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The Robosapien Companion: Tips, Tricks, and Hacks

โœ Scribed by Jamie Samans


Publisher
Apress
Year
2005
Tongue
English
Leaves
329
Series
Technology in Action
Edition
1
Category
Library

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โœฆ Synopsis


This is a good book to have for ur robot, has a lot of neat ideas and ways to modify your robosapien and make it that much more fun to play with

โœฆ Table of Contents


Contents......Page 6
About the Author......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 13
PART 1: Introduction......Page 14
CHAPTER 1: An Introduction to Robosapien......Page 15
What Is Robosapien?......Page 16
What Can Robosapien Do?......Page 18
What Does This Book Hope to Accomplish?......Page 22
What Will I Need to Get Through This Book?......Page 23
Summary......Page 27
CHAPTER 2: Robosapien: A Robotic Family History......Page 28
Mark W. Tilden......Page 29
The Theory of BEAM Robotics......Page 33
Types of Robosapiens......Page 36
Awards and Accolades......Page 43
Summary......Page 45
CHAPTER 3: Robosapien: A Design History......Page 46
The Telluride Robosapien......Page 47
Robosapien Goes to China......Page 52
You Can Dress It Up, But You Can't Take It Out......Page 58
Summary......Page 67
CHAPTER 4: Setting Up Your Robosapien......Page 68
The Packaging......Page 69
Removing Robosapien from the Packaging......Page 71
Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries......Page 78
Installing Batteries in Robosapien......Page 80
Diagnostic Modes......Page 81
Summary......Page 85
PART 2: Robosapien Out of the Box......Page 86
CHAPTER 5: Robosapien Anatomy......Page 87
Physical Anatomy......Page 89
Input/Output System......Page 104
Summary......Page 107
CHAPTER 6: Controlling and Walking Your Robosapien......Page 108
The Remote Control......Page 109
Walking Your Robosapien......Page 115
Summary......Page 124
CHAPTER 7: Robosapien Commands......Page 125
Introduction to Command Modes......Page 127
Summary......Page 143
PART 3: Programming Your Robosapien......Page 144
CHAPTER 8: Program Modes......Page 145
Touch Sensor Programming......Page 147
Sonic Sensor Programming......Page 149
Master Command Programming......Page 151
Extend the Programming Capabilities: Combining Program Modes......Page 153
Summary......Page 154
CHAPTER 9: Advanced Programming Examples......Page 155
Robosapien Secret #2: Conditional Reflex Programming......Page 157
Robosapien Secret #1: Autonomous Wandering......Page 160
Robosapien Secret #11: Automatic Robot Sentry......Page 169
Robosapien Program Feature #18: Song and Dance Programming......Page 171
Robosapien Secret #20: Ninja Bots......Page 175
Summary......Page 178
CHAPTER 10: Online Robosapien Resources and Community Submitted Programs......Page 179
The Robosapien Online Community......Page 181
Programming Examples from the Web......Page 188
Summary......Page 199
CHAPTER 11: Using Your Computer to Control Robosapien......Page 200
Advantages and Disadvantages......Page 201
A Computer Control How-To......Page 203
"Homebrew" PC Control Schemes......Page 215
Summary......Page 218
PART 4: Hacking the Robosapien......Page 219
CHAPTER 12: An Introduction to Hacking Robosapien......Page 220
Robosapien and Hacking......Page 222
Starting the Hack......Page 227
What's Next......Page 232
Summary......Page 233
CHAPTER 13: Hacking Basics......Page 234
Robosapien Hacking "Best Practices"......Page 236
Disassembling the Robosapien......Page 239
Summary......Page 250
CHAPTER 14: Troubleshooting Your Robosapien......Page 251
Troubleshooting Robosapien......Page 252
Add Volume Control and an On/Off Switch to Your Robosapien......Page 259
Summary......Page 266
CHAPTER 15: Advanced Hack: Wireless Camera Installation......Page 267
What Type of Camera Should I Use?......Page 268
Preparing for Installation......Page 269
Summary......Page 278
PART 5: A Look Ahead......Page 279
CHAPTER 16: A New Line of Robots......Page 280
Unveiling the New Line......Page 281
WowWee Robotics Robosapien V2......Page 282
WowWee Robotics Roboraptor......Page 286
WowWee Tech Speak2Click......Page 289
WowWee Alive Facetronics Chimpanzee......Page 290
Summary......Page 291
APPENDIX: Interview with Mark Tilden......Page 292
B......Page 318
F......Page 319
I......Page 320
M......Page 321
P......Page 322
R......Page 323
T......Page 326
U......Page 327
W......Page 328
Z......Page 329


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