Raspberry Pi Robotic Projects - Third Edition by Richard Grimmett

Key FeaturesEasy to follow instructions, yet the ones that help you build powerful robots, and exclusive coverage of mobile robots with the Pi ZeroBuild robots that can run, swim and fly and the cutting-edge dimension of robotics that is possible with the Raspberry Pi Zero and Pi 3Interact with your projects wirelessly and make sci-fi possible, right in your homeBook DescriptionThis book will allow you to take full advantage of Raspberry Pi Zero and Raspberry Pi 3 by building both simple and complex robotic projects. The book takes a mission-critical approach to show you how to build amazing robots and helps you decide which board to use for which type of robot. The book puts a special emphasis on designing mobile (or movable) robots using the Raspberry Pi Zero. The projects will show inexpensive, yet powerful, ways to take full advantage. It will teach you how to program Raspberry Pi, control the movement of your robot, and add features to your robots.What you will learnControl a variety of different DC motorsAdd a USB webcam to see what your robot can seeAttach a projector to project informationInsert USB control hardware to control a complex robot with two legsInclude speech recognition so that your projects can receive commandsAdd speech output to that the robot can communicate with the world around itInclude wireless communication so that you can see what the robot is seeing and control the robot from a distanceAbout the AuthorRichard Grimmett has always been fascinated by computers and electronics from his very first programming project that used Fortran on punch cards. He has a bachelors and masters degree in electrical engineering and a PhD in leadership studies. He also has 26 years of experience in the Radar and Telecommunications industries and even has one of the original brick phones. Currently, he teaches computer science and electrical engineering at Brigham Young University, Idaho, where his office is filled with many of his robotics projects.Table of ContentsGetting Started with the Raspberry PiBuilding Your Own Futuristic RobotBuilding a Wall-E RobotBuilding a Robotic FishCreating a Robotic Hand with the Raspberry PiA Self-Balancing RobotAdding the Raspberry Pi to a Quadcopter