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 Stiquito Controlled!: Making a Truly Autonomous Robot

 

Published by: WILEY
Author: Conrad, James M.
Number of pages: 268
Group: ROBOTICS
ISBN: 0471488828/9780471488828
User level: Beginner/Intermediate
Objective: Reference
Date Published: April 2005
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Build your own Stiquito "walking-stick" robot insect with the included kit!

Stiquito Controlled! is a widely accessible, user-friendly book that provides step-by-step instructions for building Stiquito, a small, multi-legged robot that resembles a "walking-stick" insect. The book includes comprehensive instructions and all the parts needed to complete assembly. Most notably, the kit contains a microcontroller board that allows Stiquito to walk on its own. Key features of the book include:

  • Complete kit to build Stiquito--no additional materials necessary (common tools and batteries required)
  • Detailed, step-by-step instructions for assembly of the robot
  • Comprehensive lessons on how to make Stiquito "walk" using the microcontroller

Engineering teachers and students, researchers, and science enthusiasts will find Stiquito Controlled! a fascinating and fun hands-on project.

Batteries not included.

http://www.coe.uncc.edu/~jmconrad/Stiquito_Controlled.htm