Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1: The Basics – Preparing for Robotics with Raspberry Pi Pico
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Planning a Robot with Raspberry Pi Pico
Technical requirements
What is Raspberry Pi Pico, and why is it suitable for robotics?
A microcontroller that runs Python
Raspberry Pi Pico’s interfaces for sensors and devices
What is CircuitPython?
Planning a Raspberry Pi Pico robot
An overview of robot planning
A note on trade-offs
Choosing a robot chassis
Choosing the power systems
Pin usage
Test fitting a Raspberry Pi Pico robot
Creating your first test-fit part
Motors
Power systems
Creating a rough chassis
Arranging the test-fit parts
A recommended shopping list for robot basics
Robot parts and where to find them
The robot workshop and makerspaces
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