Featuring the components to make 5 working models, this guidebook explains all there is to know about robotics: how they started, how they work, and how they are going to change our lives in the future.
Become an expert rocketeer as you build and launch your rockets on a number of out-of-this-world missions. Fifteen double-sided cards show clear, step-by-step instructions. The kit provides a fun introduction to the science of rocketry and pneumatics. The topics explored support the Science and Technology Curricula. Mission One Get ready to launch a Space Probe on its first mission. Mark out your safety zone, check all is clear, and stand back . . . Mission Two Blast off on a manned Space Shuttle mission into space. See how far out of the safety zone your Shuttle will land, as it glides back to earth. Mission Three Your aim is to land a Space Capsule on one of the three planets. Check all is in place, begin your countdown, and blast off. Mission Four Are you ready for the ultimate test? It is time to deploy a Space Station in deep space. Prepare your rocket carefully.
Robot building is one of the hottest hobbies around! Kids will love using this kit -- and their imagination to building their own working, radio-controlled robot. The necessary materials, detailed instructions and high-tech images combine to also build obstacles, mines, and traps.
In Learn Robotics with Raspberry Pi, you'll learn how to build and code your own robot projects with just the Raspberry Pi microcomputer and a few easy-to-get components - no prior experience necessary! Learn Robotics with Raspberry Pi will take you from inexperienced maker to robot builder. You'll start off building a two-wheeled robot powered by a Raspberry Pi minicomputer and then program it using Python, the world's most popular programming language. Gradually, you'll improve your robot by adding increasingly advanced functionality until it can follow lines, avoid obstacles, and even recognize objects of a certain size and color using computer vision. Learn how to: - Control your robot remotely using only a Wii remote - Teach your robot to use sensors to avoid obstacles - Program your robot to follow a line autonomously - Customize your robot with LEDs and speakers to make it light up and play sounds - See what your robot sees with a Pi Camera As you work through the book, you'll learn fundamental electronics skills like how to wire up parts, use resistors and regulators, and determine how much power your robot needs. By the end, you'll have learned the basics of coding in Python and know enough about working with hardware like LEDs, motors, and sensors to expand your creations beyond simple robots.
Ultimate Spy Enhanced provides a unique opportunity to enter the secret world of espionage, revealing the stories of famous spies, recounting tales of famous spy operations, and showing an amazing range of spy paraphernalia. Throughout history, espionage has been used as a means of trying to gain advantage over the enemy. Ultimate Spy Enhanced outlines the early history of espionage. It then goes to examine key spying operations during the American Civil War, through both World Wars and the Cold War, up to the present day. This expanded edition includes a new section that looks in detail at post-Cold War spying activities, bringing the reader up to date with the rapidly evolving high-technology world of spying. Over the years, the author of Ultimate Spy Enhanced has amassed an incredible collection of spy devices, including concealed cameras, lock picks, suitcase radio, and assassination devices, many hundreds of which were shown for the first time in the original edition. For this new edition, a large number of new items are included, many never seen by the public before. They include laser listening devices, miniature satellite transmitters, new microdot cameras, and various spy cameras hidden in everyday objects, such as pens and key chains. Ultimate Spy Enhanced also includes information on how spies are chosen and recruited, the training they receive, and the tricks of the trade. A glossary explains abbreviations of important intelligence and security organizations and defines many common terms used in espionage.
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An overview of robotics looks at the education and training needed to work in the field, the skills and and experience necessary to get ahead, and the capabilities of robots and how they may be improved in the future.