PIC Robotics: A Beginner's Guide to Robotics Projects Using the PIC Micro -- from popular electronics author John Iovine -- shows amateur (and professional) electronics enthusiasts how to get in on the fun, using the power of Microchip's versatile 8-bit PIC microprocessor family to build sophisticated robots more cheaply and easily than you thought possible. With PIC Robotics, you can build robots that: - Use a CCD camera to capture and follow a visual target
- Walk on two legs (bi-pedal walker)
- Walk on six legs (hexapodal walker)
- Obey verbal commands (speech recognition)
- Look for and track bright light sources
274 pages, softcover Contents - Chapter 1. Robot Intelligence
- Chapter 2. Installing the Compiler
- Chapter 3. Installing THE EPIC Software
- Chapter 4. CodeDesigner
- Chapter 5. Using DOS to Code, Compile, and Program
- Chapter 6. Testing the PIC Microcontroller
- Chapter 7. Intelligence
- Chapter 8. Walters Turtle
- Chapter 9. Braitenberg Vehicles
- Chapter 10. Hexapod Walker
- Chapter 11. Speech Recognition
- Chapter 12. Robotic Arm
- Chapter 13. Bi-Pedal Walker Robot
- Chapter 14. Robotic Vision System
- Suppliers
- Index
About the Author John Iovine is the author of several popular books that explore the frontiers of scientific research. He has written Homemade Holograms: The Complete Guide to Inexpensive, Do-It-Yourself Holography; Robots, Androids, and Animatrons: 12 Incredible Projects You Can Build; Kirlian Photography: A Hands-On Guide; Fantastic Electronics: Build Your Own Negative-Ion Generator and Other Projects; and A Step Into Virtual Reality. Mr. Iovine has also written extensively for Popular Electronics, Nuts & Volts, Electronics Now, and other periodicals.
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