The Robot book : build and control 20 electric gizmos, moving machines, and hacked toys / Bobby Mercer.
Material type:
TextSeries: Science in motion (Chicago Review Press)Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2014]Description: xi, 195 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1556524072 (trade paper)
- 9781556524073 (trade paper)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 629.892 M554 | Available | 33111005492083 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Drones, RC cars, artificial limbs, Roombas--the robots have arrived! Don't you want your own? Author and physics teacher Bobby Mercer will show you how to turn common household objects and repurposed materials into 20 easy-to-build robots for little or no cost. Turn a toothbrush, an old cell phone or pager, and scrap wire into a Brush Bot, or hack a toy car to hotwire a Not-So-Remote Bot. A small electric fan, several craft sticks, and rubber bands make a Fan-Tastic Dancing Machine, and drinking straws, string, tape, and glue can be used to construct a working model of the human hand.
Every hands-on project contains a materials list and detailed step-by-step instructions with photos for easy assembly. Mercer also explains the science and technology behind each robot, including concepts such as friction, weight and mass, center of gravity, kinetic and potential energy, electric circuitry, DC vs. AC current, and more. These projects are also perfect for science fairs or design competitions.
Includes bibliographical reference (pages 194-195).
Getting started -- Vibration bots -- Hacked toy bots -- Everything else bots -- What is next?
"The 20 easy-to-build robots in this project book can be constructed for little or not cost using common household objects and repurposed materials."-- Provided by publisher.
Ages 9+