18 books like Robots

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Teleoperation and robotics Jean Vertut · 1985 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate It is a privilege to be asked to introduce this important work. Such a book has long been needed. Industrial manipulators and robots have caught the attention of the general public and become very fashionable in the last few years. The casual reader of current newspapers and magazit:les or the viewer of television and films might easily conclude that the development of mechanical hands, arms and… Shares: Robotics, Robots

Magnetic forces Elizabeth Lachner · 2008 Shares: Robotics, Robots

Helper Robots Nancy Furstinger · 2014 · ★ 3.5 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Robots help people in many situations. Some robots rescue people trapped by tornadoes or earthquakes. Others explore volcanoes and the seafloor. And some help scientists protect our environment. How might helper robots affect your life? Read this book to find out! Shares: Robotics, Robots

Digital People Sidney Perkowitz · 2004 · 246p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Physics, the fundamental science of matter and energy, encompasses all levels of nature from the subatomic to the cosmic, and underlies much of the technology around us. Understanding the physics of our universe is an essential aspect of humanity's quest to understand our environment and our place within it. Doing physics enables us to explore the interaction between environment and human… Shares: Robotics, Robots

Service Orientation in Holonic and Multi-Agent Manufacturing Theodor Borangiu · 2015 · 342p · ≈ 11h · Moderate This volume gathers the peer reviewed papers which were presented at the 5th edition of the International Workshop “Service Orientation in Holonic and Multi-agent Man-ufacturing – SOHOMA’15” organized in November 5-6, 2015 by the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) of the University of Cambridge, UK in collaboration with the CIMR Research Centre in Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Robotics of… Shares: Robotics, Robots

Gods and Robots Adrienne Mayor · 2018 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate xvi, 275 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm Shares: Robotics, Robots

Social Robotics Arvin Agah · 2010 · 1037p · ≈ 34h · Moderate This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2016, held in Kansas City, MO, USA, in November 2016. The 98 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 107 submissions.The theme of the 2016 conference is Sociorobotics: Design and implementation of social behaviors of robots interacting with each other… Shares: Robotics, 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: Robotics, Robots

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

High-Tech DIY Projects with Robotics Maggie Murphy · 2014 · ★ 4.0 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Learning the ins and outs of robotics can take a lifetime, but learning the basics just takes reading one book! Different types of robots and their components, functions, and purposes are explored in a way that students will find helpful and encouraging when they begin working on their own projects. More than just a beginner’s guide, this may be the spark to ignite limitless possibility for kids… Shares: Robotics, Robots

Synergetic Agents Hermann Haken · 2012 · 338p · ≈ 11h · Moderate This book addresses both multi robot systems and miniaturization to the nanoscale from a unifying point of view, but without leaving aside typical particularities of either. The unifying aspect is based on the concept of information minimization whose precise formulation is the Haken-Levi-principle. The authors introduce basic concepts of multi-component self-organizing systems such as order… Shares: Robotics, Robots

Robots Jasia Reichardt · 1978 · ★ 4.0 · 168p · ≈ 5h · Moderate A robot is a machine, especially one programmable via a computer, capable of automatically carrying out a complex series of actions.Definition of robot. Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 27 November 2016. A robot can be guided by an external or internal control device. Robots may be humanoid, but most are task-performing machines prioritizing functionality over aesthetics. Shares: Robotics, Robots

Discover Robotics Douglas Hustad · 2016 · 40p · ≈ 1h · Moderate 1 online resource Shares: Robotics, Robots

Robot Operating System Anis Koubaa · 2016 · 401p · ≈ 13h · Moderate This book is the fifth volume in the successful book series Robot Operating System: The Complete Reference. The objective of the book is to provide the reader with comprehensive coverage on the Robot Operating System (ROS), which is currently considered to be the primary development framework for robotics applications, and the latest trends and contributing systems. The content is divided into… Shares: Robotics, Robots

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: Robotics, Robots

Atlas of robotic urologic surgery Li-Ming Su · 2011 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate As a consequence of rapid changes in surgical technique and incorporation of new robotic technology and advanced intraoperative imaging, the second edition of this important textbook reflects these rapid changes in the field of robotic urologic surgery.  The goals of this textbook are three-fold. First, it provides a comprehensive update on surgical techniques pertinent to each robotic… Shares: Robotics, Robots

Recent Developments in Mechatronics and Intelligent Robotics Kevin Deng · 2017 · 941p · ≈ 31h · Moderate This book is a collection of proceedings of the International Conference on Mechatronics and Intelligent Robotics (ICMIR2018), held in Kunming, China during May 19–20, 2018. It consists of 155 papers, which have been categorized into 6 different sections: Intelligent Systems, Robotics, Intelligent Sensors & Actuators, Mechatronics, Computational Vision and Machine Learning, and Soft Computing.… Shares: 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: Robotics, Robots

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