Learn Robotics with Raspberry Piwill take you from inexperienced maker to robot builder. You’ll start off building a two-wheeled robot powered by a Raspberry Pi minicomputer and then program it using Python, the world’s most popular programming language. Gradually, you’ll improve your robot by adding increasingly advanced functionality until it can follow lines, avoid obstacles, and even recognize objects of a certain size and colour using computer vision.
Learn how to:
Control your robot remotely using only a Wii remote
Teach your robot to use sensors to avoid obstacles
Program your robot to follow a line autonomously
Customize your robot with LEDs and speakers to make it light up and play sounds
See what your robot sees with a Pi Camera
As you work through the book, you’ll learn fundamental electronics skills like how to wire up parts, use resistors and regulators, and determine how much power your robot needs. By the end, you’ll have learned the basics of coding in Python and know enough about working with hardware like LEDs, motors, and sensors to expand your creations beyond simple robots.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Getting Up and Running
Chapter 2: Electronics Basics
Chapter 3: Building Your Robot
Chapter 4: Making Your Robot Move
Chapter 5: Obstacle Avoidance
Chapter 6: Adding RGB LEDs and Sound
Chapter 7: Line Following
Chapter 8: Computer Vision: Follow a Colored Ball
Appendix A: Next Steps
Appendix B: Raspberry Pi GPIO Diagram
Appendix C: Resistor Guide
Appendix D: How to Solder
Appendix E: Run Program on Startup
Requirements
You will need a Raspberry Pi and Python 3. The book is compatible with all main Raspberry Pi models (not the Pico). Why not grab a starter kit?
Author Bio
Matt Timmons-Brown runs the world’s most popular Raspberry Pi YouTube channel, “The Raspberry Pi Guy” (www.youtube.com/theraspberrypiguy) with over 6 million views. Originally from Cambridge, UK, Matt is a Computer Science student at the University of Edinburgh and has worked for Amazon Robotics and Huawei. He is a Robotics Research Intern in the School of Informatics, Edinburgh.
"This book really is an excellent introduction to Raspberry Pi robotics …[i]t is well-written and very accurate…[and] is stunning to look at…." - Michael Horne, Raspberry Pi Pod
"Learn Robotics with Raspberry Pi is a great book for a makerspace or school looking to dabble in robotics and electronics but have no idea where to start." - Les Pounder, Electromaker
"Learn Robotics with Raspberry Pi is a great above-basic level introduction to building a standard robot and learning a bit about the Linux operating system, Python programming, and some basic electronics." - Greg Laden, Greg Laden's Blog
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