Mastering BeagleBone Robotics

If you want a simple guide to building complex robots, then this book is for you. You’ll need some programming knowledge and experience working with mechanical systems.

Description

If you want a simple guide to building complex robots, then this book is for you. You’ll need some programming knowledge and experience working with mechanical systems.

What you will learn

Power up the BeagleBone Black to develop with both Python and C
Control DC motors to guide a tracked robot forward, backward, and side to side
Add sonar and infrared sensors to let your robot see its own way
Use a USB webcam to have your robot seek out and track colored objects or movements
Communicate with the servomotors of a robosailboat using a longrange wireless interface
Teach your robosailboat to navigate to a bearing and distance using GPS
Connect your BeagleBone Black to a flight controller to guide robots through the air
Make your robots autonomous and capable of controlling themselves