Building Your Own Robots

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McComb Gordon. Building Your Own Robots

INTRODUCTION GET STARTED WITH ROBOT-BUILDING

ABOUT THIS BOOK

BASIC TOOLS AND SUPPLIES

ABOUT YOU

FOR PARENTS

ABOUT THE ICONS

PROJECT 1. MAKE A BRUSHBOT, FAST AND EASY!

UNDERSTANDING WHAT MAKES A ROBOT

BUILDING YOUR FIRST ROBOT: MAKE A BRUSHBOT “WALKING” ROBOT

MAKING THE BRUSHBOT – SIMPLE VERSION

MAKING THE BRUSHBOT – OPEN GUTS VERSION

GOING FURTHER

PROJECT 2. BUILD A ROBOT FROM A TOY CAR

BUILDING A MOTORIZED ROBOTIC BUGGY

MAKING THE BOT

PLAYING WITH YOUR ROBOT BUGGY

GOING FURTHER

PROJECT 3. BUILD A MOUSEBOT

GETTING EVERYTHING ROUNDED UP

MAKING THE MOUSEBOT

PLAYING WITH THE MOUSEBOT

GOING FURTHER

PROJECT 4. HACK A RADIO-CONTROLLED TOY

FINDING RADIO-CONTROLLED TOYS FOR ROBOT FORGING

HACKING THE CAR-TYPE R/C TOY

SUBSTITUTING WITH READYMADE SWITCHES

GOING FURTHER

AUTHOR NOTES

FINDING THE STUFF TO BUILD YOUR ROBOTS

GLOSSARY

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF ROBOT-BUILDING! When I was a kid I saw a scary movie about robots. But instead of being afraid, it made me want to build my own “mechanical man.”

My very first robot wasn’t a robot at all – it was just a tin can with wires sticking out the top. But it started me on a lifelong journey of building stuff that moved and blinked … some of my robots have even walked and talked.

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What this book isn’t about: Sorry, this book won’t teach you how to build your own R2-D2 or C-3PO. Those kinds of robots are far more complicated than what can be explained here.

But when you’re done with this book, and you want to discover more, don’t stop! See “Finding the Stuff to Build Your Robots,” at the back of this book, for a list of resources for continuing your robot-building education.

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