This is a book about robots and artificial intelligence, so we really need to have a robot to use for all of our practical examples. As we will discuss in Chapter 2 at some length, I have selected robot hardware and software that would be accessible to the average reader, and readily available for mail order. In the Appendix, I go through all of the setup of all of the hardware and software required and show you how I put together this robot and wired up his brain and control system. The base and robot arm were purchased as a unit from AliExpress, but you can buy them separately. All of the electronics were purchased from Amazon.
As shown in the photo, our robot has tracks, a mechanical ...
