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BrickLink.com |
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BrickLink.com is a premium venue for individuals and businesses from all around the world to buy and sell new, used and vintage LEGO® through fixed price and auction services.
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Parallax |
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Makers of the Boe-Bot™ chassis included in the IntelliBrain™-Bot educational robot kit. Parallax offers many Boe-Bot add-ons that can be used with the IntelliBrain-Bot. |
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Robot Electronics (Devantech) |
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The makers of a variety of advanced, yet inexpensive, sensors and effectors. |
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Acroname.com |
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Acroname carries a full line of sensors for robots including the WheelWatcher wheel encoder sensor.
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Books |
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Mobile Robots by Jones, Flynn and Seiger |
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"A step-by-step guide through the process of constructing two different and inexpensive yet fully functional mobile robots."
- Book News, Inc. |
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Introduction to AI Robotics by Murphy |
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"A text covering every aspect of the artificial intelligence approach to robotics. Also covers all of the material needed to program a robot for applications involving sensing, navigation, planning, and uncertainty." - Amazon |
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Robotic Explorations by Martin |
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"Written by one of the founders of the famous MIT "6270" Lego Robotic design Competition, Robotic Explorations: A Hands-On Introduction to Engineering engages students in hands-on robot building, emphasizing technological systems of all kinds-electrical, mechanical, and computational." - Publisher |
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Computational Principles of Mobile Robotics by Dudek and Jenkin |
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"This is a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in the field of mobile robotics. Emphasizing computation and algorithms, the authors address a range of strategies for enabling robots to perform tasks that involve motion and behavior." - Amazon |
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Sensors for Mobile Robots by Everett |
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"Discusses the principles, requirements, and both prototype and commercially available products for tactile and proximity sensing, triangulation ranging, acoustic and electromagnetic sensors, guidepaths, magnetic compasses, gyroscopes, collision avoidance, and application-specific sensors." - Book News, Inc. |
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Robot Sumo by Miles |
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"A one of a kind resource for creating powerful and innovative Sumo or Mini-Sumo robots. Packed with helpful diagrams, schematics, sample programs, and action photos of robots from around the world." - Amazon |
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Just Java 2 by Van Der Linden |
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"Besides excellent production values (and something of the free-spirited "edge" of programmer culture), this book covers all the bases for client-side Java in considerable depth. A product of the author's extensive teaching and computing experience, van der Linden makes "big picture" topics clear, including object-oriented programming. His patient and clear tour of the details of Java syntax and basic language features is simply one of the best." - Amazon |
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Java Programming from the Beginning by King |
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"Suitable for the classroom or for self-study, Java Programming from the Beginning puts basic Java development and object-oriented design into the hands of any computer-literate reader. Assuming no knowledge of computers--except, of course, an aptitude for programming and a willingness to learn--this textbook is one of the more accessible and well-presented introductions to Java available today." - Amazon |
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Magazines |
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Servo Magazine |
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"Whether you're building your first line-follower or finishing off the perception layer in a positronic brain, Servo Magazine delivers the sharp technical tools you need to stay on the cutting edge." - Servo |
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Robot |
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"Robot makes the exciting world of robotics more accessible than ever to established robot hobbyists, entry-level enthusiasts and mainstream consumers who are curious about the latest developments on the new frontiers in robotics." - Robot |
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Robotics Trends |
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Robotics Trends covers developments in the personal, service, mobile and military robotics markets, through exclusive features, insightful analysis and the latest news. |