任何人都可以制造机器人！这其中包括孩子、教育工作者、家长，以及任何没有上过工程学校的人。如果你能将一张纸切割、折叠并用胶带粘成一根管子或一个盒子，你就可以制造一个无技术的机器人部件。事实上，本书中的许多模型都基于现实生活中的原型——在研究实验室和公司中创建的工作模型。更重要的是，如果你能使用智能手机上的应用程序，你可以很快学会用麻省理工学院（MIT）的Scratch和微软（Microsoft）MakeCode等免费的在线初级软件告诉机器人该做什么。
本书中的项目通过制作跳跃的折纸青蛙来教你电路，当你准备跳跃时，青蛙的眼睛会发光。你将练习使用免费的在线Tinkercad软件设计全地形机器人轮腿，并创建可用于3D打印的文件。你还将学习缝制——和编码——一个带有眨眼电子“眼睛”的半机器人布娃娃
每个项目都包括一步一步的说明、清晰的插图和照片。在此过程中，你将了解DIY版本背后的真正研究，找到让项目在需要时变得更容易的捷径，并随着技能的增长获得增加挑战的建议。
Making Simple Robots: Easy Robotics Projects for Kids Using Everyday Stuff
Making Simple Robots is based on the idea that anybody can build a robot! That includes kids, educators, parents, and anyone who didn’t make it to engineering school. If you can cut, fold, and tape a piece of paper to make a tube or a box, you can build a no-tech robotic part. In fact, many of the models in this book are based upon real-life prototypes — working models created in research labs and companies. What’s more, if you can use the apps on your smartphone, you can quickly learn to tell robots what to do using free, online, beginner-level software like MIT’s Scratch and Microsoft MakeCode.
The projects in this book which teach you about electric circuits by making jumping origami frogs with eyes that light up when you get them ready to hop. You’ll practice designing all-terrain robot wheel-legs with free, online Tinkercad software, and you’ll create files ready for 3D printing. You’ll also learn to sew — and code — a cyborg rag doll with a blinking electronic “eye.”
Each project includes step-by-step directions and clear illustrations and photographs. Along the way, you’ll learn about the real research behind the DIY version, find shortcuts for making projects easier when needed, and get suggestions for adding to the challenge as your skill set grows.
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