Stiquito: Advanced Experiments with a Simple and Inexpensive Robot, Robot Kit Included: Design and Implementation of Nitinol-Propelled Walking Robots (Systems): Amazon.de: James M. Conrad, IEEE, Jonathan W. Mills: Englische Bücher

Taschenbuch: 328 Seiten
Verlag: Inst of Electrical & Elec (15. Dezember 1997)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 0818674083
ISBN-13: 978-0818674082
Gr��e und/oder Gewicht: 25,1 x 17,5 x 1,8 cm

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This revolutionary new book describes how to build an inexpensive, small-legged robot, and includes the robot kit. The book provides information on the design and control of legged robots and a curriculum for education that presents experiments and projects that illustrates what they teach. The experiments lead the reader on a tour of the current state of research in robotics. Stiquito has also been used to teach in primary, secondary, and high school curricula. The robot is intended for use as a research and educational platform to study computational sensors, subsumption architectures, neural gait control, behavior of social insects, and machine vision. The robot may be powered and controlled through a tether or autonomously with and on-board power supply and electronics.

The book begins with an introduction that describes the birth of Stiquito. The chapters that follow describe the building process, its modifications, and its increased load capacity. Other chapters examine designs for simple controllers to enhance the functionality of the robot and to give the robot intelligence and SCORPIO hardware designs for performing independent, intelligent operations. The text also illustrates Stiquito's uses in education by presenting lab exercises, describing the use of nitinol in classroom experiments, and providing a robotics curriculum for undergraduates. It examines further research on the role of logic in a mobile robot's sensors, control, and locomotion; Stiquito's platform for AI; and simulation of a robot guided by vision. The book concludes with a discussion of the future for nitinol-propelled walking robots.

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This revolutionary new book describes how to build an inexpensive, small-legged robot, and includes the robot kit. The book provides information on the design and control of legged robots and a curriculum for education that presents experiments and projects that illustrates what they teach. The experiments lead the reader on a tour of the current state of research in robotics. Stiquito has also been used to teach in primary, secondary, and high school curricula. The robot is intended for use as a research and educational platform to study computational sensors, subsumption architectures, neural gait control, behavior of social insects, and machine vision. The robot may be powered and controlled through a tether or autonomously with and on-board power supply and electronics. The book begins with an introduction that describes the birth of Stiquito. The chapters that follow describe the building process, its modifications, and its increased load capacity. Other chapters examine designs for simple controllers to enhance the functionality of the robot and to give the robot intelligence and SCORPIO hardware designs for performing independent, intelligent operations.

The text also illustrates Stiquito's uses in education by presenting lab exercises, describing the use of nitinol in classroom experiments, and providing a robotics curriculum for undergraduates. It examines further research on the role of logic in a mobile robot's sensors, control, and locomotion; Stiquito's platform for AI; and simulation of a robot guided by vision. The book concludes with a discussion of the future for nitinol-propelled walking robots.

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Not a really good book, not so bad either 5. Juni 2000

Von Monica Stewart

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I notice that the reviews for this book tend to be 5 star or 1 star. I can understand both stances.

I think that the concept of packaging the actual robot parts with the book is really nice. The little Stiquito is sort of nifty, but not something you'll be likely to impress your friends with, unless they are the very nerdy type. Actually, even if they are the really nerdy type, they might not be impressed. It is nevertheless the six legged walker with a tripod gait. Nifty.

Building the Stiquito is sort of delicate. Good thing the instructions are good. You learn to appreciate the details of constructing something so simple. You learn simple things like securing the end of a piece of wire are not always so simple. Those with limited patience and limed manual dexterity may want to avoid this book.

I should be mentioned that the Stiquito is just a 'platform'...it walks if you control switches in the right way to make it walk. It is not in ANY way antonomous.

The informations about how to go beyond the simple little robot which doesn't even have a brain is not very in-depth, but good enough to get you moving on. Actually, if you are really interested in nitinol wires, this book does a pretty good job going through the various other nitinol based robots.

Personally, I think a kit that costs maybe three or four times as much, but has more parts to play with might be better, but then again I love robots and I'm not afraid to pay for robot stuff. For those testing the waters of a new hobby, and are good at delicate handiwork, this might be a good purchase.

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A good guide for jumping into free-form robotics 19. April 2000

Von David Ferreira

I recently bought a copy of this book as a gift for my Little Brother. After reviewing it with him, I had to have my own copy.

I am trying to make the leap from building Lego robots to nitinol-based free-form robotics. This book seems like the perfect guide for that path.

I am nearly done creating the Stiquito robot from Chapters 1-2. The instructions for building it were great. I was able to build the robot without any significant problems, which is amazing.

Other chapters provide blueprints for making autonomous robits that are programmable from the PC. I have already ordered more parts for this and can't wait to get started on those.

I am thrilled with this book. I think you will be also.

I thought the price of the book was well worth the value of the kit and detailed instructions in Chapters 1-2. If you are already beyond this, then value of the more complex plans is well worth the price of the book.

What is all the fuss about ? 8. April 2000

Von Ein Kunde

Dear readers, i've bought this book after reading several positive reviews and a glance at the index table. I thought he great book , covers many subjects and has a robot included too ! To my disappointment when i actually had the book I noticed that none of the subjects described in the book are in depth of the subject. All is given is just a glance about each subject, exception is the building of the robot itself. So my conclusion is: if you want to buy the book and make the stiquito and just want to know some experiments done with it (not in depth!) then buy this book! If you are just a beginner , or just want lots of in depth info about robotics , don't buy the book ! The robot itself isn't worth it in the last case.