Make: AI Robots

Make: AI Robots

by Reade Richard, Brenda Shivanandan, Andy Forest, Denzel Edwards
Released October 2023
Publisher(s): Make: Community
ISBN: 9781680457292

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Book description

Artificial intelligence is a tool to explore and create, and it starts here with the experts at Steamlabs, a nonprofit that teaches teens to not just be users of technology, but to create with technology so they can be help shape our future.

Make: AI Robots introduces young people to AI through exciting craft projects that start with a mechanical cardboard creation, integrates fun electronic lights and motors, adds simple coding on a micro:bit, and then teaches how to train AI to create a spark of life.

With 32 projects designed to guide beginners through increasing challenges, Make: AI Robots is the perfect way to feed curious minds with fun AI experiments that will delight and inspire.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Foreword
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. Hinges, Wings & Flying Things
    1. Challenge Checklist
    2. Basic Build
      1. You Will Need
      2. Taking It Further
    3. Electronics
      1. You Will Need
      2. Taking It Further
    4. Micro:Bit
      1. You Will Need
      2. Code Library
      3. Downloading
      4. Taking It Further
    5. AI
      1. You Will Need
      2. The Training
      3. The Code
      4. Bringing it to Life
      5. Taking It Further
      6. Wrapping Up
  8. 2. Cars & Axles
    1. Challenge Checklist
    2. Basic Build
      1. You Will Need
      2. Simple Rolling Car
      3. Taking It Further
    3. Electronics
      1. You Will Need
      2. Motor Car
      3. Taking It Further
    4. Micro:Bit
      1. You Will Need
      2. Code Library
      3. Taking It Further
    5. AI
      1. You Will Need
      2. The Training
      3. The Code
      4. Bringing it to Life
      5. Taking It Further
      6. Wrapping Up
  9. 3. Ball Toss
    1. Challenge Checklist
    2. Basic Build
      1. You Will Need
      2. Ball Roll Game
      3. Taking It Further
    3. Electronics
      1. You Will Need
      2. Taking It Further
    4. Micro:Bit
      1. You Will Need
      2. Code Library
      3. Scoreboard Game
      4. Taking It Further
    5. AI
      1. You Will Need
      2. The Training
      3. The Coding
      4. Bringing it to Life
      5. Taking It Further
      6. Wrapping Up
  10. 4. Marble Runs!
    1. Challenge Checklist
    2. Basic Build
      1. You Will Need
      2. Starting Gate
      3. Taking It Further
      4. The Spiral
      5. You Will Need
    3. Electronics
      1. You Will Need
      2. Servo Lane Changer
    4. Micro:Bit
      1. You Will Need
      2. Code Library
      3. Connecting Your Servo
      4. Taking It Further
    5. AI
      1. You Will Need
      2. The Training
      3. The Coding
      4. Bringing it to Life
      5. Taking It Further
      6. Wrapping Up
  11. 5. Linkages
    1. Challenge Checklist
    2. Basic Build
      1. You Will Need
      2. Mechanical Leopard
      3. Taking It Further
    3. Electronics
      1. You Will Need
      2. Servo Powered Legs
      3. Taking It Further
    4. Micro:Bit
      1. You Will Need
      2. Code Library
      3. Taking It Further
    5. AI
      1. AI Pets
      2. The Training
      3. The Code
      4. Chase Theme
      5. Lie Down
      6. Bringing it to Life
      7. Taking It Further
      8. Wrapping Up
  12. 6. Gumball Machine
    1. Challenge Checklist
    2. Basic Build
      1. You Will Need
      2. Dispenser Box
      3. Taking It Further
    3. Electronics
      1. You Will Need
      2. The Big Spin
      3. Taking It Further
      4. You Will Need
    4. Micro:Bit
      1. You Will Need
      2. Code Library
      3. Continuous Servo
      4. Positional Servo
      5. Password Protection
      6. Making String Variables
      7. Taking It Further
    5. AI
      1. The Training
      2. The Coding
      3. Continuous Servo
      4. Positional Servo
      5. Bringing it to Life
      6. Taking It Further
      7. You Will Need
      8. Pet Feeder
      9. Wrapping Up
  13. 7. Superhero Costumes
    1. Challenge Checklist
    2. Basic Build
      1. Mask and Arm Bracer Starters
      2. You Will Need
      3. Moving-Jaw Mask
      4. Mask Assembly
      5. Taking It Further
    3. Electronics
      1. Bracer Shield
      2. You Will Need
    4. Micro:Bit
      1. LED Gauntlet
      2. You Will Need
      3. Code Library
      4. Connecting Your Neopixel
    5. AI
      1. The Training
      2. The Code
        1. Randomizer
        2. Coding the AI
    6. Bringing It to Life
    7. Taking It Further
  14. 8. Robot Friends
    1. Challenge Checklist
      1. Robot Puppets
      2. You Will Need
      3. Your First Animatronic
    2. Basic Build
    3. Bringing It to Life
      1. AI Training
      2. Coding
      3. Code Library
      4. Animatronic Animals
      5. AI Training
      6. Coding
    4. Concept Build
      1. Sorting Machine
      2. You Will Need
      3. AI Training
      4. Coding
    5. Basic Build
      1. You Will Need
      2. Robot Dance Competition
    6. Bringing It to Life
      1. Coding
  15. About the Authors

Product information

  • Title: Make: AI Robots
  • Author(s): Reade Richard, Brenda Shivanandan, Andy Forest, Denzel Edwards
  • Release date: October 2023
  • Publisher(s): Make: Community
  • ISBN: 9781680457292