Practical Robot Design vs Robot Builder's Sourcebook: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Robotique, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Robotics, Robots
Practical Robot Design
Designed for beginners, undergraduate students, and robotics enthusiasts, Practical Robot Design: Game Playing Robots is a comprehensive guide to the theory, design, and construction of game-playing robots. Drawing on…
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Robot Builder's Sourcebook
Written by Gordon McComb, author of the classic Robot Builder’s Bonanza, one of the most popular books ever written on amateur robotics, the Sourcebook lists over 2500 mail-order suppliers and other sources, including…
The verdict
- Practical Robot Design is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 13 for Robot Builder's Sourcebook.
- Robot Builder's Sourcebook reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 8 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Practical Robot Design | Robot Builder's Sourcebook | |
|---|---|---|
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
Reception
| Practical Robot Design | Robot Builder's Sourcebook | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 1 |
| Editions | 5 | 5 |
| Citations | 1 | 8 |
| Pages | 418 | 711 |