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Picks from the Humble Bundle: Robotics & Automation
Five books for your next robotics project
View the bundle on Humble BundleThe short take
Start with Learn Robotics Programming if you know some Python and want to build a moving robot. Practical Arduino Robotics is the better first purchase if you already have an Arduino. Save the ROS 2, industrial automation or drone book for the project that actually needs it.
For makers and programmers choosing their next build, and for engineers looking for a practical route into ROS 2 or industrial controls.
Read them in TomeletChoose a build before a tier
The 18-title offer spans home robots, drones and factory controls. The entry tier includes Practical Arduino Robotics, Robotics at Home with Raspberry Pi Pico and PLCs for Beginners. The full tier adds the other four books in our shortlist. If you already have a board or a controller, start with the book that uses it.
Give the robot one job
For a first mobile robot, get the chassis moving and one sensor reporting before adding vision or autonomy. If the project already calls for mapping or simulation, the fourth edition of Mastering ROS 2 covers Jazzy, Gazebo Sim, navigation and manipulation.
Match the book to your hardware
Arduino, Raspberry Pi and PLC projects ask for different tools. Check the parts list and controller before you buy hardware. For drones, use the book to plan the build and check the flight rules where you intend to fly.
Our 5 picks, ranked
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No. 1
Learn Robotics Programming, Third Edition
The strongest all-round first build. You assemble a mobile robot, connect the motors and sensors, then add a web interface and work up to vision and localisation. The early chapters give you a working platform for trying the later techniques.
Read it if you can write some Python and want a robot you can build and extend.
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No. 2
Practical Arduino Robotics
The entry tier pick to start with if you already have an Arduino. The project focus gives you a reason to learn what the sensors and actuators do together. It’s also the shorter route into an actual build if the 740-page Raspberry Pi guide feels too large.
Read it if you want to start with a microcontroller and build up your hardware skills.
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No. 3
Mastering ROS 2 for Robotics Programming, Fourth Edition
The best choice here when your project needs a robotics software stack. It moves from ROS 2 basics through modelling and simulation to navigation and manipulation. Simulation is a useful place to begin when you’re still deciding how to put the hardware together.
Read it if you want to simulate, navigate or control a robot using ROS 2.
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No. 4
Industrial Automation from Scratch
Start here for factory automation. It puts switches, sensors, actuators and motors in context before progressing through the components of a motor starter. That hardware foundation is useful when your job goes beyond writing a control routine.
Read it if you want to understand the equipment an industrial controller is actually controlling.
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No. 5
Drone Development from Concept to Flight
A focused pick for a flying project. The custom survey drone ties decisions about propulsion and electronics to assembly, configuration and the first flight. It gives those component choices a purpose.
Read it if you want a practical route from selecting drone parts to testing an assembled aircraft.
Make room for your own thinking
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