Joel Chaffee – författare

Robotics competitions are among the most competitive school extracurricular activities around, and the loyal and enthusiastic hobbyists take each competition to a new level of excitement. This book explains how to build a competitive robot and it encourages readers to take a try at this thrilling pastime.

This book offers and interesting, comprehensive, and comprehensible introduction to a complex topic: atoms and molecules. Through straightforward and non-intimidating language, readers learn about the fundamentals of atomic and molecular structure as well as the more involved details.

One of the most hands-on and exciting hobbies and extracurricular activities for students interested in STEM is participating in robotics competitions. This book, newly updated to reflect the latest advances in amateur and professional robotics, including the exploding popularity of the Maker movement, gives readers all they need to enter this competitive and dynamic field. More importantly, readers learn the basics of how to build prize-winning robots, and how to find and enter contests, including local, regional, and national ones.