Learning Robotics using Python

Bring robotics projects to life with Python! Discover how to harness everything from Blender to ROS and OpenCV with one of our most popular robotics books.

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

AvLentin Joseph

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Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you are an engineer, a researcher, or a hobbyist, and you are interested in robotics and want to build your own robot, this book is for you. Readers are assumed to be new to robotics but should have experience with Python.What you will learnUnderstand the core concepts and terminologies of roboticsCreate 2D and 3D drawings of robots using freeware such as LibreCAD and BlenderSimulate your robot using ROS and GazeboBuild robot hardware from the requirementsExplore a diverse range of actuators and its interfacingInterface various robotic sensors to robotsSet up and program OpenCV, OpenNI, and PCL to process 2D/3D visual dataLearn speech processing and synthesis using PythonApply artificial intelligence to robots using PythonBuild a robot control GUI using Qt and PythonCalibration and testing of robotWho this book is forIf you are an engineer, a researcher, or a hobbyist, and you are interested in robotics and want to build your own robot, this book is for you. Readers are assumed to be new to robotics but should have experience with Python.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2015-05-27
Mått190 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt568 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor330
FörlagPackt Publishing Limited
ISBN9781783287536

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Lentin Joseph is an electronics engineer, robotics enthusiast, machine vision expert, embedded programmer, and the founder and CEO of Qbotics Labs (http://www.qboticslabs.com) in India. He got his bachelor's degree in electronics and communication engineering at the Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT), Kerala. In his final year engineering project, he created a social robot, which can interact with people. The project was a huge success and got mentioned in visual and print media. The main feature of this robot was that it could communicate with people and reply intelligently. It also has some image-processing capabilities, such as face, motion, and color detection. The entire project was implemented using the Python programming language. His interest in robotics, image processing, and Python began this project.After graduation, he worked at a start-up company based on robotics and image processing for 3 years. In the meantime, he learned famous robotic software platforms—such as Robot Operating system (ROS), V-REP, and Actin (a robotic simulation tool)—and image processing libraries, such as OpenCV, OpenNI, and PCL. He also knows about robot 3D designing, embedded programming on Arduino, and Stellaris Launchpad.After 3 years of work experience, he started a new company called Qbotics Labs, which is mainly focused on research to build great products in domains such as wearable technology, robotics, machine vision, green technology, and online education. He maintains a personal website (http://www.lentinjoseph.com) and a technology blog called technolabsz (http://www.technolabsz.com). He publishes his works on his tech blog. He was a speaker at PyCon2013 India, and he spoke on the topic of learning robotics using Python.

Table of ContentsIntroduction to RoboticsDesigning and modeling of an autonomous mobile robotWorking with Robotic Simulation toolsDesigning Hardware for the robotWorking with Robotic actuatorsWorking with Robotic SensorsProgramming 2D/3D vision sensors using PythonWorking with Speech Processing using PythonWorking with Robot Intelligence using PythonRobot Operating system and Python interfaceCreating a GUI using pythonFinishing Robot and testing