Making Simple Robots by Ceceri, Kathy -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Making Simple Robots Preface

Conventions Used in This Book Using Code Examples Safari® Books Online How to Contact Us Acknowledgments

Introduction

What Is a Simple Robot? What’s in This Book? How Are Projects Laid Out?

1. Robots Made from Interesting Materials

Project: Make Actuated Paper

What It Does Where It Came From How It Works Making the Project Project Parameters What You Need to Know

Gather Your Materials Directions

Project: Make an Inflatable Robot

What It Does Where It Came From How It Works Making the Project Project Parameters What You Need to Know

Gather Your Materials Directions

2. Robots That Get Around

Project: Make a Compressible Tensegrity Robot

What It Does Where It Came From How It Works Making the Project Project Parameters What You Need to Know Gather Your Materials Directions

Project: Design a Wheel-Leg Hybrid

What It Does Where It Came From How It Works How Does a 3D Printer Work? Making the Project Project Parameters What You Need to Know Gather Your Materials Directions

3. Unevolved Robots

Project: Make a Swarm of Gliding Vibrobots

What Is a Vibrobot? What It Does Where It Came From How It Works Making the Project Project Parameters What You Need to Know

Gather Your Materials Directions

Project: Make a Souped-Up Solar BEAM Wobblebot

What Is a BEAM Robot? What It Does Where It Came From How It Works Making The Project Project Parameters

Gather Your Materials Directions

4. Robot Friends and Helpers

Project: Make a Chatbot Program

What Is a Chatbot? What It Does Where It Came From How It Works Making the Project Project Parameters What You Need to Know Gather Your Materials

Directions

Project: Picture Yourself in the Uncanny Valley

What Is the Uncanny Valley? What It Does Where It Came From How It Works Making the Project Project Parameters What You Need to Know Gather Your Materials

Directions

5. Fun, Artsy Robots

Project: Make a littleBits Plotter

What Is a Plotter? What It Does Where It Came From How It Works Making the Project

Project Parameters What You Need to Know Gather Your Materials littleBits Modules Optional littleBits Modules Directions

Project: Make FiberBot, an E-Textile Arduino Robot

What Are E-Textiles? What It Does Where It Came From How It Works Making the Project

Project Parameters What You Need to Know Gather Your Materials The Fabric Body Directions

Afterword: What I Learned Writing This Book Index About the Author Colophon Copyright