valuable to anyone from a beginner to
an advanced robot builder.
That’s a Wrap
I have only highlighted a few of
the many, many great books on robotics available to the experimenter. Most
have been published eight to 30 or
more years ago. We are blessed with
hundreds of great titles today, many
of which you’ll find listed in SERVO’s
Webstore book section. I won’t
mention the title of the book that
Pete Miles and I wrote a few years
back, but I will recommend the Robot
Builder’s Sourcebook, by Gordon
McComb as another must have, along
with Gordon’s Robot Builder’s
Bonanza. Outside of mentioning these
two, I suggest you look within the
pages of this magazine, talk with
friends, and search the Internet for
the titles that interest you the most.
There are so many specialized robot
books available today that cover
contest robots, RoboMagellan robots,
LEGO, Vex, FIRST, and combat robots
that you need to make the determination first just what will fill you needs.
If you cannot find what you need and
you are a good writer, I suggest that
you write one of your own. All of us
who build experimental robots need
all the information we can get our
hands on. Good luck! SV
CONTACT THE AUTHOR
Tom Carroll can be reached via email
at TWCarroll@aol.com
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Active Innovations ................................... 57
All Electronics Corp. .......................... 57, 76
AP Circuits/ e-pcb.com ............................ 19
AUVSI ........................................................ 61
AWIT .......................................................... 76
Boca Bearings ..................................... 19, 76
Budget Robotics ......................................81
CipherLinx Technologies ......................... 76
CrustCrawler ............................................... 3
Electronics123 .......................................... 57
Hitec ............................................................ 7
Integrated Ideas & Tech. ................... 60, 76
Advertiser Index
Jameco ...................................................... 66
Lorax Works ........................................ 57, 76
Lynxmotion, Inc. ....................................... 82
Maxbotix ................................................... 76
Medonis Engineering .............................. 56
Net Media .................................................83
Parallax, Inc. ...............................Back Cover
PCB Fab Express ....................................... 76
PCB Pool .............................................. 10, 76
Pololu Robotics & Electronics .......... 33, 76
RoboBrothers, Inc. ................................... 57
RoboGames .............................................. 37
Robot Craft ............................................... 76
Robotis Co. Ltd. ........................................ 17
RobotShop, Inc. ................................. 41, 76
Schmartboard ........................................... 57
Shooting Star Technology.................. 49, 76
Solarbotics/HVW ..................................... 40
Sparkfun Electronics ..................................2
SuperBright LEDs ..................................... 76
Technological Arts ................................... 76
Tormach .............................................. 49, 76
Vantec ....................................................... 75
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