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Mobile Robots: Inspiration to Implementation, Second Edition 2nd Edition

by Joseph L. Jones (Author), Bruce A. Seiger (Author), Anita M. Flynn (Author)

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Revised and updated, the second edition includes several new chapters with projects and applications. The authors keep pace with the ever-growing and rapidly expanding field of robotics. The new edition reflects technological developments and includes programs and activities for robot enthusiasts. Using photographs, illustrations, and informative text, Mobile Robots guides the reader through the step-by-step process of constructing two different and inexpensive yet fully functional robots.

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1568810970
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978-1568810973
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2nd
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A K Peters/CRC Press
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November 15, 1998
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6.04 x 0.93 x 9 inches
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Jones, Joseph L.; Seiger, Bruce A.; Flynn, Anita M.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ A K Peters/CRC Press; 2nd edition (November 15, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 486 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1568810970
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1568810973
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 10 - 12
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.04 x 0.93 x 9 inches

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M.B.

Frustratingly vague!!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 2, 2004

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This book is definitely a classic (in all senses of the word). What hobbyist still uses the Motorolla chips? There is little or no pseudocode (especially when an example would help). Even more troubling is that level of discussion is sometimes exceedingly simple (a transistor is. . . ) and sometimes way over the top (some of the subsumption and behavior based algorithms could have used a lot more discussion room).
I found this book far too general to be useful. However, I will admit that it offers enough background to get you familiar with the words. This book needs a little more modernization (newer parts/processors/languages) to make it useful today.
Worth reading (you can skip entire chapters of basic stuff at a time), especially if you know somebody who will loan you their copy. My recommendation though: buy it used and save the money, as it is not worth full price.

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Anon

Awesome

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 28, 2013

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Dated, but still a great read, does a great job of compressing a lot of ideas and concepts into not too many pages.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 19, 2015

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Could not of built my autonomous rover robot without this book!

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Paul A Jacobs

A must for your Bookshelf

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 6, 2000

-I read this book cover to cover and the first time I picked it
up...and thumbed through it I was not won over by it. Months later I
decided what the heck and got it off Amazon. I have a good deal of
computer experience but at the time had no robotics experience. This
book incredibly broadened my thinking. It basically covers everything
from brains to brawns, citing examples quite often. I did not read
the 1'st edition of this book, but I emplore you to read this. If you
do not trust my opinion go down to a book store and read at least for
10 mins through the chapters. I think you will find that if you are a
novice roboticist that this book will get you quickly off in the
right direction to building your own bots. I also encourage you to
build their "Tute-Bot" a tutorial hardware bot that can be
put together for just a couple bucks. It will teach you an invaluable
lesson on why robots greatly rely on microprocessors. I sat
captivated by this book for upwards of 4-8 hour reading spells and I
did not lose interest which says alot considering their is much that
is still highly technical in this book and could, if not written well
become boring or too specific for a begginers/intermediate robotics
book. Prepare to see implementations/explanations on all sorts of
sensors (sonar, pyroelectric, photoelectric, Infrared, etc. etc.) the
"how-to's" on experimental circuit board design, creating
mobile bases/chasis, and a slew of other helpful design
suggestions.
The only downside although minor was that this book
made possibly to much reference to the rug-warrior brawn and
brains.... I would not reccomend for any novice to buy the rug
warrior nor the brains for it. At roughly $600 it is too high of an
investment for the newbie. Do however learn from [the] Rug-Warrior
design as I did, and use their ideas to implement your own
rug-warrior robot. A much better buy is the "Handy Board"
which is also ... a good high quality Robotic
Brain for Begginners/Intermediate roboticists. Also get the
"expansion board" with the handyboard, and rack up the
servo connectivity...The Rug-Warrior(tm) is still an awesome robot
and much can be learned from it, and reading about I found to be
still fascinating even though the price was not in my range. To
conclude, I would not pass up this book if you are new to robotics,
it is a MUST Have! ;-)
Ps. just so you know I am not affiliated
with acroname nor with the publisher, I just honestly reccomend this
book.
VipErReD -MaD RoBoTiCiSt

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Glenn Anaiscourt

Required Reading for the Serious Hobbyist

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 5, 2001

For those seriously interested in hobby robotics, Mobile Robots is required reading. Its authors follow in the tradition established by the collaboration between MIT and LEGO that began to bring the fruits of robotics research out of the labs and into the hands of the general public. Unlike LEGO Mindstorms, however, Mobile Robots is not aimed at those just starting out in science. This well written book reads something like the Voice of the MIT Media Lab, and the principal robot that it describes, the Rug Warrior, is not a beginning project. However, just about anyone with a basic background in electronics, computer programming and mechanical engineering will benefit from reading, working with and referring to it. The first part of the book does a very good job of describing a tutorial robot in detail. The second part starts with a discussion of the Rug Warrior's microcontroller and related topics. Once past this technical discussion, the book moves on to address a variety of general topics in mobile robotics. The tutorial robot first described is relatively inexpensive and easy to construct, while the Rug Warrior is neither. Most anyone wishing to build Rug Warrior will have to purchase it as a kit, as it employs parts that are difficult to obtain on one's own, and the book itself does not provide adequate information to construct it. However, Mobile Robots contains plenty of good general information that can be applied toward your own designs and projects, whether or not you decide to build a Rug Warrior.

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Amz Customer Since '97

Make sure to get the 1st edition

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 29, 2007

I'm posting my 5-star rating for the FIRST edition of this book only - please read the review from Dr. Anita Flynn above regarding the other versions. You can find the 1st edition by going to Amazon's Used book section. Make sure the it has a blue hardcover, and only two authors are listed. Apparently, in the newer version, the publisher allowed changes to be made to an important tutorial chapter. After I reviewed that chapter in my 1st edition copy, I found it to be concise and complete. I believe if any information was removed from it, that it would take away from the reader a solid foundation in which to build upon in later chapters.

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Alasdair Allan

The Director of the MIT AL Lab has this to say...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 23, 2000

If you look at his FAQ page Rodney Brooks the MIT AI Lab director says that "However, I do not recommend the second edition. It has an inaccurate list of authors and contains many errors." This is the guy that taught the guys that wrote the book. You milage may vary...

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S. D. Spicer

Still useful but getting long in the tooth.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 29, 2017

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This is an old and getting out of date book. But it explains some nuts and bolts clearly, and doesn't assume you have access to 3D printers or CNC. With that reservation it's recommended.