The robot builder's bonanza
by Gordon McComb · first published 1987
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The amateur robotics market is maturing every yearThere are even several companies that cater specifically to the hobbyist and educational market. With the advent of such organisations as FIRST and KISS robotics, it is the perfect time to release a new and clearly improved version of our powerhouse RBB.Key featuresCovers LEGO to legged robot construction plans to provide a scope from the raw beginner to the intermediate/advanced readerALL projects are being revamped to be more usable, more customisable, and more visual -- with illustrations of the final product right at the beginning of the ch
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For DIY projects and mechatronics modding you can surely refer to the latest, just released “Robot Builder’s Bonanza” 5th ed. book, here from Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Robot-Builders-Bonanza-Gordon-Mccomb/... . More in general, it depends on what you do want to achieve: reinforcement learning is the latest hottie…
on “Ask HN: How to build a Robotics portfolio?” ↗The book "Robot Builder's Bonanza" is a nice introduction and gets you started on the hardware side.
on “Ask HN: How to get started with robotics as a hobbyist?” ↗…Wish. It was enjoyable enough that I want to keep going with the series. Educated by Tara Westover - Was convinced by Bill Gate's blog this is worthwhile. I'm a teacher so it wasn't hard to convince me. Robot Builder's Bonanza by Gordon McComb - I've been asked to teach a robotics course next year and this one seems to be The Book everyone recommends to dive into robotics. Divided by Partition: United by Resilience by Mallika…
on “Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2020?” ↗Topping my list: “Robot Builder’s Bonanza” 5th ed. by Gordon McComb and McGraw Hill, out worldwide in mid Dec https://www.amazon.com/Robot-Builders-Bonanza-Gordon-McComb/...
on “Ask HN: What is your 2019 book reading list?” ↗