{"product_id":"the-raspberry-pi-robot-builder-a-step-by-step-guide-to-coding-walking-robotic-dogs-and-autonomous-vehicles-using-simple-python-scripts-9798189843556","title":"The Raspberry Pi Robot Builder: A Step-by-Step Guide to Coding Walking Robotic Dogs and Autonomous Vehicles Using Simple Python Scripts","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Eleanor Sloane\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Programming Languages - Python\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuild Two Complete Machines: an Intelligent Wheeled Rover and a Twelve-Servo Quadruped\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA successful machine is not created by connecting motors to a computer and running one large program.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReliable movement depends on compatible hardware, stable power, correctly interfaced sensors, carefully limited actuators, organised software, repeatable testing, and a clear response when something goes wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Raspberry Pi Robot Builder\u003c\/b\u003e provides a practical, beginner-friendly route to constructing and programming two complete systems: an intelligent wheeled rover and a walking four-legged machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first build introduces motor control, differential steering, obstacle avoidance, line following, wheel encoders, camera-assisted navigation, and remote operation. The second progresses into quadruped mechanics, joint calibration, coordinated poses, crawl gaits, sensor-based behaviour, power supervision, and safe patrol routines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead of presenting electronics, mechanics, and software as separate subjects, the book teaches readers to treat them as parts of one system: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSense → Validate → Decide → Act → Verify\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for beginners and intermediate readers, the guide suits hobbyists, students, makers, teachers, programmers, and anyone interested in creating physical machines with accessible hardware. 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