LEARN ROBOTICS WITH RASPBERRY PI BUILD AND CODE YOUR OWN MOVING SENSING THINKING ROBOTS BY MATT TIMMONS BROWN no starch press SAN FRANCISCO
IntroductIon Welcome to learn robotIcs WIth raspberry pI In thIs book you and I WI ll go on an excItIng adventure through electronIcs code and robotIcs I’ll shoW you hoW to use the raspberry pI mInIcomputer to buIld your very OWN customIzable robot from the ground up
Along the way we’ll undertake a series of projects that will give your robot awesome abilities from remote control to following lines to recognizing objects and more By the end of this book you’ll be equipped with the programming programming and engineering skills to embark upon years of robotics and computer science fun and should have the basic understanding you need to make your craziest robot ideas come to life This book also introduces many other areas of computing along the way including coding in one of the most popular programming languages around Python This is the perfect first step for anybody with an interest in computers and technology Why Build and learn aBout roBots Robots are all around us They build the products you use every day They save lives in surgery They even explore Mars and the rest of our solar system As tech improves humans rely on robots more and more to make our lives easier better and safer With the rise of artificial intelligence it won’t be long until things like driverless cars and smart robotic companions are the norm There has never been a better time to learn about robotics whether that’s just to satisfy your own curiosity or to embark on a future lucrative career And besides if you understand even just a little bit about robots you’ll have a much better chance at surviving the robot uprising Just kidding By building robots you gain experience and understanding in a vast range of areas Making things Check Electronics engineering engineering Check Software programming Check This book is the perfect introduction to all three But beyond all that I can boil down why you should build robots into a single statement because it’s fun There is something uniquely intriguing and exciting about watching something you have made run around on the floor avoid obstacles or flash lights Robotics hooked me into the world of computer science when I was 13 years old and it hasn’t let go since
