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Crusher Bots, 231
Spear Bots, 233
Closing Remarks on Weapons, 236
11 Autonomous Robots 239
Using Sensors to Allow Your Robot to See, Hear, and Feel, 241
Passive Sensors, 242
Active Sensors, 243
Thermal Sensors, 246
Tilt Sensors, 247
Bump Sensors, 248
Implementing Sensors in Combat Robots, 248
Sensing: It’s a Noisy World Out There, 249
Techniques for Improving Sensor Input, 249
Semiautonomous Target and Weapon Tracking, 250
Semiautonomous Weapons, 251
Implementing Semiautonomous Target Tracking, 251
Semiautonomous Target Tracking with
Constant Standoff Distances, 252
Autonomous Target Tracking, 253
Fully Autonomous Robot Class, 253
More Information, 257

12 Robot Brains 259
Microcontroller Basics, 260
Basic Stamp, 264
BrainStem, 266
Handy Board, 267
BotBoard, 267
Other Microcontrollers, 267
Microcontroller Applications, 268
The Robo-Goose, 268
The BrainStem Bug, 270
1BDI, an Autonomous Robot, 271
The Rover, Teleoperated with Feedback, 272
Summary, 273
13 Robot Sumo 275
How a Sumo Match Proceeds, 278
The Sumo Ring Specification, 280
Mini Sumo, 281
Modifying an R/C Servo for Continuous Rotation, 281
Building a Mini Sumo, 284
Mini Sumo Body Assembly, 284
Remote-Control Mini Sumo, 285
Autonomous Mini Sumo, 286
Edge Detector, 286