{"product_id":"autonomous-robotics-from-the-ground-up","title":"Autonomous Robotics from the Ground Up","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Black Shadow Project: From Sensors to Embedded AI\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost robotics books stop at individual components or jump to frameworks that hide the hardware. This book explores how a complete autonomous robot is designed, integrated and debugged from first principles, following an engineer’s practical problems, failed approaches and workable solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree dedicated dual-core microcontrollers divide perception, motor control and navigation, reducing timing conflicts. Sixteen time-of-flight sensors across eight independent I²C buses provide 360° environmental coverage at 20 Hz. Their measurements feed a trained neural network that performs real-time obstacle avoidance directly on the microcontroller using TensorFlow Lite for Microcontrollers, without cloud services or a GPU.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA built-in Wi-Fi access point and browser interface give your smartphone access to live telemetry, sensor visualisation and manual driving without installing an app.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn onboard virtual machine executes bytecode scripts one instruction per scheduler tick, allowing multi-step manoeuvres without blocking real-time control loops. This establishes a foundation for increasingly independent behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe closing chapter examines what separates shared control from the book’s goal of Level 3 autonomy: self-localisation, mission planning, reliable heading, predictive power management and recognising when to stop. It outlines possible solutions, then challenges you to design Black Shadow 2.0. Throughout, the emphasis remains on integration, troubleshooting and practical engineering decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 25vw;\" src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?d=autonomous-robotics-extract\u0026amp;hideIssuuLogo=true\u0026amp;u=eimworld\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elektor Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59209439674700,"sku":"21360","price":39.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/6280\/3788\/files\/Autonomous-Robotics-from-the-Ground-Up.png?v=1794389128","url":"https:\/\/www.elektor.de\/products\/autonomous-robotics-from-the-ground-up","provider":"Elektor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}