The Definitive Guide to Building Java Robots

The Definitive Guide to Building Java Robots is for educators, students, hobbyists, and start-ups looking for java / hardware interaction. It shows readers how to use their PCs to build robots.

Unless you had a lot of money, robotics was limited to what you could fit inside a 1k microcontroller. This book shows readers how to interface with a microcontroller to do the basics; then teaches readers how to design their robots to navigate, see, recognize your face, listen to you, speak, and build maps.

With this book readers might well be able to build the next Mars Rover First book out on Java robotics No one else shows readers how to combine the power of their PC with a robust programming language in Java to create exciting robotics A great teaching aid (in robotics or software) that establishes a new paradigm for thinking about robotics along with simpler ways to do things, i.e., vs. the old way using microcontrollers

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Scott Preston is a software craftsman and roboticist from Columbus, Ohio. Over the past decade he has worked for some of the largest companies in the world and built & programmed lots of web sites and robots. When he's not working on a new robot or web project, he consults and solves hard problems for customers at his company CodeGin LLC, which he founded in 2010. He is also a renowned speaker and has spoken at many events large and small to promote web development and robotics. You can find out more about Scott by visiting his website: http://www.scottpreston.com or his robot project site http://www.scottsbots.com.

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From the contents

Communicating with your robot.- Motion, making your robot move.- Perception, making your robot see.- Speech, making your robot talk and listen.- Vision, making your robot see.- Navigation, making your robot go places.- Advanced Techniques.- Sample Programs.