Robotics Tutorials

This is a listing of robotics tutorials submitted by Robotics Society of Southern California members.

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Introduction to State Machines

by Arthur Ed LeBouthillier

This article appeared in the April 1999 issue of The Robot Builder.

There are many different programming techniques which one uses only infrequently. One technique, however, can be used repeatedly and regularly: the State Machine.

State machines represent one of the most fundamental principles of computing and programming. They represent the fact...

Introduction to Neural Nets - part 2

by Arthur Ed LeBouthillier

This article was published in the August 1999 issue of Ther Robot Builder.

This is a follow-up to the article "Introduction to Neural Nets - part 1".

WARNING - The attorney general has concluded that this article contains mathematics that may be hazardous to your health...

Introduction to Neural Nets - part 1

This article appeared in the July 1999 issue of the Robot Builder.

by Arthur Ed LeBouthillier

Neural Nets excite the imagination of many as an alternative way of creating smart processing systems for use in robots. They offer the possibility of creating intelligent
systems without all of the requirements of traditional programming plus they offer the
added benefit of...

Introduction to LISP

by Jef Mangelschots  (!!!! UNDER CONSTRUCTION !!!!)

The class for the June 2010 was "Introduction to LISP" by Bruce Weimer. This tutorial is an overview of what was covered in that short introductory class. This article will cover the introduction to LISP and how to get started. A follow-up article will introduce you to using LISP in...

Inside the Gameboy Camera “Eyeball”

by Arthur Ed LeBouthillier

This article appeared in the June 1999 issue of The Robot Builder.

Introduction

Nintendo, the company that makes such entertainment machines as the Nintendo 64, also makes the Gameboy, a
small handheld entertainment system which accepts a wide array of different game...