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Summary: Excellent Resource but notice the publish date
Review: As other reviews have commented, this book has a wealth of information on robotic systems and explained in a way that makes it very available to a beginner but with enough detail for the expert.However, note that the book was published in 1987. There were not any microcontrollers for the hobbiest at the time (the computers quoted in the book are Apple IIe and IBM-PC clones). If you want a good description of sensors and output systems, then this book is excellent, if you want information about programable brains of robots, this book will not satisfy you.
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Summary: This Book Kicks Robo
Review: I have about 10 robotics books, yet this one is my favorite. This one has complete parts lists for making cool sensors such as a 40 KhZ ultrasonic ranging system, arms and grippers, sound detection etc. Clean diagrams + complete parts lists. This book is very inspiring and will kick the robotics door wide open. Word! Well worth the list price of 18.95
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Summary: Outstanding Introduction to Robotics
Review: This book is a great book for teenagers or adults who want to build robots. It is definitly a "handbook"
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Summary: Perfect book for all robot experimenters
Review: This book was probably fine 12 to 13 years ago. The computers mentioned in the book have been obsolete for years, like the IBM PC, Commodore C64, Apple II, etc. The electronic circuitry is ancient history. The author should update this work.
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Summary: This Book Kicks Robo-[butt]
Review: This great book goes deep into the art of mechanics and electronics. Robot Builder's Bonanza thoroughly and simply explains the materals, process, and trouble shooting of robotics.
This book explained many new things in ways I could understand. This book is a great introduction into robotics and electronics. It has many projects which I am working on some of. Robot Builder's Bonanza explains how to make anything from sensors to drive systems and tells you good sorces for the materials. This book is a wonderful reference guide for all sorts of things. So I urge you to buy this fantastic book!!!
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Summary: Robot Builder's Bonanza
Review: This is a wonderful book for any who is beginning robotics. It may be slightly old, but all of the information is still relevent, with the exception of some references to Apple //e's and the like. The author also contributes to Poptronics magazine regularly and he has personally answered questions for me about robotics on the comp.robotics.misc newsgroup. In short, he knows what he is talking about in this book. It's a great refence for circuits and interfacing different logic families (TTL to CMOS, etc.) I'd recommend this to anyone except for advanced roboticists.
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