JD Warren is a maker at heart and has been since he can remember. As a child he took apart everything he got his hands on and has since been putting things back together. His recent interest in electronics was propelled by the popular Arduino microcontroller platform that makes it easy for someone with very little or no programming experience to easily get started creating awesome electronics/art/robotics with a very small learning curve.

He currently lives in Birmingham, Alabama with his wife and 2 cats. By day, he works as a software developer for Isotope11, drinking Dr. Pepper and writing Ruby - by night, he builds robots and writes about them.

His website - prototyperobotics.com, is there to supply a location for updates and information about current projects and his recent book "Arduino Robotics." He is happy to answer any questions at: johndavid400 at gmail dot com.

Arduino Robotics will show you how to use yourArduino to control a variety of different robots, while providing step-by-step instructions on the entire robot building process. You'll learn Arduino basics as well as the characteristics of different types of motors used in robotics. You also discover controller methods and failsafe methods,and learnhowto apply them to your project. The book starts withbasic robots and moves into more complex projects, includinga GPS-enabled robot, a robotic lawn mower, a fighting bot, and even a DIY Segway-clone. Introduction to the Arduino and other components needed for robotics Learn how to build motor controllers Build bots from simpleline-following and bump-sensorbotstomore complex robotsthat canmow your lawn, do battle,or even take you for a ride What you'll learn Basics of motor-control Basics of PCB design and fabrication R/C control and decoding Autonomous sensor guidance Frame building from various materials Instructions for a variety of robot designs Who this book is for Electronics and robotics hobbyists and DIY builders.