A little robot stops, looks, thinks, and helps
ROB and the Lost Yellow Ball
Ages 5–6 · Read aloud · 23 pages
A gentle picture story about sensing, stopping, planning, checking, counting, kindness, and feedback.
$2.99
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Orbitus Robotics learning library
One robot.
Every layer.
Begin with a read-aloud adventure, grow through four youth maker volumes, then open the implementation-level books behind R.O.B.'s arms, Apple-platform controls, perception, and AI boundaries.
Complete digital collection
The whole series for one discounted price.
The Complete Builder's Field Manual unifies the eight numbered volumes into one digital reference. Its planned launch price is far below buying every volume separately.
$24.99planned Apple Books collection price
Complete Builder's Field Manual
235 pages covering mechanics, circuits, firmware, controllers, perception, privacy, AMBER arms, spatial interfaces, AI boundaries, verification, public operation, and the open evidence queue.
Save 55% vs. $55.92 individuallyTen ways into robotics
Choose the reader. Choose the depth.
Every title connects ideas to the same physical robot while keeping historical evidence, simulations, experiments, and verified behavior clearly separated.
Building R.O.B. · Volume 1
Meet ROB
Ages 8–12 · 37 pages
Meet a real robot through systems thinking, structure, energy, sensors, iteration, and engineering logs.
$4.99
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Building R.O.B. · Volume 2
Circuits & Signals
Ages 10–14 · 35 pages
Follow low-voltage circuits, digital and analog signals, PWM, Arduino pins, serial messages, sensors, and watchdogs.
$4.99
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Building R.O.B. · Volume 3
Motion Workshop
Ages 10–15 · 36 pages
Explore loads, differential drive, gearing, actuators, materials, fabrication, assembly, and test ladders.
$4.99
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Building R.O.B. · Volume 4
Mission Control
Ages 12–16 · 40 pages
Learn how computers, controllers, cameras, maps, privacy, AI boundaries, and simulations coordinate a robot.
$4.99
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Building R.O.B. · Volume 5
AI, Robotics, and Codex
Advanced makers and software builders · 43 pages
A source-based software history plus practical lessons in Swift, MLX, perception, recording, identity, shows, and spatial interfaces.
$8.99
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Building R.O.B. · Volume 6
Dual-Arm Robotics
Advanced makers and robot integrators · 34 pages
Integrate two seven-joint AMBER arms through URDF, frame calibration, CAN identity, UDP/LCM, Ubuntu, diagnostics, and staged commissioning.
$8.99
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Building R.O.B. · Volume 7
Engineering ROBControllerVision
Swift and visionOS developers · 38 pages
Study Swift 6 architecture, explicit control ownership, spatial controllers, authenticated video, immersive 360 presentation, speech, and testing.
$8.99
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Building R.O.B. · Volume 8
Engineering Cerebro
Swift and Objective-C developers · 50 pages
Examine RGB-D and panoramic perception, local and cloud AI, encrypted face context, private messaging, training capture, video, and bounded autonomy.
$8.99
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The discounted complete digital collection
Complete Builder's Field Manual
Advanced makers, developers, and mentors · 235 pages
The unified series: mechanics, circuits, software, perception, privacy, arms, AI boundaries, verification, operations, maintenance, and the open evidence queue.
$24.99
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Already published by OrbitusRobotics LLC: Dark Vapor4 - for Xcode 12 and macOS Big Sur
Open in Apple Books ↗Apple Books release path
Publish only what has passed the gate.
Apple requires a validated EPUB, cover, sample, metadata, and separate rights and pricing. Orbitus adds human review before any ROB edition goes live.
Review and rights
Close editorial placeholders; review youth safety, technical claims, photograph rights, privacy, trademark use, and accessibility.
Validate the edition
Build an accessible EPUB 3 with live searchable text, run EPUBCheck, inspect it on iPhone and iPad, and verify every image description, sample, and link.
Release and connect
Submit through the Apple Books publishing portal, set rights and pricing, group the numbered volumes as a series, then add each final product URL here.
Physical editions
Proof locally. Scale with print on demand.
The current interiors are US Letter and image-rich. Before sale, each needs a printer-specific color preflight plus a separate wrap cover sized for its exact binding, paper, and page count.
1. Classroom proof set
Start with one or two bound copies of the picture story and youth volumes. Check dark pages, small labels, gutter clearance, and classroom handling before ordering more.
2. Short-run and direct sales
Lulu ↗ supports print-on-demand, full color, and Letter-size formats, which makes it a practical first proof and direct-order route.
3. Bookstore distribution
IngramSpark ↗ supports up to 8.5×11-inch color interiors and wider retail distribution after ISBN, cover, CMYK, margin, and proof approval.
Large-format campaign kit
Print the 3×5-foot posters.
Each PDF is built at its finished 36×60-inch size with vector type and a high-error-correction QR code pointing to a stable Orbitus landing page.
