Make – Arduino Bots and Gadgets: Six Embedded Projects with Open Source Hardware and Software (Learning by Discovery) - Softcover

Book 1 of 19: Make

Karvinen, Tero; Karvinen, Kimmo

 
9781449389710: Make – Arduino Bots and Gadgets: Six Embedded Projects with Open Source Hardware and Software (Learning by Discovery)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1449389716 ISBN 13: 9781449389710
Publisher: O′Reilly, 2011

Synopsis

Want to build your own robots, turn your ideas into prototypes, control devices with a computer, or make your own cell phone applications? It's a snap with this book and the Arduino open source electronic prototyping platform. Embedded systems are everywhere -- inside cars, children's toys, robots, and mobile phones. With Arduino, building your own embedded gadgets is easy, even for beginners. This book gets you started with six fun projects you can build for under $100 each: a stalker guard, robot insect, interactive painting, wireless smart home controller, boxing timer, and a cell phone controlled soccer robot. You'll get impressive results quickly and gain the know-how and experience you need to invent your own gadgets. * Discover Arduino, the popular single board microcontroller * Get a great introduction to robots and electronic projects * Learn how to turn ideas into working physical prototypes * Use Android phones as remote controls in your projects * Get everyone involved with projects that even beginners can build

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About the Author

Tero Karvinen teaches Linux and wireless networking in Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences. He is researching open wireless networks in Helsinki metropolitan area and develops Free software. Karvinen has worked as a CEO of a small company, whose responsibilities included Internet operations of Ajasto group in Finland and Sweden. As a member and employee of the Student Union of Helsinki School of Economics he participated in IT-strategy work and many IT-projects that affected students' daily life. Kimmo Karvinen's main skills and interests are graphic and media design, embedded systems and prototyping, marketing, and project management.

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Publisher
O′Reilly
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1449389716
ISBN 13 
9781449389710
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
296