What this book covers

Chapter 1, Powering on Arduino, covers the selection of the right Arduino board for your project and how to be successful the first time you add power.

Chapter 2, Getting Started with the Arduino IDE, shows you how to download, install, and use the environment for your specific Arduino.

Chapter 3, Simple Programming Concepts Using the Arduino IDE, introduces basic programming constructs and how to use them within the Arduino IDE.

Chapter 4, Accessing the GPIO Pins, shows you the details of how to both send information to as well as get information from the outside world through the available GPIO capabilities.

Chapter 5, Working with Displays, shows you several different types and sizes of displays and also details how to add them to your project.

Chapter 6, Controlling DC Motors, shows you how to connect DC motors for robots that use wheels or tracks to move.

Chapter 7, Controlling Servos with Arduino, shows you how to control servos to build walking robots.

Chapter 8, Avoiding Obstacles Using Sensors, shows you how to add sensors to avoid or, perhaps, find objects.

Chapter 9, Even More Useful Sensors, shows you how to add different types of sensors to your project.

Chapter 10, Going Truly Mobile – the Remote Control of Your Robot, covers how to communicate with your robot wirelessly.

Chapter 11, Using a GPS Device with Arduino, shows you how to add a GPS device so that you always know where your robot is. This is important because if your robot gets truly mobile, it might get lost.

Chapter 12, Taking Your Robot to Sea, shows you some robots that can sail and explore under water.

Chapter 13, Robots That Can Fly, introduces you to robots that can fly.

Chapter 14, Small Projects with Arduino, shows you how to adapt other toy robots using Arduino or add a bit of flash to your current robotic projects using LEDs.