Book Description Build your own computer-controlled servant. Construct your own robot or android to do your bidding! In Robots， Androids and Animatrons: 12 Incredible Projects You Can Build， electronics expert John Iovine serves up easy-to-follow plans and step-by-step instructions for constructing your very own state-of-the-art working robot that will obey your orders， act as your surrogate and even do scores of tough chores. You'll find everything you need to harness the latest robotics technologies--locomotion， sensing and control--to develop a high-tech robot， animatron or android in your own home workshop. This groundbreaking guide makes it easier than you ever imagined to: Design a lifelike robotic hand or arm that performs repetitive tasks; Build a computerized robot that uses both an expert system and a neural network--for some very unexpected behavior; Devise a robotic insect with a "brain"; Create a telepresence robot you can "get inside of" with actual arcade and virtual reality apps; Take advantage of sensing systems--tilt， bump， road and wall， light， speech， recognition， sound--even odors and gases; And much more. Book Info Demonstrates step-by-step how to put the latest robotics technology - locomotion， sensing， and control - into a high-tech robot， animation or android that you can put together in your own workshop. Paper. DLC: Robotics - Amateur's manuals. See all Editorial Reviews