Build Your Own Combat Robot (How to)

Miles, Pete

ISBN 10: 0072194642 / ISBN 13: 9780072194647

Published by McGraw-Hill Education, 2002

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Very good condition paperback with minimal wear. Contents are clean and bright throughout with no markings. Seller Inventory # 9999-99988266421

Bibliographic Details

Title: Build Your Own Combat Robot (How to)

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis:

Create your own powerful battling robot from start to finish using this easy-to-follow manual. Robotics experts Pete Miles and Tom Carroll explain the science and technology behind robots, and show you what materials you need to build and program a robot for home, school, and competition.

About the Author:

Pete Miles (Graham, WA) has worked in robotics for over 12 years. He holds a Master's degree in mechanical engineering and is currently working as Senior Research Engineer in advanced machining technologies for Ormond LLC in Kent, WA. Miles is active with the Seattle Robotics Society and was recently appointed to the SRS Board of Directors. Tom Carroll (Eastsound, WA) has been involved with robotics for over forty years. He built his first robot at age 14, and later worked as a robotics engineer for Rockwell International for nearly thirty years. He built the robots that were featured in the movies Revenge of the Nerds and Buck Rodgers in the 25th Century, and founded his own company, Universal Robot Systems, which focuses on personal robots to assist the elderly and disabled.