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Getting Started in Electronics
Book
Take This Stuff and Hack It!
The master electronics teacher and author,
Forrest Mims, provides both theory and
fun projects in this great introductory text.
$19.95
Can't afford those nifty electronics kits?
No problem with this book, which shows
you how to turn everyday items into
captivating, educational projects.
$27.95
Editor Bryan Bergeron’s recommended reads.
Find these and many more great titles in the SERVO Magazine Webstore!
Kickin' Bot
by Grant Imahara
Enter the arena of the metal gladiators!
Do you have what it
takes to build a
battle-ready robot?
You do now! Here are
the plans, step-by-step
directions, and expert
advice that will put
you in competition —
while you have a heck
of a lot of fun getting
there. Grant Imahara, the creator of the
popular BattleBot Deadblow, shares everything he’s learned about robot design, tools,
and techniques for metal working and the
parts you need and where to get them.
$24.95
Forbidden LEGO
by Ulrik Pilegaard / Mike Dooley
Build the Models
Your Parents
Warned You
Against.
Forbidden LEGO
introduces you to
the type of free-
style building that
LEGOs master
builders do for fun in the back room.
Using LEGO bricks in combination with
common household materials (from rub-
ber 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
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ROBOTICS
Robot Building for Dummies
by Roger Arrick / Nancy Stevenson
Discover what
robots can do and
how they work.
Find out how to
build your own
robot and program
it to perform tasks.
Ready to enter the
robot world? This
book is your pass-
port! It walks you
through building your very own little
metal assistant from a kit, dressing it up,
giving it a brain, programming it to do
things, even making it talk. Along the way,
you’ll gather some tidbits about robot
history, enthusiasts’ groups, and more.
$24.95
Build Your Own
Humanoid Robots
by Karl Williams
GREAT 'DROIDS, INDEED!
This unique guide to
sophisticated robotics
projects brings
humanoid robot
construction home to
the hobbyist. Written by
a well-known figure in
the robotics
community, Build Your
Own Humanoid Robots provides
step-by-step directions for six exciting projects, each costing less than $300. Together,
they form the essential ingredients for
making your own humanoid robot. $24.95*
Robot Programmer's Bonanza
by
John Blankenship,
Samuel Mishal
The first hands-on
programming guide
for today's robot
hobbyist!
Get ready to reach into
your programming
toolbox and control a robot like never before!
Robot Programmer's Bonanza is the one-stop
guide for everyone from robot novices to
advanced hobbyists who are ready to go
beyond just building robots and start
programming them to perform useful tasks.
$29.95
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
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