18 books like Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics

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Designing Robots, Designing Humans Cathrine Hasse · 2019 · 148p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Whilst most research concentrates on the imagined future of robotics, this book brings together a group of international researchers to explore the different ways that robots and humans engage with one another at this point in history. Robotic design is advancing at an incredible pace, and consequently the role of robots has expanded beyond mechanical work in the industrial sector to the social… Shares: Facteurs humains, Human-robot interaction, Human factors, Robotique

Treatise on Good Robots Krzysztof Tchon · 2013 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Moderate This volume investigates the ways emerging technologies in the fields of robotics and bio-robotics are influencing society. It necessarily considers both philosophical and technological study of robots, including what it means for robots to exist as good and moral entities, and how they benefit humans and enhance their quality of life. Contributors address artificial intelligence and social… Shares: Facteurs humains, Human factors, Robotique, Aspect social

Robot modeling and control Mark W. Spong · 2005 · 608p · ≈ 20h · Moderate A New Edition Featuring Case Studies and Examples of the Fundamentals of Robot Kinematics, Dynamics, and ControlIn the 2nd Edition of Robot Modeling and Control, students will cover the theoretical fundamentals and the latest technological advances in robot kinematics. With so much advancement in technology, from robotics to motion planning, society can implement more powerful and dynamic… Shares: Robotique, Control systems, Robotics, Robots

Robot Builder's Sourcebook Gordon McComb · 2002 · 711p · ≈ 23h · Moderate Written by Gordon McComb, author of the classic Robot Builder’s Bonanza, one of the most popular books ever written on amateur robotics, the Sourcebook lists over 2500 mail-order suppliers and other sources, including local-area businesses, cross-referenced and categorized to make your search quick and easy. You’ll find detailed information about the resources, including addresses and phone… Shares: Robotique, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Robotics, Robots

Neural Networks for Robotics Nancy Arana-Daniel · 2018 · 228p · ≈ 7h · 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 clustering, with real-time implementations. The reader will learn various methodologies that can be used to solve each stage on autonomous navigation for robots, from object… Shares: Systèmes de commande, Control systems, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Robots

Imitation and social learning in robots, humans and animals Kerstin Dautenhahn · 2003 · 493p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Mechanisms of imitation and social matching play a fundamental role in development, communication, interaction, learning and culture. Their investigation in different agents (animals, humans and robots) has significantly influenced our understanding of the nature and origins of social intelligence. Whilst such issues have traditionally been studied in areas such as psychology, biology and… Shares: Control systems, Robotics, Robots

4-D/RCS, a reference model architecture for Demo III James Sacra Albus · 1997 · 95p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Shares: Control systems, Robotics, Robots

Adaptive Control for Robotic Manipulators Dan Zhang · 2016 · 440p · ≈ 14h · Moderate The robotic mechanism and its controller make a complete system. As the robotic mechanism is reconfigured, the control system has to be adapted accordingly. The need for the reconfiguration usually arises from the changing functional requirements. This book will focus on the adaptive control of robotic manipulators to address the changed conditions. The aim of the book is to summarise and… Shares: Systèmes de commande, Control systems, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Robots

Autonomous Mobile Robots in Unknown Outdoor Environments Xiaorui Zhu · 2017 · 255p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Mobile robots have been increasingly applied in many different scenarios, such as space exploration and search and rescue, where the robots are required to travel over uneven terrain while outdoors. This book provides a new framework and the related algorithms for designing autonomous mobile robotic systems in such unknown outdoor environments. Shares: Systèmes de commande, Control systems, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Robots

Robot Rights David J. Gunkel · 2018 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate A provocative attempt to think about what was previously considered unthinkable: a serious philosophical case for the rights of robots.We are in the midst of a robot invasion, as devices of different configurations and capabilities slowly but surely come to take up increasingly important positions in everyday social reality—self-driving vehicles, recommendation algorithms, machine learning… Shares: Human factors, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Robots

Human-Machine Communication Andrea L. Guzman · 2018 · 274p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The SAGE Handbook of Human-Machine Communication has been designed to serve as the touchstone text for researchers and scholars engaging in new research in this fast-developing field. Chapters provide a comprehensive grounding of the history, methods, debates and theories that contribute to the study of human-machine communication. Further to this, the Handbook provides a point of departure for… Shares: Human-machine systems, Robots

Practical Robot Design M. Fikret Ercan · 2013 · 418p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Designed for beginners, undergraduate students, and robotics enthusiasts, Practical Robot Design: Game Playing Robots is a comprehensive guide to the theory, design, and construction of game-playing robots. Drawing on years of robot building and teaching experience, the authors demonstrate the key steps of building a robot from beginning to end, wi Shares: Robotique, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Robotics, Robots

Robot ethics Patrick Lin · 2011 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Robots today serve in many roles, from entertainer to educator to executioner. As robotics technology advances, ethical concerns become more pressing: Should robots be programmed to follow a code of ethics, if this is even possible? Are there risks in forming emotional bonds with robots? How might society--and ethics--change with robotics? This volume is the first book to bring together prominent… Shares: Human factors, Robotics, Social aspects, Robots

Neural network control of robot manipulators and nonlinear systems Frank L. Lewis · 1998 · 468p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Shares: Systèmes de commande, Control systems, Robotics, Robots

Robot Rodney Allen Brooks · 2002 · ★ 3.0 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "Flesh and machines explores the startlingly reciprocal connection between humans and their technological brethren, and explains how this relationship is being redefined as humans develop increasingly complex machines. The impetus to build machines that exhibit lifelike behaviors stretches back centuries, but for the last fifteen years much of this work has been done in Rodney Brooks's laboratory… Shares: Human-machine systems, Robotics, Robots

Turned On Kate Devlin · 2018 · ★ 3.6 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "'Illuminating, witty and written with a wide open mind' Sunday Times The idea of the seductive sex robot is the stuff of myth, legend and science fiction. From the myth of Laodamia in Ancient Greece to twenty-first century shows such as Westworld , robots in human form have captured our imagination, our hopes and our fears. But beyond the fantasies there are real and fundamental questions about… Shares: Human-robot interaction, Social aspects, Robots

Cyborg citizen Chris Hables Gray · 2000 · 241p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "The growing synergy of humans and technology - from dialysis to genetically altered foods to PET scans - is transforming how we view our minds and our bodies. But how has it changed the body politic? How can we forge a society that protects the rights of human and cyborg alike?". "Chris Hables Gray now offers the first guide to "posthuman" politics, framing the key issues that could threaten or… Shares: Human-machine systems, Aspect social, Robotics, Social aspects

Nonlinear Control of Robots and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Ranjan Vepa · 2016 · 544p · ≈ 18h · Moderate Nonlinear Control of Robots and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: An Integrated Approach presents control and regulation methods that rely upon feedback linearization techniques. Both robot manipulators and UAVs employ operating regimes with large magnitudes of state and control variables, making such an approach vital for their control systems design. Numerous application examples are included to… Shares: Systèmes de commande, Control systems, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Robots

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