Raspberry Pi and Arduino Robotics Projects: Build, Wire, Code, and Control Real Machines

By: Elias Hartwell

Build real robots - and finally understand how they work.

Most beginners hit the same wall: tutorials that skip the wiring, code that "almost" runs, and no idea why the motor stuttered instead of spun. Raspberry Pi and Arduino Robotics Projects closes those gaps.

Starting from the basics - what a resistor does, how a breadboard is wired, how to power a robot without frying it - this hands-on guide takes you all the way to autonomous machines that see, listen, balance, and navigate.

You'll build 11 complete robots, each one fully explained:

A line-following robot and an obstacle-avoiding roverA pot-controlled robotic arm and a Bluetooth-driven carA vision-guided object tracker and a voice-controlled botA pan-tilt camera and an autonomous maze solverA hybrid rover - a Raspberry Pi does the thinking, an Arduino does the drivingA self-balancing robot and a GPS waypoint navigator

Along the way you'll learn what each board is really for - the Arduino's rock-steady real-time control and the Raspberry Pi's vision and decision-making - and how to combine them into machines smarter than either board alone.

Every project includes:

Clear, labeled wiring diagramsComplete, fully explained codeA "before you build" safety checklistA troubleshooting guide for when things go wrong - and they will

No engineering degree required. If you can follow careful instructions and you're willing to learn from a robot that doesn't work the first time, you can build everything in this book.

Stop collecting parts. Start building machines.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H28J4D1P
• ISBN13: 9798197440242
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.6" x 8.5"