ARDUINO for BEGINNERS ESSENTIAL SKILLS EVERY MAKER NEEDS Loaded with full-color step-by-step illustrations! Absolutely no experience needed! Learn Arduino from the ground up, hands-on, in full color! Discover Arduino, join the DIY movement, and build an amazing spectrum of projects… limited only by your imagination! No “geekitude” needed: This full-color guide assumes you know nothing about Arduino or programming with the Arduino IDE. John Baichtal is an expert on getting newcomers up to speed with DIY hardware. First, he guides you gently up the learning curve, teaching you all you need to know about Arduino boards, basic electronics, safety, tools, soldering, and a whole lot more. Then, you walk step-by-step through projects that reveal Arduino’s incredible potential for sensing and controlling the environment–projects that inspire you to create, invent, and build the future! · Use breadboards to quickly create circuits without soldering · Create a laser/infrared trip beam to protect your home from intruders · Use Bluetooth wireless connections and XBee to build doorbells and more · Write useful, reliable Arduino programs from scratch · Use Arduino’s ultrasonic, temperature, flex, and light sensors · Build projects that react to a changing environment · Create your own plant-watering robot · Control DC motors, servos, and stepper motors · Create projects that keep track of time · Safely control high-voltage circuits · Harvest useful parts from junk electronics · Build pro-quality enclosures that fit comfortably in your home

Arduino for Beginners: Essential Skills Every Maker Needs

Computers & Technology

Baichtal, John

Computer Science

Que Pub

Hack This: 24 Incredible Hackerspace Projects from the DIY Movement

Basic Robot Building with LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0 ABSOLUTELY NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Learn LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0 from the ground up, hands-on, in full color! Ever wanted to build a robot? Now’s the time, LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0 is the technology, and this is the book. You can do this, even if you’ve never built or programmed anything! Don’t worry about where to begin: start right here. John Baichtal explains everything you need to know, one ridiculously simple step at a time… and shows you every key step with stunningly clear full-color photos! You won’t just learn concepts–you’ll put them to work in three start-to-finish projects, including three remarkable bots you can build right this minute, with zero knowledge of programming or robotics. It’s going to be simple–and it’s going to be fun. All you need is in the box–and in this book! <ul>
<li> Unbox your LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0 set, and discover exactly what you’ve got </li> <li> Build a Backscratching Bot immediately </li> <li> Connect the NXT Intelligent Brick to your computer (Windows or Mac) </li> <li> Navigate the Brick’s menus and upload programs </li> <li> Start writing simple new programs–painlessly </li> <li> Build the Clothesline Cruiser, a robot that travels via rope </li> <li> Program your robot’s movements </li> <li> Learn to create stronger, tougher models </li> <li> Help your robot sense everything from distance and movement to sound and color </li> <li> Build a miniature tank-treaded robot that knows how to rebound </li> <li> Write smarter programs by creating your own programming blocks </li> <li> Discover what to learn next, and which additional parts you might want to buy </li> </ul> JOHN BAICHTAL is a contributor to MAKE magazine and Wired’s GeekDad blog. He is the co-author of The Cult of Lego (No Starch) and author of Hack This: 24 Incredible Hackerspace Projects from the DIY Movement (Que). Most recently he wrote Make: Lego and Arduino Projects for MAKE, collaborating with Adam Wolf and Matthew Beckler. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his wife and three children.

Basic Robot Building With Lego Mindstorms Nxt 2.0

Science & Math

Title: Robot Builder( The Beginner's Guide to Building Robots) Binding: Paperback Author: ThomasMesserschmidt Publisher: Que

Robot Builder: The Beginner's Guide to Building Robots

EV3 without limits! Build 5 amazing robotics projects that take DIY to a whole new level! You can do way more with your LEGO Mindstorms EV3 kit than anyone ever told you! In this full-color, step-by-step tutorial, top-maker and best-selling author John Baichtal shows you how to transcend Mindstorms’ limits as you build five cutting-edge robotics projects. You’ll discover just how much you can do with only the parts that came with your kit–and how much farther you can go with extremely low-cost add-ons like Arduino and Raspberry Pi. You’ll learn how to reprogram your Mindstorms Intelligent Brick to add additional hardware options and create more complex programs. Hundreds of full-color, step-by-step photos teach you every step, every skill. Whenever you’re ready for advanced techniques, Baichtal explains them in plain English. Here’s just some of what you’ll learn how to do: <ul>
<li> Build a drawing Plotter Bot that gyrates to draw new patterns </li> <li> Hack Mindstorms’ wires–and control robots without wires </li> <li> Create a remote-controlled crane, and operate it from your smartphone </li> <li> Use the EV3 brick to control third-party electronic modules of all kinds </li> <li> Replace the EV3 brick with smarter, more flexible Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or BeagleBone Black hardware </li> <li> Build a robotic flower whose petals open and close based on time of day </li> <li> Use third-party sensors to build robots that can sense practically anything </li> <li> Load an alternate operating system onto your EV3 brick </li> <li> 3D print, laser, and mill your own perfect LEGO parts </li> <li> Create ball contraptions, and extend them with your own custom parts </li> <li> Make a pole-climbing robot–and hook up an altimeter to track its height </li> </ul> This book is not authorized or endorsed by the LEGO® Group. Register Your Book at www.quepublishing.com/register and receive 35% off your next purchase.

Hacking Your Lego Mindstorms Ev3 Kit

Absolutely no experience needed! Build your drone, step-by-step, with this full-color, hands-on guide! You’ve heard about drones. You’ve seen drones. Now, build your own—it’s a lot easier than you think! Drones are the newest frontier for the DIY/maker community, and you don’t need to be a technical expert to build one. John Baichtal, the #1 author of hardware hacking books for beginners, will teach you all the skills you need. First, Baichtal shows you the amazing drones others have built. Then, he walks you through several complete projects: quadcopters, UAVs, ROVs, and more. Not ready to start from scratch? No problem: Baichtal helps you choose from today’s best new kits. Hundreds of full-color step-by-step photos teach you every step, every skill. When you’re ready for more advanced concepts, Baichtal explains them in plain English. <ul>
<li> Discover what drones are and why they’re so exciting </li> <li> Explore today’s most imaginative projects, from 3D-printed mini quadcopters to floating robot armies </li> <li> Compare kits, from $200 up: Parallax ELEV-8, DJI Phantom 2 Vision+, OpenROV, Actobotics Nomad, Brooklyn Aerodrome Flack, and more </li> <li> Create your own practical Drone Builder’s Workbench </li> <li> Build complete rocket, blimp, waterborne, and automotive drones </li> <li> Construct both fully autonomous and radio-controlled drones </li> <li> Choose and assemble your chassis (airframe), motor, props, flight control, power system, accessories, and software </li> <li> Integrate Arduino to make radio-controlled drones operate autonomously </li> <li> Teach a drone to navigate via RFID tags </li> <li> Learn all the basic electronics and programming you’ll need </li> </ul>

Building Your Own Drones: A Beginners' Guide to Drones, UAVs, and ROVs

Building With Virtual Lego Unofficial Guide: Using Lego Digital Designer, Ldraw and Mecabricks

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.
Virtually build any LEGO creation you can imagine―with any LEGO part ever made!
This fun guide shows how to create just about anything from virtual LEGO blocks using free software. Learn how to install and customize LEGO Digital Designer, navigate the user interface, and get started on your own projects. LDraw and Mecabricks are also clearly explained. Building with Virtual LEGO: Getting Started with LEGO Digital Designer, LDraw, and Mecabricks features DIY projects that illustrate each technique and software tool. You will see how to upload and share your creations online―even modify projects that others have built!
Find out how to: • Download, set up, and configure LEGO Digital Designer • Navigate the LDD user interface, menus, and tools • Identify the different Lego parts and explore brick palettes • Quickly and easily start creating your own LEGO models • Access the huge library of out-of-print LEGO bricks in LDraw, including those designed by hobbyists • Get up and running on Mecabricks and launch creative projects online • Write clear instructions and share them with other virtual LEGO enthusiasts • Create custom bricks and participate in the LDraw parts design process

Building with Virtual LEGO: Getting Started with LEGO Digital Designer, LDraw, and Mecabricks

McGraw Hill TAB

Make amazing robots and gadgets with two of today’s hottest DIY technologies. With this easy-to-follow guide, you’ll learn how to build devices with Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0, the Arduino prototyping platform, and some add-on components to bridge the two. Mindstorms alone lets you create incredible gadgets. Bring in Arduino for some jaw-dropping functionality—and open a whole new world of possibilities.
Build a drink dispenser, music synthesizer, wireless lamp, and more
Each fun and fascinating project includes step-by-step instructions and clear illustrations to guide you through the process. Learn how to set up an Arduino programming environment, download the sketches and libraries you need, and work with Arduino’s language for non-programmers. It’s a perfect book for students, teachers, hobbyists, makers, hackers, and kids of all ages.
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<li>Build a Drawbot that roams around and traces its path with a marker pen</li>
<li>Construct an analog Mindstorms clock with hands that display the correct time</li>
<li>Create a machine that mixes a glass of chocolate milk at the touch of a button</li>
<li>Make a Gripperbot rolling robotic arm that you control wirelessly with Arduinos mounted on your arms</li>
<li>Explore electronic music by building a guitar-shaped Lego synthesizer</li>
<li>Build a Lego lamp with on/off and dimmer switches that you control with a smartphone application</li>
<li>Jump feet first into the world of electronics, from learning Ohm’s Law to working with basic components</li>
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You'll need the Bricktronics shield created for this book by Open Source Hardware kit maker Wayne and Layne, or you can build a breadboarded equivalent (see Chapter 10) for about $25 in parts.

Make: Lego and Arduino Projects: Projects for extending MINDSTORMS NXT with open-source electronics

Children's Books

Wolf, Adam

Beckler, Matthew

Make Community, LLC

Maker Pro is a book of essays by more than a dozen prominent and up-and-coming professional makers (Maker Pros). Each essay includes advice and stories on topics such as starting a kit-making business, taking a hardware project open-source, and plenty of encouragement to "quit your day job." This book is a reference for anyone who dreams of turning a hobby into a small business, and features stories from well-known professional makers; it will turn aspiration into inspiration.

Maker Pro: Essays on Making a Living as a Maker

Business & Money

Meno, Joe

Huang, Andrew Bunnie

Gauntlett, David

DiResta, Jimmy

Kravitz, Sophi

Altman, Mitch

Gentry, Eri

Jankowski, Tito

Dyba, Alex

Krumpus, Michael

Solarz, Susan

Klingberg, Rob

Tremayne, Wendy Jehanara

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

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