--- product_id: 51671003 title: "PDA Robotics" brand: "mcgraw-hill/tab electronics" price: "€ 63.32" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 category: "Book" url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/51671003-pda-robotics store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # PDA Robotics **Brand:** mcgraw-hill/tab electronics **Price:** € 63.32 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** PDA Robotics by mcgraw-hill/tab electronics - **How much does it cost?** € 63.32 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/51671003-pda-robotics) ## Best For - mcgraw-hill/tab electronics enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted mcgraw-hill/tab electronics brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description From the Back Cover BUILD A ROBOT AND MAKE IT RUN — RIGHT FROM YOUR PDA! The virtual chasm between PDAs and robots has been spanned, with McGraw-Hill’s PDA Robotics: Using Your Personal Digital Assistant to Control Your Robot, an easy-to-read guide to integrating these two pieces of technology into a single, remote-controlled powerhouse. Written in easy-to-understand language by a renowned software designer and robotics expert, this unique resource reveals innovative concepts and designs, helping you to build your own PDA-controlled robot from the ground up. As a result, you’ll be able to: * Allow any PDA to communicate with and control your robot * Establish a wireless RF link between your PDA and robot * Acquire low-cost, standard, and easily obtainable components * Learn about special software, control circuits, and interface ideas for creating artificial life forms * Customize modules easily * And more! Perfect for hobbyists, students of electronics, and engineers alike, this book is your entrée into the brave new world of PDA-controlled robots! Inside: * The Anatomy of a PDA * Software IDEs and Electronic Design * Movement Systems * Wireless RF * Room Radar and Sonar Devices * And Much More! Read more About the Author Doug Williams is a software designer fir Agfa Healthcare. A resident of Ontario, Canada, he has worked in the computer industry for nearly 10 years, specializing in radar systems control, medical imaging software, and electronic interface technologies. Read more ## Images ![PDA Robotics - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51vbSvNQkdL.jpg) ![PDA Robotics - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51WKsFhbPEL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐ Recipe for a Robot *by T***T on October 7, 2005* Following discussions with the author, I have amended this review.As a University Lecturer, I was disappointed with this bookbecause it contains large sections of material copied fromdatasheets and web sites without proper references. We try toteach our students to be ethical, and not to simply cut andpaste from the Internet without references. The author assuresme that permission was obtained from Microsoft, Intel,Microchip, Sharp, etc. to re-publish their material.It is not a text for a beginner if you want to learn aboutrobotics or how to design your own circuits and programembedded systems. For instance, it assumes that you can alreadyprogram in C.However, it does contain detailed instructions for building arobot that can be controlled using the Infra Red port on a PDA.If you don't mind making your own circuit board, then thismight be the book for you, but you really need some basicbackground in electronics and computers if you intend to buildthis robot. If you treat it as a recipe, and try to learn fromthe exercise, then you might find it useful. ### ⭐⭐ Good concept - poorly executed *by D***T on February 10, 2004* I really had high expectations for this book. I was looking for something that would provide an alternative to the PPRK-based "Ultimate Palm Robot" book. And this book does provide what appears to be a workable, if not very robust robot design that you can wirelessly link your Palm or WinCE PDA to. Unfortunately, the vast majority of the book is cut-and-paste data sheets - including some of the marketeering hype. This makes for a very disjointed read since the style of the book changes with each new data sheet and many concepts and terms are not explained well. As a result, this would probably be a difficult book for someone new to robotics. I'm still not sure that the schematic for the robot in this book was worth $20 - $30. I would suggest "Programming and Customizing the OOPIC Controller" by Dennis Clark as an alternative to this book. The OOPIC is easy to work with and the chapter describing interfacing the OOPIC to a Palm device is very well written. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ very helpful *by D***S on August 24, 2003* I found this book to be a very valuable reference for interfacing with hand held computers. It covers alot of information from interfacing the motor controllers and IrDA chip to the Micro controller and all the software needed to tie everything together.The last review from JAN SZYMANSKI is incorrect, the book contains no more than 5 to 10% Microschip specifications and those that are included are very helpful in understanding how all the electronics fit together AND I think the subject was more than 'slightly touched on'. It got me going on this subject and I now have a deeper understanding of PalmOS, WIN CE, Microchip programming and the fundamentals of Robotics! Did JAN do more than gloss over the book ?The author does a good job of explaining the circuit, electronics and the software source code included. I contacted the author on the site mentioned in the book as well and he e-mailed me the entire source code projects (they are available on the site for download as well) that compiled and linked without any problems. This saved me months of researching, code crunching and electronic design to get a fairly complicated undertaking working flawlessly.Thanks Again. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/51671003-pda-robotics](https://www.desertcart.at/products/51671003-pda-robotics) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-05-06*