Learn Robotics Programming

Build and control AI-enabled autonomous robots using the Raspberry Pi and Python, 2nd Edition

Danny Staple

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Year: 2021
• eBook ISBN: 9781839217869
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Hardware
• Index: Computer Science

Develop an extendable smart robot capable of performing a complex series of actions with Python and Raspberry Pi

Key Features

• Get up to speed with the fundamentals of robotic programming and build intelligent robots
• Learn how to program a voice agent to control and interact with your robot's behavior
• Enable your robot to see its environment and avoid barriers using sensors

Book Description

We live in an age where the most complex or repetitive tasks are automated. Smart robots have the potential to revolutionize how we perform all kinds of tasks with high accuracy and efficiency. With this second edition of Learn Robotics Programming, you'll see how a combination of the Raspberry Pi and Python can be a great starting point for robot programming.The book starts by introducing you to the basic structure of a robot and shows you how to design, build, and program it. As you make your way through the book, you'll add different outputs and sensors, learn robot building skills, and write code to add autonomous behavior using sensors and a camera. You'll also be able to upgrade your robot with Wi-Fi connectivity to control it using a smartphone. Finally, you'll understand how you can apply the skills that you've learned to visualize, lay out, build, and code your future robot building projects.By the end of this book, you'll have built an interesting robot that can perform basic artificial intelligence operations and be well versed in programming robots and creating complex robotics projects using what you've learned.

What you will learn

• Leverage the features of the Raspberry Pi OS
• Discover how to configure a Raspberry Pi to build an AI-enabled robot
• Interface motors and sensors with a Raspberry Pi
• Code your robot to develop engaging and intelligent robot behavior
• Explore AI behavior such as speech recognition and visual processing
• Find out how you can control AI robots with a mobile phone over Wi-Fi
• Understand how to choose the right parts and assemble your robot

Who this book is for

This second edition of Learn Robotics Programming is for programmers, developers, and robotics enthusiasts who want to develop a fully functional robot and leverage AI to build interactive robots. Basic knowledge of the Python programming language will help you understand the concepts covered in this robot programming book more effectively.

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Table of contents

• Learn Robotics Programming
• Second Edition
• Preface
• Section 1: The Basics – Preparing for Robotics
• Chapter 1: Introduction to Robotics
• Chapter 2: Exploring Robot Building Blocks – Code and Electronics
• Chapter 3: Exploring the Raspberry Pi
• Chapter 4: Preparing a Headless Raspberry Pi for a Robot
• Chapter 5: Backing Up the Code with Git and SD Card Copies
• Section 2: Building an Autonomous Robot – Connecting Sensors and Motors to a Raspberry Pi
• Chapter 6: Building Robot Basics – Wheels, Power, and Wiring
• Chapter 7: Drive and Turn – Moving Motors with Python
• Chapter 8: Programming Distance Sensors with Python
• Chapter 9: Programming RGB Strips in Python
• Chapter 10: Using Python to Control Servo Motors
• Chapter 11: Programming Encoders with Python
• Chapter 12: IMU Programming with Python
• Section 3: Hearing and Seeing – Giving a Robot Intelligent Sensors
• Chapter 13: Robot Vision – Using a Pi Camera and OpenCV
• Chapter 14: Line-Following with a Camera in Python
• Chapter 15: Voice Communication with a Robot Using Mycroft
• Chapter 16: Diving Deeper with the IMU
• Chapter 17: Controlling the Robot with a Phone and Python
• Section 4: Taking Robotics Further
• Chapter 18: Taking Your Robot Programming Skills Further
• Chapter 19: Planning Your Next Robot Project – Putting It All Together
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