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FLAMING LOTUS GIRLS • ROBOT SIMULATION • ROBOT PARTS WHOLESALE
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Robot Simulation: AI Behaviors by Bryan Bergeron An introduction to simulation technology and examples of how readily-available simulation tools can be used to develop simulated robots that exhibit AI behaviors.
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DARwIn by Karl Muecke, Patrick Cox, and Dennis Hong Part 3: DARwIn 2.0: The Next Generation.
The Flaming Lotus Girls and The Serpent Mother by Steven Kirk Nelson When fire art meets robotics technology and hot babes with welding tools.
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Features & Projects 53
Beginner’s Robotics on $50 a Month by Paul Pawelski Part 3: Sensors and Output.
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Low Power Robot Communications by Peter Best Include this low power, low-data-rate radio solution in your next design.
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Build a Sensor That Locates the Nearest Object by Jim Miller Follow these app notes to get the specific data you’re looking for.
Seeing With OpenCV by Robin Hewitt Part 2: Learn how to use OpenCV to detect faces.
ENTER WITH CAUTION! 22 The Combat Zone
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Ask Mr. Roboto
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Robotics Resources
by Jeff Eckert