Absolute Beginner's Guide to Building Robots By Gareth Branwyn (Editor), Malcolm I. Thomis ISBN: 9780789729712 UPC: 029236729714 EAN: 0029236729714 Published: 2003 Number of Pages: 384 Edition: 1st Binding: Paperback

Pricing & Availability: Additional Details: Product Type: Book Publisher: Que Publishing Description: Finally, a robots book for people who don't know the first thing about robotics! Absolute Beginner's Guide to Robots is well-written, inviting, and action-packed, with engaging ideas and fascinating factoids about robots and robot-related arts and sciences. You are led gently into the intimidating world of robotics, but nearly 400 pages later, you emerge with a respectable knowledge of robot history, the major fields and "schools" of robotics today, and the basic skills and resources needed to create hobby robots. By the end of the book, you will be the proud owner of three bots, the first two of which demonstrate key robotic principles. The third is a programmable/expandable robot, which serves as a platform for future experimentation. And best of all, these robots are built with simple to get and inexpensive parts - many of which you already have around the house!

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Library of Congress Control Number
   - LC control Number:  2003103655

International Standard Book Number: 0789729717

Library of Congress Call Number
   - Classification number: TJ211
   - Item number: .B685 2004

Dewey Decimal Classification Number
   - Edition number: 22
   - Classification number: 629.8/92

Main Entry - Personal Name
   - Personal name: Branwyn, Gareth
   - Personal name: Branwyn, Gareth.

Title Statement
   - Title: Absolute beginner's guide to building robots
   - Title: Absolute beginner's guide to building robots /
   - Statement of responsibility, etc.: Gareth Branwyn
   - Statement of responsibility, etc.: Gareth Branwyn.
   - Medium: [electronic resource] /

Varying Form of Title
   - Title proper/short title: Beginner's guide to building robots
   - Title proper/short title: Building robots

Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint)
   - Place of publication, distribution, etc.: Indianapolis, IN :
   - Place of publication, distribution, etc.: Indianapolis, Ind. :
   - Name of publisher, distribution, etc.: Que Pub.,
   - Name of publisher, distribution, etc.: Que,
   - Date of publication, distribution, etc.: 2003, c2004
   - Date of publication, distribution, etc.: 2003, c2004.
   - Date of publication, distribution, etc.: c2004.

Physical Description
   - Extent: xvi, 366 p. :
   - Other physical details: ill. ;
   - Dimensions: 24 cm
   - Dimensions: 24 cm.

General Note: Includes index

Bibliography, etc. Note
   - Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reproduction Note
   - Type of reproduction: Electronic reproduction.
   - Place of reproduction: Boston, MA :
   - Agency responsible for reproduction: Safari Tech Books Online,
   - Date of reproduction: [200-].
   - Note about reproduction: Available to subscribing institutions
   - Note about reproduction: Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subject Added Entry - Topical Term
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Robotics
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Robotics.
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Robots.

Added Entry - Corporate Name
   - Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element: Safari Tech Books Online

Additional Physical Form Entry
   - Qualifying information: Original
   - Record control number: (OCoLC)53151377
   - International Standard Book Number: 0789729717