[Robotgroup] Book recommendations

[Paul Atkinson]

Mike,

I like the Junkbots book as a good starting point. Fairly simple circuits
and decent behavior:

http://www.solarbotics.com/products/jbb/

Junkbots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels

Paul

On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Andre Lamothe <ceo at nurve.net> wrote:

> Well, I think that a general knowledge in embedded systems is important for
> everyone. Also, you need a really good bible of electronics. Two I
> recommend
> in those areas are:
>
> 1. Designing Embedded Hardware (nice begineer book) - O'Reilly
> 2. The Art of Electronics (non-calc based, a classic)
>
> In robotics, I suggest:
>
> 1. Physical computing , thomson press, by O'sullivan and Igoe
> 2. Mechatronics sourcebook, thomson press, by braga
>
> Make sure if you do get any, to get the LATEST editions.
>
> Andre'
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Def Egge" <robodigest at innervate.com>
> To: "The Robot Group" <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 1:01 PM
> Subject: [Robotgroup] Book recommendations
>
>
>
> It seems that it might be a good idea, every now and then, to inquire
> of the membership about 'must-have' books for the hobby roboticist.
>
> Remember that not all of the members hold degrees in EE, nor are we
> all ace programmers.
>
> So, my friends, what do you recommend?  Why?
>
>
> --
>
> All the best....
>
> Mike
>
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