If you want a simple guide to building complex robots, then this book is for you. You'll need some programming knowledge and experience working with mechanical systems.

What You Will Learn

• Power up the BeagleBone Black to develop with both Python and C
• Control DC motors to guide a tracked robot forward, backward, and side to side
• Add sonar and infrared sensors to let your robot see its own way
• Use a USB webcam to have your robot seek out and track colored objects or movements
• Communicate with the servomotors of a robo-sailboat using a long-range wireless interface
• Teach your robo-sailboat to navigate to a bearing and distance using GPS
• Connect your BeagleBone Black to a flight controller to guide robots through the air
• Make your robots autonomous and capable of controlling themselves

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