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

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Joseph L. Jones (Author), Bruce A. Seiger (Author), Anita M. Flynn (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars 18 customer reviews
ISBN-13: 978-1568810973
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 486 pages
  • Publisher: A K Peters/CRC Press; 2 edition (November 15, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1568810970
  • ISBN-13: 978-1568810973
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #858,967 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsA must for your Bookshelf
By Paul A Jacobs on August 5, 2000
Format: Paperback
-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....Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsGood, but overly focused on Their Robot.
By A Customer on June 21, 1999
Format: Paperback
Mobile Robots was clear, and to the point though I thought it was a little hobby shop oriented for a MIT Press Book. The book does cover the topic it claims, but it leaves out a lot. Many grounding, and circuit comments are left out assuming that you are using thier Robot. Little is said about SW Filtering, or dealing sensors problems. Almost nothing is said about alternatives to the 68HC11 Processor used on the Rug Warrior II brains board. A great list of resources, very impressive though a Web page for the book with all the code in soft copy would have been more up to the modern standard. All in All a good book for the beginner. Well worth the money.
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4.0 out of 5 starsRequired Reading for the Serious Hobbyist
By E. Glenn Anaiscourt on July 5, 2001
Format: Paperback
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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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent Guide Book - a must for hobbyists & professionals
By A Customer on July 19, 1997
Format: Hardcover
This book provides all the basic elements and must-know facts that one should be concerned about when designing and implementing autonomous mobile robots. I wish this book was in existence when I was in my graduate program 15 years ago.

What I found real interesting was how the most critical elements of mobile robotics were introduced step by step, and how details and embellishments were added slowly. These included sensor requirements, motor drives, power systems, and how to program the system.

This book is a must for all enthusiasts of robotics, especially those who are in the business of applying these advanced technologies in every day life. My interest was in large scale factory automation.

Dev Pillai, Intel Corporatio
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1.0 out of 5 starsThe first edition is much better
By A Customer on February 9, 2004
Format: Paperback
The *first* edition is an excellent text ; a bible, right up there with Horowitz & Hill's "Art of Electronics". This edition is an apparently unauthorized, butchered, ripoff of the first. The added material due to the new author (Sieger)is certainly not of the same quality. Buy the first edition (new or used), and know you're getting an indispensible book to the credit of the real, *original* authors, Joe Jones, and Anita Flynn.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

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

Published 24 months ago by Larry A. Amati
5.0 out of 5 starsAwesome

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

Published on December 28, 2013 by Anon
5.0 out of 5 starsMake sure to get the 1st edition

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. Read more

Published on March 28, 2007 by Amz Customer Since '97
2.0 out of 5 starsFrustratingly vague!!!

This book is definitely a classic (in all senses of the word). What hobbyist still uses the Motorolla chips? Read more

Published on July 2, 2004 by M.B.
5.0 out of 5 starsA must have book for Hobby Roboticists

If you're thinking about building robots for fun and pleasure (the autonomous kind, not the battling kind) then this is the first book you should buy. Read more

Published on April 25, 2003 by Chuck M
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Beginner's Book

This was my first robotics book and it gives a very clear, thorough, and easy to understand overview of mobile robotics. Read more

Published on November 8, 2001
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Beginner's Book

This was my first robotics book and it gives a very clear, thorough, and easy to understand overview of mobile robotics. Read more

Published on November 8, 2001 by Michael E. Ferguson
5.0 out of 5 starsAll Robotics Aspects in just one book

This is probably one of the best books about Robotics that I ever read...This book's a must have on your bookshelf...Trust me you won't regret buying this one...

Published on September 3, 2001 by Marco
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat book!

This is a great book to pick up and get excited all over again about robotics.
If you want a great introduction to robotics, get this book and look at MazeBots...

Published on May 25, 2000 by Alan G. Smith
3.0 out of 5 starsThe Director of the MIT AL Lab has this to say...

If you look at his FAQ page Rodney Brooks the MIT AI Lab director says that "However, I do not recommend the second edition. Read more

Published on January 23, 2000 by Alasdair Allan

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