"The 20 easy-to-build robots in this project book can be constructed for little or not cost using common household objects and repurposed materials."--

Learn about how robots are made and what they can do. Includes fun and easy projects.

Blending traditional mechanical engineering material with computer science and control theoretical concepts, the text covers a range of topics, including rigid-body transformations, forward and inverse positional kinematics, velocities and Jacobians of linkages, dynamics, linear and non-linear control, force control methodologies, mechanical design aspects, and robotic programming. The 4th Edition features a balance of application and theory, introducing...