Servo - May 2008

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SERVO Magazine Bundles Published by T & L Publications, Inc.

Save $10 off the normal price!!

Now you can get one year’s worth of all your favorite articles from SERVOMagazine in a convenient bundle of print copies. Available for years 04, 05, 06, and 07.

Forbidden LEGO by Ulrik Pilegaard / Mike Dooley

$57 per bundle

FIRST Robots: Rack 'N' Roll Behind the Design by Vince Wilczynski / Stephanie Slezycki

The second annual book highlighting the creativity and process behind 30 winning robot designs from the 18th annual international FIRST

Robotics Competition. The FIRST organization, founded by Dean

Kamen (inventor of the Segway), promotes education in the sciences, technology, and engineering in collaboration with sponsors including Motorola, Xerox, NASA, Delphi, General Motors, and other companies invested in science education. $39.95

NEW!

Robot Builder’s Cookbook

by Owen Bishop

This is a book for first-time robot builders, advanced builders wanting to know more about programming robots, and students in further and higher education tackling microcontroller-based practical work. They will all find this book a unique and exciting source of projects, ideas, and techniques to be combined into a wide range of fascinating robots. $29.95

Build the Models Your Parents Warned You Against.

123 Robotics Experiments for the Evil Genius by Myke Predko

If you enjoy tinkering in your workshop and have a fascination for robotics, you’ll have hours of fun working through the 123 experiments found in this innovative project book. More than just an enjoyable way to spend time, these exciting experiments also provide a solid grounding in robotics, electronics, and programming. Each experiment builds on the skills acquired in those before it so you develop a hands-on, nuts-and-bolts understanding of robotics — from the ground up. $24.95

Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook by Neil Sclater / Nicholas Chironis

The fourth edition of this invention-inspiring engineering resource covers the past, present, and future of mechanisms and mechanical devices. You’ll find drawings and descriptions of more than 2,000 components that have proven themselves over time and can be incorporated into the very latest mechanical, electromechanical, and mecha-tronic products and systems. Overviews of robotics, rapid prototyping, MEMS, and nanotechnology, along with tutorial chapters on the basics of mechanisms and motion control, will bring you up-to-speed quickly on these cutting-edge topics. $89.95

Forbidden LEGO introduces you to the type of freestyle building that

LEGOs master builders do for fun in the back room. Using LEGO bricks in combination with common household materials (from rubber bands and glue to plastic spoons and ping-pong balls) along with some very unorthodox building techniques, you’ll learn to create working models that LEGO would never endorse. $24.95

Robotics Demystified

by Edwin Wise

YOU DON'T NEED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO LEARN ROBOTICS!

Now anyone with an interest in robotics can gain a deeper understanding — without formal training, unlimited time, or a genius IQ. In

Robotics Demystified, expert robot builder and author Edwin Wise provides an effective and totally painless way to learn about the technologies used to build robots! $19.95