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Here is the selection of America's premier science and technology magazines. Each of these magazines has had articles on robotics, plus coverage of up to the minute developments in many other related fields.

Robot Magazine

Robot Magazine ROBOT is a unique publication that offers the "how to do it" for the robot enthusiast and robot hobbyist, as well as the "what's going on" in the expanding world of robotics for the interested layperson or technical professional. It offer parents, teachers and kids guidance on using and playing with the new generation of consumer, toy and hobby robot products that serve as educational tools and recreational fun.

Robot features a "Spotlight on Education" section that includes coverage of FIRST Robotics, FIRST LEGO Mindstorm and VEX kits and competitions; this will be important reading for robotics educators and involved students who wish to sharpen their competitive edge.

THE "HOW-TO DO IT"

* Include projects simple enough for the robot enthusiast to jump in and become an entry level robot hobbyist, and projects advanced enough to draw the attention of serious robot hobbyists up to a graduate school level

* Emphasize robot kits that include all the pieces needed--to involve the lay reader who wants an easily accessible, complete robot experience without having to become an engineer

THE "WHAT'S GOING ON"

* Cover a spectrum of compelling, interesting stories and news in robotics of the type that occasionally appear in Wired, Discover, Popular Science, New York Science Times and Design News. This will attract a general readership as well as industry specialists:

* Latest robot toys and how to best use and develop them.
* Lego Mindstorm projects and competitions
* FIRST competitions (1,000 teams, 24,000+ students)
* NASA robots such as the Martian Rovers
* Consumer robots (vacuum cleaners, computerized clothing)
* Fighting robots as seen on TV programs
* Science project robots
* Latest advances in artificial intelligence
* Industrial and military robots

MAKE: Technology on Your Time

Make: Technology on Your Time is a hybrid of a magazine and a book. It's a magazine, but not a typical one.

If you like to tweak, disassemble, re-create, and invent cool new uses for technology, you'll love MAKE the new quarterly publication for the inquisitive do-it-yourselfer. Every issue is packed with projects to help you make the most of all the technology in your life. Everything from home entertainment systems, to laptops, to robots is fair game. If there's a way to hack it, tweak it, bend it, or remix it, you will find out about it in MAKE.

This isn't another gadget magazine. MAKE focuses on cool things you can do to make technology work the way you want it to. The publication is inspired by the bestselling Hacks series of books but with a twist.

Whether you're a geek or hacker who delights in creating new uses for technology, or a Saturday afternoon tinkerer who loves to get his hands dirty, you'll keep every issue of MAKE on your bookshelf for years to come. Each issue includes 224 pages packed with tips and tricks, including:

* How to turn a VCR into a pet feeding robot
* How to make a see-through potato cannon
* Extreme bot builders at home
* How to decipher the magnetic stripe on your credit card to find out what your credit card company really knows about you
* How to build a light-seeking robot from an old mouse

Every quarter, MAKE features a unique set of innovative ideas and creations for a variety of new technologies, including mobile devices, in-car computers, web services, digital media, wireless and home networking, and computer hardware.

The magazine has a homemade yet professional feel. The photos give the impression they're taken by average people and not photographers, but they're good quality and complement the articles. Even if you don't have time to create things, you will find it an engrossing read thanks to the personable writing and easy to follow instructions.

Make back issues also available:

Servo Magazine

Servo Magazine Soon virtually every aspect of human activity will be influenced by robotics. Advances in medicine, space exploration, security, maintenance, transportation, agriculture, manufacturing, retailing, and more will become dependent on intelligent machines programmed to carry out ever-increasingly difficult tasks. Advances in robotics will be as dynamic and important as those of computers in the 80s and 90s. Just as with computers, hobbyists will be a driving force in their evolution. Servo will be there to take you inside this fascinating world of science and technology.

In addition to hands-on robotics projects, Servo will delve deeper into the science of robotics and take you right to the lunatic fringe of what robotic technology is all about. A definite must-read for anyone interested in building or learning about robots.

Amazing machines are being conceived and built in labs, universities, and even garages all over the world and Servo Magazine is your ticket in the door. Each monthly issue will inspire, educate, and entertain with feature articles, interviews, tutorials, projects, and sources for parts. Whether you're building your first line-follower or finishing off the perception layer in a positronic brain, Servo Magazine delivers the sharp technical tools you need to stay on the cutting edge.

Robotics World

Robotics World covers key developments in the field of flexible automation and intelligent machines for an audience of automation professionals.

Topics include a blend of "how-to" articles, case studies of innovative robotic applications, industry trends, and equipment and technology introductions. A special section updates readers on the activities of industry trade group Robotic Industries Association.

Ideal for corporate technology officers, automation engineers and consultants, systems integrators, and robotics and accessory manufacturers.

You may also be interested in:
International Journal Of Advanced Robotic Systems
Ieee Robotics & Automation Magazine
Autonomous Robots

Nuts & Volts Magazine

Nuts and Volts Magazine Nuts & Volts Magazine is published for the electronics hobbyist interested in amateur robotics, home automation, CNC, lasers, amateur radio, computer control and data acquisition. Each issue features articles on topics such as how to make printed circuit boards, troubleshoot or repair an electronic circuit, or how to design a project using integrated circuits and microcontrollers. Nuts & Volts is about electronics and features all the latest new products and technology, analog or digital, for beginner or advanced.

You may also be interested in Build Your Own Robot. A compilation of articles from Karl Lunt’s long-running column in Nuts & Volts magazine.

Circuit Cellar

Searching for practical, innovative design solutions?

Look no further than Circuit Cellar magazine. For over 15 years, Circuit Cellar has enabled design engineers to share their success designing real-world embedded systems applications.

From robotics to wireless communication, the in-depth articles provide solutions for conquering design challenges and streamlining your next project with ingenious product applications.

Science News

Science News Magazine Public interest in science has a long history, and Science News has played a major role in promoting and feeding this fascination for more than 70 years.

Science News is an award-winning weekly newsmagazine covering the most important research in all fields of science.

Its 16 pages are packed with short, accurate articles that appeal to both general readers and scientists. Published since 1922, the magazine now reaches more than 1 million readers.

New Scientist

New Scientist is the world's No.1 science and technology magazine. It was established in Britain in 1956 and now has offices in Boston, San Francisco, Toronto, Brussels, Sydney, Melbourne, and London. This worldwide network of correspondents and editorial offices gives New Scientist a global reach that no other science magazine can match.

Since 1956 New Scientist has been keeping its readers up to date with the latest science and technology news from around the world. Much of the news coverage is exclusive to the magazine. The expert team of writers explores key developments in-depth, in at least four feature-length articles every week.You'll also find special reports on the biggest events of the week, the Frontiers section on emerging technologies, plus insightful editorial comment.

Every week regular sections include interviews with high-profile personalities, essays, book reviews and bestseller lists. Feedback adds quirky stories from the world of science and beyond. Then there's The Last Word - questions and answers on everyday scientific phenomena sent in by readers.

New Scientist is an innovative, serious and entertaining magazine. It's an enchanting and informative mix that makes it an essential magazine for the 21st Century.

Popular Science

Popular Science Magazine Popular Science is the information source for the technology-minded consumer. It delivers fast-breaking technological advances and in-depth reporting about pioneering scientific endeavors, compelling research, and cutting edge products for home and office.

Let Popular Science be your guide to what’s new, what’s best, and what’s next, in Science and Technology.

Scientific American

Scientific American Magazine Where working scientists, Nobel laureates, and other specialists present the remarkable things they do... Scientific American is a surprising, dynamic magazine. Its alive with change and buzzes with speculation on what science can postulate, promise, and prove.

With every issue you'll be brought up to date on the vital work that's being carried out in medicine, technology, energy and the environment. This is a favorite here at RobotBooks.com - highly recommended.

Discover

Discover Magazine provides you with immediate access to startling developments in science, technology and medicine with an emphasis on how those breakthroughs affect your world.

The world is evolving faster than ever and new technologies are influencing every aspect of our lives. Keep up with scientific innovation with Discover Magazine.

Invention and Technology

Invention and Technology Magazine Each brilliantly written issue of Invention and Technology puts the amazing history of American inventiveness in your hands. The magazine's clear writing and beautiful graphics help to explain how the extraordinary ideas, machines, and inventions of great inventors have changed the entire world over the past two centuries.

Read all about Edison, the Wright Brothers, Robert Fulton, and many other notable inventors. Invention and Technology brings you the history making successes and wild failures of the geniuses and eccentrics whose innovations have changed our world. Published quarterly.

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