Learn Robotics with Raspberry Pi: Build and Code Your Own Moving, Sensing, Thinking Robots

I started teaching my son Scratch programming by first grade. Then I gave him Mbot, by Makeblock, to continue his learning of programming fundamentals with Scratch.By fifth grade, my son started to plateau with learning Scratch, so I thought I would see how he did with learning Python. I first gave him a $4 Raspberry Pi Pico and the free online book by Raspberry Pi which teaches the basics of MicroPython using a Pico. (This could have been done completely free if I had known about the free online Pico simulator by Wokwi).He liked learning MicroPython, so I gave him this book with all the parts that were needed to complete the work in this book. He is loving this book. My son is learning how to build a robot and how to write the code to make it move.This book is well written and easy to understand that a fifth grader can complete the work with very little help from their parent. Occasionally he needs help troubleshooting his code, which is usually a simple problem of a missing letter or capitalization. Something that any parent can catch by comparing the child's work with the book.If you have a younger child that is growing bored with Scratch programming or an older child that is interested in robotics, then I highly recommend this book.Thank you for writing such a helpful book!List of components that are needed for this book.Raspberry Pi 3 or newerPower supply https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CBPJH1VKElectronics starter kit for Raspberry Pi https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09ZXNL2WHRobot chassis kit https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LXY7CM3Battery box https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0833L85J9LM2596 DC-DC voltage converter https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09LCNVB22TCRT5000 Infrared Reflective Sensor https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08YRCR6MLUsed Wiimote from eBay.

This is a great book for Pi users. Lot of pictures to the not so hard to follow instructions. I can not say enough good things about this book and this is a must get for robot builders/Raspberry Pi users. This book although not as think as my robot builder's bonanza book. But more to the point on the basics of robotics my only hopes for this book is that the writer ..Writes a part 2 guide on AI applications in other words please write a second part 2 to this book :) P.S I am only have way through this book because I am still waiting for online parts to come in the mail so I am not sure if it goes into that topic. Not paid to give this review just have the time to give it as I am waiting on parts. my advice into robotics physical computing? GET THIS BOOK.

Love this book! It is beautifully illustrated and very simple to follow the instructions! As for the vendor, packaging was great and the book came brand new and in mint condition!

Nine year old loves it. We took it out of the library and he loved it so much he asked to buy a copy with his own allowance money. To put this in reference, this is the second thing he’s ever asked to purchase in his whole life with his allowance money, the first being ice skates. He is into coding and robotics and engineering in general, already knows Scratch, Python, and is working on JavaScript. He does have a raspberry pi, and some other materials, so he will be able to do projects with this very soon.

I am learning Rasberry Pi and Python coded robotics for general knowledge and continuing self-education. This book got me going on the path really nicely. I liked how it stepped through the entire process from describing the hardware, downloading the operating system, connecting the electronics and coding the end result. Quite a full guide from what I can tell although I haven't had experience enough to compare other guides.I did find a few errors that needed some research and a work around to resolve. I am submitting them to the author for revision to hopefully get your version corrected to allow smoother development.

My daughter and I are enjoying going through this book learning how to build a robot.

This book walks you through the build of the Raspberian OS and the build of a physical robot. The step by step instructions were invaluable and made the build very easy and allowed me to complete simple progressive steps along the way. I am now going the next step my modifying some of the basics and making my robot to use 4 wheels !Excellent book !

Welllll I feel like you can't really use this book unless you are willing to buy a bunch of other items that you did not entirely know would be required to use this book. I personally bought this book with the intent of trying out some simple projects and also different programming styles for robots, and ended up using the last few pages much more often (for the diagrams) than anything else. If you are looking for inspiration to make projects... this book could be for you. But if you want to learn different programming styles, you may have better luck somewhere else.

The book came in at the right time and has very good content and layout.

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In this detailed and well-paced book, Matt explains how to get started with the Raspberry Pi right from unboxing and powering up the computer for the first time through to building your own autonomous robot. There are lights, sounds and sensors along the way, and the book ends with line following and basic image recognition. A younger, or more impatient, reader might wonder why so much preparation is needed before we can connect up the parts and get coding. But, the comprehensive nature of this book means that a user should, on their own, be able to get started without frustrating searching around on the internet for tips and fixes. With sections on basic operating systems, simple circuits and coding from scratch this is an ambitious book. The illustrations are clear, colourful and well presented, and look very easy to follow. I've spent a very pleasant afternoon reading the second half of the book. Now I need to find my box of bits....

I’m a scout leader, this was great for our projects

Well written. Great reference. Good presentation on software, hardware.Would definitely recommend.