The Ubtech Jimu Robots Builder's Guide: How to Create and Make Them Come to Life

ISBN-13: 9781484229248 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 225 str.

Mark Rollins

Opis

UBTECH is a company based out of China that has created a line of products known as Jimu Robots. This kit allows users to create robots and other mechanical devices that can be controlled via the company's app. As UBTECH expands their Jimu Robots into the hands of STEM learners and teachers, this book serves as the official textbook that will go along with the Jimu Robots. This book will cover the high potential for STEM learning with the Jimu Robots, hardware, software, and designing a basic and walking creation.
The UBTECH Jimu Robots Builder's Guide serves as an introduction to the Jimu Robots, covers their wide range of capabilities, and provides inspiration and innovative potential to existing users.
What You'll Learn:

• A summary of all the Jimu Robot pieces and kits and how to use them,
  
• Practical instructinos for Jimu Robot models that users can build,
  
• The Jimu Robot software so that readers can use it to bring their creations to life,
  
• Ways the UBTECH's Jimu Robots can improve STEM education,
  
• How to use the Jimu Robot kits to assemble all kinds of creations that the user can take control of via smartphone or tablet, and
  
• Innovate so that users can build their own Jimu Robot creations capable of all kinds of things.
  

In short, The UBTECH Jimu Robots Builder's Guide: How to Create and Make Them Come to Life is made to be a textbook for those who are into the growing tech/maker trend of Jimu Robots. It is designed to inspire users to create and bring to life creations of their own.

Who this Book is For: Makers, tinkerers, and STEM participants who want something that will help them out with building and inspiring new ideas for existing Jimu Robots users.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Jimu Robots in STEM Education

Chapter Goal: This chapter discusses STEM Education, and it will probably be the shortest, but will give a basic introduction to the UBTECH Jimu Robots.

A) What is STEM?

B) How STEM Helps Children/Students Learn

C) How Jimu Robots Can Help

Chapter 2: Jimu Robots Kits

Chapter Goal: This is where we talk about the basic Jimu robot kits, and what kind of pieces that they have.  

A) Main Parts

  1) Main Control Box

  2) Robotic Servo Motors

B) Other Parts

  1) Character Parts

  2) Fasteners

  3) Connectors

Chapter 3: Jimu Robots Software

Chapter Goal: Now that the pieces are fully introduced, the user can be introduced to the software that can make things move.  

A) What the program can do for the user

B) How to use it to create Jimu Robots Creations

Chapter 4: Designing a Basic Creation

Chapter Goal: This chapter details how to create a basic creation with wheels.  

A) Basic vehicle controls

B) How to use the infrared sensor.

Chapter 5: Designing a Walking Creation

Chapter Goal: The Servo motors can allow the user to do some interesting walking creations, and there are many ways to do accomplish that.  This chapter shows how to make one with two legs, four legs, and more!

A) Using Servo Motors as Legs

B) Creating a walk cycle program

C) Using the infrared sensor

Chapter 6: The Robotic Arm

Chapter Goal: In this particular chapter, I will discuss how to create a robotic arm.  

A) How to Construct the Robotic Arm

B) Using Servos for Control

Chapter 7: Creating the Robot Transformer

Chapter Goal: This chapter will detail how to create a construction that can drive like a car and shift into a robot like the classic Hasbro toy.

A) How to create a Transformer

B) Using the Servos for Control

O autorze

Mark Rollins has written six books for Apress, three of them about LEGO. Mark worked at Wal-Mart and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories before deciding to devote himself to being a full-time writer. Since then, he has written for many tech and gadget blogs including coolest-gadgets.com, gadgetell.com, gamertell.com and many other journals that have since gone online. In 2009, he started his own tech and gadget blog known as www.TheGeekChurch.com. In addition to his career in tech, Mark recently wrote a science fiction/fantasy known as The Labyrinth House, and he intends to write the next two books in the trilogy. He currently lives in Pullman, Washington with his wife and three children where he also works part-time at Washington State University helping other student writers.

Blurb

Create robots and other mechanical devices with UBTECH's Jimu Robots kit. This book shows you the high potential for STEM learning with the Jimu Robots, hardware, and software. You'll design a basic and walking creation and bring to life robots of your own. 

As UBTECH expands their Jimu Robots into the hands of STEM learners and teachers, this book serves as its official companion, providing an introduction to the Jimu Robots wide range of capabilities. In short, The UBTECH Jimu Robots Builder’s Guide will provide inspiration and innovative potential to existing users and those who are into the growing tech/maker trend of Jimu Robots.