Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics vs Neural Networks for Robotics: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Systèmes de commande, Control systems, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Robots

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Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics Takayuki Kanda · 2012 ★★★★☆ 3.8 372 pages · ≈ 6 h 53 m · Moderate

Human–Robot Interaction in Social Robotics explores important issues in designing a robot system that works with people in everyday environments. Edited by leading figures in the field of social robotics, it draws on…

Facteurs humains Human-robot interaction Human-machine systems Human factors

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Neural Networks for Robotics Nancy Arana-Daniel · 2018 ★★★★☆ 3.8 228 pages · ≈ 4 h 13 m · Moderate

The book offers an insight on artificial neural networks for giving a robot a high level of autonomous tasks, such as navigation, cost mapping, object recognition, intelligent control of ground and aerial robots, and…

Neural networks Engineering

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The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
Neural Networks for Robotics is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics.
Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics has the widest readership — 3 ratings behind its score.
Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 124 times.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Neural Networks for Robotics ≈ 4h vs 6h for Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics Want the literary heavyweight? Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics cited 124 times vs 13 for Neural Networks for Robotics

Scores by source

	Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics	Neural Networks for Robotics
Goodreads	4.0 (3)	4.0 (1)
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Reception

	Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics	Neural Networks for Robotics
Ratings	3	1
Editions	7	6
Citations	124	13
Want to read	24	—
Reading it now	2	—
Pages	372	228
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics or Neural Networks for Robotics?

Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics 3.8/5, Neural Networks for Robotics 3.8/5).

Which is shorter to read: Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics or Neural Networks for Robotics?

Neural Networks for Robotics is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Neural Networks for Robotics (228 pages, ≈ 4 h 13 m); Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics (372 pages, ≈ 6 h 53 m).

Which is harder to read: Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics or Neural Networks for Robotics?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics: Moderate; Neural Networks for Robotics: Moderate.