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Inspriation to Implementation Second Edition Joseph L. Jones Bruce A. Seiger Anita M. Flynn

Revised and updated, the second edition includes several new chapters with projects and applications. Robotics has made quantum leaps since the first publication of Mobile Robots: Inspiration to Implementation. With the publication of the second edition, 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.

1999; ISBN 1-56881-097-3
paperback; 486 pp.;

Praise for the 1st edition of Mobile Robots: Inspriation to Implementation

"...the Mobile Robots book is a must have. This book is often referred to as the 'robot hobbyist's bible.' It probably presents the most comprehensive treatment of autonomous mobile amateur robotics that you will find in one document. If you read this book, you will not only learn how to build robots that have a variety of behaviors, but you'll also acquire the requisite skills and tools to implement creations of your own imagination."     -Popular Science

"Whether you are a serious explorer intent on creating a future world populated with robot devices, or simply a backyard hobbyist building machines to frighten the neighborhood cats, you'll find Mobile Robots and indispensable handbook."     -Byte Magazine

"The authors' enthusiasm for their subject is infectious. The book and its projects will appeal to readers of all levels of home project construction expertise"     -Electronics Now