{"product_id":"robot-building-for-beginners-9781430227489","title":"Robot Building for Beginners","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I wrote this book because I love building robots. I want you to love building robots, too. It took me a while to learn about many of the tools and parts in amateur robotics. Perhaps by writing about my experiences, I can give you a head start.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Cook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRobot Building for Beginners, Second Edition\u003c\/em\u003e is an update of \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Cook's\u003c\/strong\u003e best-selling \u003cem\u003eRobot Building for Beginners.\u003c\/em\u003e This book continues its aim at teenagers and adults who have an avid interest in science and dream of building household explorers. No formal engineering education is assumed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe robot described and built in this book is battery powered and about the size of a lunchbox. It is autonomous. That is, it isn't remote controlled. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll begin with some tools of the trade, and then work your way through prototyping, robot bodybuilding, and eventually soldering your own circuit boards. By the book's end, you will have a solid amateur base of understanding so that you can begin creating your own robots to vacuum your house or maybe even rule the world \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Apress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781430227489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.50w x 1.20d","brand":"David Cook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36650569629852,"sku":"9781430227489","price":59.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b07fca38-434e-452d-966d-09583489566f.jpg?v=1603875578","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/robot-building-for-beginners-9781430227489","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}