| View Larger Image | Robot Builder's Bonanza, Third Edition | Paperbackby Gordon McComb (Author), Myke Predko (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics | | Edition: | 3rd Edition | | Page Count: | 733 Pages | | Publication Date: | February 21, 2006 | | Sales Rank: | 33,078rd |
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Product Description
#1 ROBOTICS BOOK OF ALL TIME SUPER-CHARGED BY A FAMOUS NEW CO-AUTHOR AND UPDATED TO REFLECT STATE-OF-THE-ART ADVANCES Everybody's favorite amateur robotics book is bolder and better than ever -- and now features the field's "grand master" Myke Predko as the new author! Author duo McComb and Predko bring their expertise to this fully-illustrated robotics "bible" to enhance the already incomparable content on how to build -- and have a universe of fun -- with robots. Projects vary in complexity so everyone from novices to advanced hobbyists will find something of interest. NEW TO THIS EDITION: 30 completely new projects All projects have been revamped to be more customizable More visual -- illustrations of the final product are right at the beginning of the chapter Everything you need to build from plans provided or create your own designs: * Robot Basics * Construction Techniques * Computer and Electronic Control * Power, Motors, and Locomotion * Practical Robotics Projects * Sensors and Navigation * Robot Programming * Tips, Tricks, and Tidbits |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 8 reviews)
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Alright by S. Lyford  3 Stars
October 15, 2009
If you are looking for a hands on experience, this book may not be the best option. Great for a good sense of understanding of the subject, but I like to be a little more hands on. I definitely do not regret buying this book, but if you are looking for a start to robotics, might not want to rely too heavily on it alone.
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Good book for enthusiast wannabes by Irtaza Barlas (ATLANTA, GA United States)  4 Stars
November 23, 2008
The book has lots of good ideas for small scale projects. Some of the projects are defined better than the others. Who knows, may be it can turn some wannabes into real enthusiasts.
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Survey vs. How to by Justin Mcfarland (< 1 Mile from Good Taste) 4 Stars
May 29, 2008
I enjoy the 3rd edition of this book. What it does well is that it breaks up the problem of building a robot into multiple sections in which builders get ideas on what to change for their robots. This includes changes in anything from what sensors to use to recommendations and ideas about building your own chassis from wood to plastic to well, whatever. It also gives you a nice reference to places to get parts and also references to other books to get even more information on individual topics. It doesn't really get into the level that other McComb books did such as the Lasers, Ray Guns, and Light Cannons: Projects from the Wizard's Workbench by Gordon McComb - it instead just briefly surveys a great many topics across a very very wide spectrum of possibilities. It's great for ideas- but it seems to lack a bit of a universal thread such as a representative building example that goes through the whole design process. But then again, it's not an engineering textbook... it's a bonanza.
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Robot Builder Reference by W. Terry (Romulus, MI USA) 3 Stars
April 05, 2007
This is a good reference book for beginning robot builders. However, if you are really interested in getting started then invest the money into a cheap kit like Parallax's Basic Stamp2. Then move up to one of their robotics kits to get a hands on feel.
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Interesting and informative by Joseph A. Nickence (Gladstone, MI) 4 Stars
March 07, 2007
A good way to describe this book is a cross between a textbook, a trade journal, and a catalog. Being definately a large volume, it attempts to cover a lot of information in bite sized chapters. I would think the best use for this book is as a reference. You can build some of the projects listed in it as stand alone applications, but they work best when combining them with your own ideas, or supplementing info from other book projects.
All in all, this book is a good addition to a robot reference library.
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