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Title: Stiquito for Beginners: An Introduction to Robotics by James M. Conrad, Jonathan W. Mills ISBN: 0-8186-7514-4 Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Pr Pub. Date: 27 December, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $40.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4.13 (15 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Great Project
Comment: A good book to learn robotics for everyone especially those with computer and engineering background. Nonetheless others with enthusiasm, and willingness to experiment would find that this book is unique and excellent in its approach . What makes this book as an excellent introductory reading, is that it comes with kit. Once you've read about stiquito, you can go ahead and build one for yourself. What kind of stiquito personality you want to build will depend on your creativity and willingness to experiment. It also teaches you how to write program to control simple robot using easy to get resources. Robotics is fun indeed.

Rating: 5
Summary: A good guide for jumping into free-form robotics
Comment: I recently bought a copy of this book as a gift for my Little Brother. After reviewing it with him, I had to have my own copy.

I am trying to make the leap from building Lego robots to nitinol-based free-form robotics. This book seems like the perfect guide for that path.

I am nearly done creating the Stiquito robot from Chapters 1-2. The instructions for building it were great. I was able to build the robot without any significant problems, which is amazing.

Other chapters provide blueprints for making autonomous robits that are programmable from the PC. I have already ordered more parts for this and can't wait to get started on those.

I am thrilled with this book. I think you will be also.

I thought the price of the book was well worth the value of the kit and detailed instructions in Chapters 1-2. If you are already beyond this, then value of the more complex plans is well worth the price of the book.

Rating: 5
Summary: A good introduction
Comment: This introductory Stiquito book is well suited for educators and hobbyists that want an easily realizable robot.

This book skims over various design alternatives, and offers detailed, systematic instructions for construction of the "classic", simplest Stiquito walker. The instructions begin by giving readers the big picture, explaining the objectives for each section, and then explain each step individually. It takes just a few hours of reading and a few hours of patient work before you can make your first Stiquito.

But beware, you'll need to locate a vendor with Nitinol and piano wire, because the first robot is simple and you will want to keep going. A second, "advanced" title contains plans and explanations for many of the designs briefly mentioned in this book.

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