Everything you need to build an autonomous robot and gain a foundation in robototics Stiquito Robot Kit with Manual Controller includes the components you need to build your own robot! Stiquito is a small, bug-like robot that guides you in the fundamentals of designing, constructing and engineering a robot. The kit comes with detailed instructions that are easy to follow. You'll be able to get a robot built and operational fast. The skills you learn will transfer to other robotics projects. You'll gain foundational learning so you can consider stepping up to more advanced kits.
Foreword vii
Preface ix
1 An Introduction to Robotics and Stiquito 1
2 Introduction to Embedded Systems and the Stiquito Controller Board 15
3 PCB Layout and Manufacturing 33
4 Building Stiquito Controlled 63
5 Stiquito Programming Using Texas Instruments MSP430F1122 111
6 A Two-Degree-of-Freedom Stiquito Robot 129
7 Optimizing the Stiquito Robot for Speed 147
8 More Stiquito Controlled 159
Appendix: Sources of Materials for Stiquito 169
Glossary 175
Index 183
About the Authors 187
JAMES M. CONRAD, PhD, is currently a professor for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Jim has worked with IBM, Ericsson/Sony Ericsson, and BPM Technologies. He is a senior member of the IEEE, member of the Project Management Institute and IEEE Computer Society, and board member of the IEEE Computer Society Press operating committee. He is the author of three books on autonomous robotics and has written numerous journal articles, conference papers, and technical papers.
