Download or read book Fundamentals of Robotic Mechanical Systems written by Jorge Angeles and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mechanical engineering, an engineering discipline borne of the needs of the industrial revolution, is once again asked to do its substantial share in the call for industrial renewal. The general call is urgent as we face profound is sues of productivity and competitiveness that require engineering solutions, among others. The Mechanical Engineering Series features graduate texts and research monographs intended to address the need for information in contemporary areas of mechanical engineering. The series is conceived as a comprehensive one that covers a broad range of concentrations important to mechanical engineering graduate education and research. We are fortunate to have a distinguished rost er of consulting editors on the advisory board, each an expert in one the areas of concentra tion. The names of the consulting editors are listed on the next page of this volume. The areas of concentration are: applied mechanics; biome chan ics; computational mechanics; dynamic systems and control; energetics; mechanics of materials; processing; thermal science; and tribology.

Download or read book Artificial Intelligence and Robotics written by Huimin Lu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides insights into research in the field of artificial intelligence in combination with robotics technologies. The integration of artificial intelligence and robotic technologies is a highly topical area for researchers and developers from academia and industry around the globe, and it is likely that artificial intelligence will become the main approach for the next generation of robotics research. The tremendous number of artificial intelligence algorithms and big data solutions has significantly extended the range of potential applications for robotic technologies, and has also brought new challenges for the artificial intelligence community. Sharing recent advances in the field, the book features papers by young researchers presented at the 4th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics 2019 (ISAIR2019), held in Daegu, Korea, on August 20–24, 2019.

Download or read book Robot Adventures in Python and C written by Thomas Bräunl and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-06-11 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the author stresses software as the most important topic in modern robotics. In particular the book concentrates on software for mobile robots, and the author demonstrates how inexpensive solutions can be constructed by mounting Raspberry Pi controllers and cameras onto model cars or other simple mechanical drive systems. He introduces EyeSim-VR, a freely available system that can realistically simulate driving, swimming, diving, and walking robots. The emphasis throughout is on algorithm development and all software assignments can run on real robot hardware, as well as on the simulation system presented. The book is suitable for undergraduate and graduate courses in artificial intelligence and robotics, and also for self-study by practitioners. All software used in this book, including all example programs, can be freely downloaded online, with native applications for MacOS, Windows, Linux, and Raspberry Pi.

Download or read book Los Verdaderos Ngeles written by Gerardo Villalobos Aguilar and published by Palibrio. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Los Verdaderos Angeles es un trabajo literario de investigación hecha novela pues mezcla los atributos de realidad y fantasía para explicar los hechos misteriosos que respectan a las criaturas divinas descritas en la biblia. Se trata de una increíble obra que explica de forma contundente la verdad sobre los Angeles y Demonios que, mediante evidencias sustentadas en la biblia, demuestra que dichas criaturas son los seres extraterrestres que nos visitan actualmente. De acuerdo a los análisis razonables que hizo el autor, y que con la ayuda de los testimonios de personas reales que deciden mantenerse en el anonimato dan fe de que los alienígenas son los Angeles y que incluso nuestro Dios tiene precisamente la misma característica. La biblia ha sido leída desde la perspectiva científica y por primera vez en la historia se ha demostrado que los Demonios y los Angeles son entes que realmente existen aunque no de la forma como te la esperabas.

Download or read book Advances in Robot Kinematics 2020 written by Jadran Lenarčič and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-17 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is of interest to researchers wanting to know more about the latest topics and methods in the fields of the kinematics, control and design of robotic systems. The papers cover the full range of robotic systems, including serial, parallel and cable-driven manipulators. The systems range from being less than fully mobile, to kinematically redundant, to over-constrained. The book brings together 43 peer-reviewed papers. They report on the latest scientific and applied achievements. The main theme that connects them is the movement of robots in the most diverse areas of application.

Download or read book Small Robots written by Thomas Heasman-Hunt and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you need a robotic companion to remember the names of people you meet at parties, an algorithmic pal to help you stomp on the crispy leaves in autumn, or just a really, really big 'bot for no particular reason at all, Small Robots is your spotter's guide to the wonderful world of robotic friends. They bring tea, complain in restaurants, retrieve lost balloons, but they also tackle more serious problems: mental health, disability, discrimination and grief, and will, when called upon, fiercely defend the marginalised and oppressed. This collection of one hundred of the best and most beloved 'bots delves into the functions, features, dimensions and backstories of these wonderful but often bafflingly obtuse creations. Discover how they perform their all-important tasks in the world of their large human friends, revealing how acts of kindness can be achieved in the littlest and most unexpected ways.

Download or read book New Laws of Robotics written by Frank Pasquale and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AI is poised to disrupt our work and our lives. We can harness these technologies rather than fall captive to them—but only through wise regulation. Too many CEOs tell a simple story about the future of work: if a machine can do what you do, your job will be automated. They envision everyone from doctors to soldiers rendered superfluous by ever-more-powerful AI. They offer stark alternatives: make robots or be replaced by them. Another story is possible. In virtually every walk of life, robotic systems can make labor more valuable, not less. Frank Pasquale tells the story of nurses, teachers, designers, and others who partner with technologists, rather than meekly serving as data sources for their computerized replacements. This cooperation reveals the kind of technological advance that could bring us all better health care, education, and more, while maintaining meaningful work. These partnerships also show how law and regulation can promote prosperity for all, rather than a zero-sum race of humans against machines. How far should AI be entrusted to assume tasks once performed by humans? What is gained and lost when it does? What is the optimal mix of robotic and human interaction? New Laws of Robotics makes the case that policymakers must not allow corporations or engineers to answer these questions alone. The kind of automation we get—and who it benefits—will depend on myriad small decisions about how to develop AI. Pasquale proposes ways to democratize that decision making, rather than centralize it in unaccountable firms. Sober yet optimistic, New Laws of Robotics offers an inspiring vision of technological progress, in which human capacities and expertise are the irreplaceable center of an inclusive economy.

Download or read book Embedded Robotics written by Thomas Bräunl and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-09-10 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book presents a unique examination of mobile robots and embedded systems, from introductory to intermediate level. It is structured in three parts, dealing with Embedded Systems (hardware and software design, actuators, sensors, PID control, multitasking), Mobile Robot Design (driving, balancing, walking, and flying robots), and Mobile Robot Applications (mapping, robot soccer, genetic algorithms, neural networks, behavior-based systems, and simulation)." "The book is organized for ease of use, with side-texts, and lots of figures, photographs, and worked example programs. A complementary web site offers free download of the RoBIOS operating system, example programs, online documentation, and a simulator." "The book is written as a text for courses in computer science, computer engineering, IT, electronic engineering, and mechatronics, as well as a guide for robot hobbyists and researchers."--BOOK JACKET.

Download or read book Advances in Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems written by Jessie Chen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the importance of human factors in the development of safe and reliable unmanned systems. It discusses current challenges such as how to improve the perceptual and cognitive abilities of robots, develop suitable synthetic vision systems, cope with degraded reliability in unmanned systems, predict robotic behavior in case of a loss of communication, the vision for future soldier-robot teams, human-agent teaming, real-world implications for human-robot interaction, and approaches to standardize both the display and control of technologies across unmanned systems. Based on the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems, held on July 17–21 in Los Angeles, California, USA, this book is expected to foster new discussion and stimulate new advances in the development of more reliable, safer, and highly functional devices for carrying out automated and concurrent tasks.

Download or read book The Remarkable World of Robots written by Agnieszka Biskup and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join super scientist Max Axiom as he explores the technology behind and everyday use of robots in our world. Science and engineering content central to the STEM Initiative comes alive in full-color graphic novel format. Max's adventures make it all fun!

Download or read book Product Engineering written by Doru Talaba and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains an edited version of the lectures and selected contributions presented during the Advanced Summer Institute on “Product Engineering: Eco-Design, Technologies and Green Energy” organized at the st Transilvania University of Brasov (Romania) in the period 14-21 of July 2004. The Advanced Summer Institute (ASI) was organized in the framework of the European FP5 funded project “ADEPT – Advanced computer aided Design of Ecological Products and Technologies integrating green energy sources” and was devoted to the Product Engineering field, with particular attention to the aspects related to the environmentally conscious design and green energy sources. The objective of the ASI was to create the framework for meeting of leading scientists with PhD holders and advanced PhD students carrying out research in the field of Eco-Design, CAD, Simulation technologies, Robotics, Manufacturing and green energy sources. The aim was to create conditions for high level training through a series of 15 invited lectures presented by world reputed scientists, as well as to give possibilities for young researchers to present their achievements and to establish professional contacts. The ASI was seen also as an opportunity for academics, practitioners and consultants from Europe and elsewhere who are involved in the study, management, development and implementation of product engineering principles in the learning and teaching sectors, as well as professionals to come together and share ideas on projects and examples of best practice.

Download or read book I Robot written by Cuadrado Raúl and published by Europe Comics. This book was released on 2020-05-20T00:00:00+02:00 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do we mean when we talk about artificial intelligence? Are we talking about beings more intelligent than humans? Wiser? Would we be able to coexist with such beings and overcome our presumption of superiority? These and other questions are what Isaac Asimov explores in his legendary stories of robots. And what Raúl Cuadrado has now dared to illustrate.

Download or read book Robotics and Manufacturing written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 1146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Intelligent Autonomy of UAVs written by Yasmina Bestaoui Sebbane and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-03-14 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intelligent Autonomy of UAVs: Advanced Missions and Future Use provides an approach to the formulation of the fundamental task typical to any mission and provides guidelines of how this task can be solved by different generic robotic problems. As such, this book aims to provide a systems engineering approach to UAV projects, discovering the real problems that need to be resolved independently of the application. After an introduction to the rapidly evolving field of aerial robotics, the book presents topics such as autonomy, mission analysis, human-UAV teams, homogeneous and heterogeneous UAV teams, and finally, UAV-UGV teams. It then covers generic robotic problems such as orienteering and coverage. The book next introduces deployment, patrolling, and foraging, while the last part of the book tackles an important application: aerial search, tracking, and surveillance. This book is meant for both scientists and practitioners. For practitioners, it presents existing solutions that are categorized according to various missions: surveillance and reconnaissance, 3D mapping, urban monitoring, precision agriculture, forestry, disaster assessment and monitoring, security, industrial plant inspection, etc. For scientists, it provides an overview of generic robotic problems such as coverage and orienteering; deployment, patrolling and foraging; search, tracking, and surveillance. The design and analysis of algorithms raise a unique combination of questions from many fields, including robotics, operational research, control theory, and computer science.

Download or read book Tale of Two Robots written by Tom Dell'Aringa and published by . This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whimsical and touching tales of robots.

Download or read book Darwin s Devices written by John Long and published by Soft Skull Press. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A director of biorobotics research at Vassar College demonstrates how applying principles of natural selection to robot design is revolutionizing ideas in both technology and evolution, identifying the potential capabilities of a practice that combines experimental science, engineering and natural process. 14,000 first printing.