Raspberry Pi Robotics Projects

Dr. Richard Grimmett has been fascinated by computers and electronics from his very first programming project, which used Fortran on punch cards. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering and a PhD in leadership studies. He also has 26 years of experience in the radar and telecommunications industries, and even has one of the original brick phones. He now teaches computer science and electrical engineering at Brigham Young University, Idaho, where his office is filled with his many robotics projects.

Table of Contents

GETTING STARTED WITH RASPBERRY PI
PROGRAMMING RASPBERRY PI
PROVIDING SPEECH INPUT AND OUTPUT
ADDING VISION TO RASPBERRY PI
CREATING MOBILE ROBOTS ON WHEELS
MAKING THE UNIT VERY MOBILE – CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF A ROBOT WITH LEGS
AVOIDING OBSTACLES USING SENSORS
GOING TRULY MOBILE – THE REMOTE CONTROL OF YOUR ROBOT
USING A GPS RECEIVER TO LOCATE YOUR ROBOT
SYSTEM DYNAMICS
BY LAND, SEA, AND AIR