Want To Robotic

I think it is not bad idea to start learning C/C++.

Three things needed to get into robotics
1. Programming
2. Electronics (Circuit design)
3. Mechanics of a robot

best way to go is get a basic pragrammable robot kit and play with it.

Zafar
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Can I learn Circuit Design. If yes how ?

Thankyou in Advance

This site covers basics for robot building
http://www.pc-user.co.uk/

For basic circuit design, go to this section
http://www.pc-user.co.uk/circuit_diagrams.htm


Zafar
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Thankyou Zafar, but the page http://www.pc-user.co.uk/  or
http://www.pc-user.co.uk/circuit_diagrams.htm  
 is not displayed.

Server might be down. I just checked and both links are working fine.
Start from here http://www.pc-user.co.uk/electronics.htm



Zafar
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Ya Its working now there , Thanx

I would recommend the BoeBot from www.Parallaxinc.com
They also offer a Java chip version of the Basic Stamp that you
could substitute for the regular Stamp at some time.

Also, here are some Java robot kits:
http://www.ridgesoft.com/buildingbots.htm

The Lego Mindstorms community has the "Lejos" operating system:
http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/Programming/robotic
s/

Hope that helps !
JCD

There are a couple of resources for us Java programmers.

I should mention that all the examples and programming in my book,
_Linux Robotics_ are in Java. I wanted to name the book _Java Robotics_
but the publishers had that decision.

I went the big route and used a Mini-ITX motherboard running
Linux. You don't have to go that far to run Java.

http://www.muvium.com/
These chips are PICs running on compiled Java. I truely like
these chips. I've used one to run a small robot as the
only processor.

http://www.systronix.com/
These stamps and such are based on a Java processor and have
more memory than the uVM chips.
--
D. Jay Newman
Author of _Linux Robotics_
http://enerd.ws/robots/

you dont need to know anything everything is bonus let all you know
help you in building.
Build there in bo need to re design the wheel, build right on top of
the old things.
knowing programing is a very good step. most microcontrolers can run
Java, you may have to change how they see the program by encapsulating
the program. The Boe bot is a great kit, I got it a year ago, and have
built many other projects since then.  Besides, look closely, the kit
is in most other project kits. the platform is very usefull and if you
want you could probably make that out of tin or an old VCR cover. I
just built a dual fotosensitive neuron network with parts I found in my
neihborhs trash can.. knowing how every part of everything works is
madness.
I wanted to send Infrared DTMF signals in one project, to be recieved
by a special decoder elsewhere. I could have baught the components from
Jameco or mouser, but i just used an old telephone and converted the
sound to light. It worked out good too because it was powered from the
phone jack.  In reality you dont have to buy very much. Most people I
know who are into robotics couldnt afford to do it if they baught
everything they needed.

Thankyou blicken for the help & keep on giving all your suggestions.
I will work based on that . These is my first step in Robotics .