Richard Grimmett - Raspberry Pi Robotic Projects

Richard Grimmett has always been fascinated by computers and electronics from his very first programming project that used Fortran on punch cards. He has a bachelor's and master's degree in electrical engineering and a PhD in leadership studies. He also has 26 years of experience in the Radar and Telecommunications industries and even has one of the original brick phones. Currently, he teaches computer science and electrical engineering at Brigham Young University, Idaho, where his office is filled with many of his robotics projects.

This book is the result of working with many of the wonderful students at BYU-Idaho. It also wouldnt be possible without the help of my wonderful wife, Jeanne.

Jon Witts has been working in the IT industry since 2002, specifically in educational IT since 2004. He was introduced to Linux back in 2001 through his collaboration with two German artists who were visiting the arts organisation he was then working with. Having studied fine arts and educational technology, he sought to innovate with open and accessible digital technologies within his creative practice and is happiest when deconstructing technology and finding its limits.

Jon has embedded the use of Raspberry Pi computers in his school as an integral part of the delivery of the computer science curriculum, as well as to run various school clubs and projects. Jon is a Raspberry Pi Certified Educator and also helps to organize and run the Hull Raspberry Jam events.

I would like to thank my wife, Sally, and our three daughters for putting up with all the cables and components around the house, and not least for being so tolerant of the need to dodge the robots racing around the kitchen floor!

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With the introduction of the Raspberry Pi just a few short years ago, a whole new world of do-it-yourself projects have come to life. This inexpensive but powerful processor provides a wide range of possibilities. When married with third-party hardware and free open source software, the opportunities are endless.

This book provides a step-by-step guide to at least some of these projects. Each chapter will introduce you to a new and different type of project. Each project will have very specific challenges and opportunities to learn new and cool ways to use the Raspberry Pi. Now, these chapters are really just an introduction to the topic; each of these projects would take an entire book to cover all the different aspects.

The book will hopefully inspire you to take the many different skills you have learned and mix and match them into entirely different projects with new and creative capabilities. Explore, for that is the overall theme of this book and of the Raspberry Pi.