interfacing
123 PIC Microcontroller Experiments for the Evil Genius
Myke Predko, McGaw-Hill, ISBN: 0071451420
Programming and Customizing the BASIC Stamp Computer
Scott Edwards, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0079136842
Microcontroller Projects with BASIC Stamps
Al Williams, R&D Books, ISBN: 0879305878
The BASIC Stamp 2: Tutorial and Applications
Peter H. Anderson (author and publisher), ISBN: 0965335763
Programming and Customizing the Picmicro Microcontroller
Myke Predko, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0071361723
Design with Pic Microcontrollers
John B. Peatman, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0137592590
Microcontroller Cookbook
Mike James, Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN: 0750627018
Handbook of Microcontrollers
Myke Predko, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0079137164
Programming and Customizing the 8051 Microcontroller
Myke Predko, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0071341927
The 8051 Microcontroller
I. Scott MacKenzie, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0137800088
The Microcontroller Idea Book
Jan Axelson, Lakeview Research, ISBN: 0965081907
Programming and Customizing the Hc11 Microcontroller
Thomas Fox, McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, ISBN: 0071344063
AVR RISC Microcontroller Handbook
Claus Kuhnel Newnes ISBN: 0750699639
A.8 Electronics How-To and Theory
Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics
Stan Gibilisco, TAB Books, ISBN: 0071377301
McGraw-Hill Benchtop Electronics Handbook
Victor Veley, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0070674965
The TAB Electronics Guide to Understanding Electricity and Electronics
G. Randy Slone, Tab Books, ISBN: 0070582165
Electronic Components: A Complete Reference for Project Builders
Delton T. Horn, Tab Books, ISBN: 0830633332
The Forrest Mims Engineer’s Notebook
Forrest M. Mims, Harry L. Helms LLH Technology Pub, ISBN: 1878707035
Engineer’s Mini-Notebook (series)
Forrest M. Mims, Radio Shack
Logicworks 4: Interactive Circuit Design Software for Windows and Macintosh
Addison-Wesley, ISBN: 0201326825 (book and CD-ROM; includes software)
Beginner’s Guide to Reading Schematics
Robert J. Traister, Anna L. Lisk, Tab Books, ISBN: 0830676325
Printed Circuit Board Materials Handbook
Martin W. Jawitz, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0070324883
The Art of Electronics
Paul Horowitz, Winfield Hill, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 0521370957
Student Manual for the Art of Electronics
Paul Horowitz, T. Hayes, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 0521377099
A.9 Power Supply Design and Construction
DC Power Supplies
Joseph J. Carr, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 007011496X
Power Supplies, Switching Regulators, Inverters, and Converters
Irving M. Gottlieb, Tab Books, ISBN: 0830644040
Motors and Motor Control: Electric Motors and Control Techniques, Second Edition
Irving M. Gottlieb, ISBN: 0070240124
A.10 Lasers and Fiber Optics
Lasers, Ray Guns, and Light Cannons: Projects from the Wizard’s Workbench
Gordon McComb, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0070450358
Optoelectronics, Fiber Optics, and Laser Cookbook
Thomas Petruzzellis, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0070498407
Understanding Fiber Optics
Jeff Hecht, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0139561455
Laser: Light of a Million Uses
Jeff Hecht, Dick Teresi, Dover, ISBN: 0486401936
A.11 Interfacing to Computer Systems
Use of a PC Printer Port for Control & Data Acquisition
Peter H. Anderson (author and publisher), ISBN: 0965335704
The Parallel Port Manual Vol. 2: Use of a PC Printer Port for Control and Data
Acquisition
Peter H. Anderson (author and publisher), ISBN: 0965335755
Programming the Parallel Port
Dhananjay V. Gadre, R&D Books, ISBN: 0879305134
PC PhD: Inside PC Interfacing
Myke Predko, Tab Books, ISBN: 0071341862
PDA Robotics
Doug Williams, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0071417419
Real-World Interfacing with Your PC
James Barbarello, PROMPT Publications, ISBN: 0790611457
Robot Science and Technology
3875 Taylor Road, Suite 200, Loomis, CA 95650
Circuit Cellar Magazine
4 Park St., Vernon, Ct 06066
Servo Magazine
430 Princeland Court, Corona, CA 91719
Nuts & Volts Magazine
430 Princeland Court, Corona, CA 91719
Everyday Practical Electronics
Wimborne Publishing Ltd.
Allen House East Borough, Wimborne Dorset BH2 1PF United Kingdom
Elektor
A.13 Classic Robot Fiction
I, Robot
Isaac Asimov
Berzerker
Fred Saberhagen
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick
Tek War
William Shatner
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams