Homemade Robots: 10 Bots You Can Build with Stuff Around the House: 10 Simple Bots to Build with Stuff Around the House

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A coding-free guide to building 14 simple, unique, and entertaining robots using everyday materials and a few electronic components. Robots for Kids is a fun, coding-free beginner s guide to basic robotics. The book s 14 simple and entertaining robots can all be built using only common materials, basic tools, and some basic electronic components. Readers will use dryer lint brushes and plumbing flange repair rings to make a street sweeper-like bot that buffs the floors as it moves; build a rolling barrel robot using a paint can and servo motor; make a sail bot from a utensil holder and plastic sheet that changes direction when activated by wind; and much more!   Title Page Copyright Dedication About the Author Acknowledgments Introduction Are Bots Alive? How Should Bots Behave? In Summary Chapter 1: Building Tools and Supplies Drills and Drill Bits Fasteners and Adhesives Alternative Materials Chapter 2: Getting Started with Electronics Batteries and Electricity Circuits Wires Test Leads with Alligator Clips Short Circuits Switches Other Switches Series Circuits Parallel Circuits Chapter 3: Motors DC Motors H-Bridges Reversing Power to the Motor Adjusting the Motor’s Speed Servo Motors Chapter 4: Soldering and Desoldering Soldering Tools and Materials Getting Started Soldering Wires Desoldering Modifying the Servo for Direct Drive Chapter 5: Wobbler Wobbler Overview Constructing Wobbler Chapter 6: Buffer Buffer Overview Constructing Buffer Chapter 7: Daze Daze Overview Constructing Daze Chapter 8: Barreller Barreller Overview Constructing Barreller Chapter 9: Lazy Lazy Overview Constructing Lazy Chapter 10: Skitter Skitter Overview Constructing Skitter Chapter 11: Inchworm Inchworm Overview Constructing Inchworm Chapter 12: Walker Walker Overview Constructing Walker Chapter 13: Sail Sail Overview Constructing Sail Chapter 14: Flip Flop Flip Flop Overview Constructing Flip Flop Appendix A: Reference Materials Alternatives to Soldering Alligator Clips Crimp Connectors Levers, Springs, and Screws Barrel and Socket Connectors Alternatives to Servo Motors Relay Circuits DPDT Relay Circuits 3PDT Relay Circuits Adding a Power Switch Basic Electronics Shopping List Additional Resources Appendix B: Cutting and drilling templates Barreller Daze Walker Index