FIRST Robots: Rack 'N' Roll: Behind the Design (FIRST Robots: Behind the Design)

by Vince Wilczynski (Author), Stephanie Slezycki (Author)

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ISBN-13: 978-1592534111

ISBN-10: 1592534112

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The second annual book highlighting the creativity and process behind 30 winning robot designs from the 18th annual, international FIRST Robotics Competition. The FIRST organization, founded by Dean Kamen (inventor of the Segway) promotes education in the sciences, technology and engineering in collaboration with sponsors including Motorola, Xerox, NASA, Delphi, General Motors and other companies invested in science education.

This competition has been highlighted by major news organizations like NBC, CNN, Business Week online, and more, making this a high-profile, much anticipated yearly event among competitors and robot enthusiasts and the book will be a must-have item for those attending and participating in the events.

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Wilczynski, Vince & Stephanie Slezycki. FIRST Robots: Rack 'n' Roll; 30 Profiles of Award-Winning Robot Design. Rockport: Quayside. Apr. 2008. 272p. ill. ISBN 978-1-59253-411-1. $39.99. ENGINEERING.

The FIRST Robotics competition (www.usfirst.org) partners school students with engineering and design mentors to explore science, technology, and themselves through robotics. The challenge for each team is to develop a robot capable of out-performing other entries in a game that changes annually. Here, Wilczynski (mechanical engineering, U.S. Coast Guard Acad.), a FIRST Robotics Foundation board member, and Slezycki, an engineering student and FIRST competitor, document through photographs, drawings, and text the 2007 FIRST competition: Rack 'n' Roll. Thirty profiles of award-winning robots and their developers are presented. Robots were judged based on their performance in the many rounds of the game and the entries' creativity, design excellence, quality, and control system automation. Teams are given design specifications and a basic kit of parts and components, and from there they select strategies to play the game, develop functional requirements, conceptualize a robot, source and fabricate parts and assemblies, test materials, and develop control code. The 45-day design cycle is a learning process and is delightfully revealed, without repetition, through the profiles. Visually stunning, a mix of narrative and design details, this volume is the perfect coffee-table book for gear heads, tinkerers, and electromechanical developers of all ages. For public library and college engineering and technology collections. --Library Journal, April 2008

About the Author

Vince Wilczynski, Ph.D., directs the mechanical engineering major at a New England institution of higher education where he has incorporated robotics and homeland security projects into the mechanical engineering curriculum. He serves as the Vice President of Public Awareness for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, is a member of the Executive Advisory Board of the FIRST Robotics Foundation and is a fellow with the American Council on Education.

Stephanie Slezycki, a FIRST Robotics alum, is a mechanical engineer at a marine systems defense contractor. She is engaged in technical evaluation and implementation of design improvements to future platforms and also studies the adaptation of robotic technology to improve manufacturing processes.

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Product Details

Series: FIRST Robots: Behind the Design
Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Rockport Publishers (April 8, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1592534112
ISBN-13: 978-1592534111
Product Dimensions: 9 x 1 x 10.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,621,132 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #743 in Books > Computers & Technology > Computer Science > Robotics
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There are lots of good ideas here for starting teams

By Brian on December 28, 2015

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I wish I had found this book the first year that I sponsored a FIRST Robotics team. It shows the design process from concept to competition for the most successful teams. There are lots of good ideas here for starting teams. Buy the Aim High book also.

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Great book for design ideas!

By Susan G. on June 23, 2014

Format: Hardcover

I would recommend this book to anyone who has students who are going through the design process to build any type of a machine. They may not specifically use the items listed in this book but it will give them a good idea as to what can be accomplished.

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Great Robotics Book

By Andrew Lynch on August 27, 2008

Format: Hardcover

FIRST Robotics gets people really inspired about technology as a sport. This book takes you into the best award winning teams so you can see how great robots are built. If you learning about Robotics or want to learn about technology competition, this book is fantastic!

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First Robots Book

By Kerri Hernandez on December 18, 2010

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This book arrived quickly and in great shape, my son has found this to be very useful for use in his robotics class.

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