
xxxii Preface
own friends, in a local group, or even internationally.There are different ways to
attend a robotic contest: you can compare robots with friends in person, or you can
take up a challenge someone has organized through the Internet, in which case you
submit your solution in pictures or programming code. Either way, you will learn a
great deal from your opponents.And from the rules, too: what really makes a contest
exciting is trying to find an original but “legal” solution you hope your opponents
haven’t thought of.
The last part of the book consists of appendices that provide you with various
technical resources we hope will be helpful to ...