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Title: What is a good robotics book for beginners?
Post by: NOOBinDistress on May 30, 2007, 03:55:11 PM

Ok you should all be very proud of me for searching for my question before asking it. You said robot builders bonanza was good for beginners. You read it in 02 do you think there is anything better out or should I just buy bonanza?

Also is Robots for dummies any good?
If bonanza is recommended which edition do i get?

Title: Re: What is a good robotics book for beginners?
Post by: ed1380 on May 30, 2007, 04:07:01 PM

http://www.kingsasquatch.com/pubupload2/files/Beginning_Java_Programming_For_Dummies_Printable__2005_-_Wiley_.pdf
http://www.kingsasquatch.com/pubupload2/files/Mcgraw-Hill_-_The_Robot_Builder_s_Bonanza.pdf
http://www.kingsasquatch.com/pubupload2/files/Teach_Yourself_Electricity___Electronics.pdf
http://www.kingsasquatch.com/pubupload2/files/Wiley_-_Electronics_For_Dummies_-_2005_-__By_Laxxuss_.pdf

Title: Re: What is a good robotics book for beginners?
Post by: NOOBinDistress on May 30, 2007, 06:23:58 PM

thanks for the time to get me the links, but it just keeps coming up as server error when I clik on it. Idk what it is because my internet has been working fine.

Title: Re: What is a good robotics book for beginners?
Post by: Admin on May 30, 2007, 06:34:26 PM

http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_books.shtml

Yea, I havent read it since summer of 2001 . . . but Im sure its still good :P

Title: Re: What is a good robotics book for beginners?
Post by: ed1380 on May 30, 2007, 09:02:42 PM

Quote from: NOOBinDistress on May 30, 2007, 06:23:58 PM

thanks for the time to get me the links, but it just keeps coming up as server error when I clik on it. Idk what it is because my internet has been working fine.

no the links are old and now bad. I'll get you some new ones

Title: Re: What is a good robotics book for beginners?
Post by: NOOBinDistress on May 31, 2007, 03:22:35 PM

Ok. So it is old.... do you think its worth shelling out the money for??

Title: Re: What is a good robotics book for beginners?
Post by: Radiken on May 31, 2007, 04:40:07 PM

You could always go to the local library.
I went to one, and found quite a few books on mechanical, electrical, and programming engineering...
I even found a few specifically on robotics  :D

Title: Re: What is a good robotics book for beginners?
Post by: ed1380 on May 31, 2007, 05:15:50 PM

Quote from: NOOBinDistress on May 31, 2007, 03:22:35 PM

Ok. So it is old.... do you think its worth shelling out the money for??

old as in the website was shut down.
The robot builder's bonanza is the second edition.

Title: Re: What is a good robotics book for beginners?
Post by: NOOBinDistress on May 31, 2007, 05:52:34 PM

Ok... so I guess that is a no? THanks for the tip about the library. The reason I hadnt checked b4 is because other posts said it would be hard to find books on robotics. Even still as poor as my library is I doubt they have anything

Title: Re: What is a good robotics book for beginners?
Post by: ed1380 on May 31, 2007, 08:23:46 PM

should work now http://www.esnips.com/doc/fb3e1ecb-4ee4-4744-ac85-7dbec53618e8/Mcgraw-Hill---The-Robot-Builders-Bonanza

Title: Re: What is a good robotics book for beginners?
Post by: NOOBinDistress on June 01, 2007, 01:40:35 PM

Do I have to download it or should it show up? (The Picture)

Title: Re: What is a good robotics book for beginners?
Post by: ed1380 on June 01, 2007, 04:27:20 PM

you have to click where it says "Download Mcgraw-Hill - The Robot Builder's Bonanza.pdf

Title: Re: What is a good robotics book for beginners?
Post by: reSpawn on June 02, 2007, 01:52:59 AM

Does someone have Robot Building for Beginners by Dave Cook in PDF format? Or his second book Intermediate Robot Building ?

Title: Re: What is a good robotics book for beginners?
Post by: Hal9000 on June 02, 2007, 07:11:06 AM

David Cook is a member of this site, no?

Title: Re: What is a good robotics book for beginners?
Post by: ed1380 on June 02, 2007, 10:25:57 AM

IDK but here's his site. http://www.robotroom.com/index.html

Title: Re: What is a good robotics book for beginners?
Post by: Admin on June 02, 2007, 11:26:41 AM

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David Cook is a member of this site, no?

probably not . . . we should all flood his email account with requests to join ;D

http://www.robotroom.com/other.html#CONTACT

Title: Re: What is a good robotics book for beginners?
Post by: Joesavage1 on February 01, 2009, 03:21:14 AM

I got robot builders bonanza third edition; ITS AMAZING!

Joe