Thanks to the eleven-year-old robotics whiz kid George Gearing and his best buddy, Jackbot, the evil Dr. Micron is finally behind bars. But life is hardly back to normal. With TinkerTech closed down f
Describes the types of robots and probes that have been developed to perform outer space exploration, discussing the Hubble Space Telescope, the Cassini orbiter, the Curiosity rover, and the Canadarm
Looks at the history of combat robots, describing their invention in the 1970s and 1980s, the Robot Wars events of the 1990s, and the increasing sophistication for the creations of larger robots by th
Explains what drones and other robots are and offers examples of the many ways they can be used, including search and rescue, delivering packages, and aerial photography.
Thanks to the eleven-year-old robotics whiz kid George Gearing and his best buddy, Jackbot, the evil Dr. Micron is finally behind bars. But life is hardly back to normal. With TinkerTech closed down f
Robotics: Science and Systems VI spans a wide spectrum of robotics, bringing togetherresearchers working on the foundations of robotics, robotics applications, and the analysis ofrobotics systems. Thi
This book shows the reader how to transform an interest in robotics into a life-long pursuit. Four major robotics careers are covered: robotics researcher, computer scientist, robotics engineer, and r
Robotics: Science and Systems V spans a wide spectrum of robotics, bringing togetherresearchers working on the foundations of robotics, robotics applications, and the analysis ofrobotics systems. This
Robotics: Science and Systems IV spans a wide spectrum of robotics, bringing togetherresearchers working on the foundations of robotics, robotics applications, and analysis of roboticssystems. This vo
This book is about how Educational Robotics (ER) is affecting users’ representation and acceptance of robots, as well as users’ learning dynamics. Through a psychological perspective, the book concern
The Encyclopedia of Medical Robotics combines contributions in four distinct areas of Medical robotics, namely: Minimally Invasive Surgical Robotics, Micro and Nano Robotics in Medicine, Image-guided
Robotics: Science and Systems VIII spans a wide spectrum ofrobotics, bringing together contributions from researchers working on the mathematical foundationsof robotics, robotics applications, and ana
Probabilistic robotics is a new and growing area in robotics, concerned with perception and control in the face of uncertainty. Building on the field of mathematical statistics, probabilistic robotics
This book introduces readers to the latest findings on disaster robotics. It is based on the ImPACT Tough Robotics Challenge, a national project spearheaded by the Japan Cabinet Office that focuses on
Papers presented at the inaugural Robotics: Science and Systems conference held at MIT in 2005. The new Robotics: Science and Systems conference spans all areas of robotics, bringing together resear
A comprehensive overview of robotics principles, systems, and applicationsThis practical, straightforward guide gives readers a solid foundation in applied industrial robotics and robotics technology.
The International Symposium of Robotics Research (ISRR) continues to be the premiere meeting of the International Foundation of Robotics Research (IFRR). The 13th International Symposium of Robotics R
Proceedings from the third annual Robotics: Science and Systems conference,presenting state-of-the-art research on the foundations of robotics, robotics applications, androbotics systems.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Evolutionary Robotics, ER 2001, held in Tokyo, Japan, in October 2001.The seven revised full papers by the invited
Robotics: Science and Systems VII spans a wide spectrum ofrobotics, bringing together researchers working on the algorithmic or mathematical foundations ofrobotics, robotics applications, and analysis
Culled from the symposium of the subtitle, this book showcases top-class research in experimental robotics, with the latest work in the field as well as discussion of future directions. It reflects IS
The practice of robotics and computer vision both involve the application of computational algorithms to data. Over the fairly recent history of the fields of robotics and computer vision a very large
Studies on robotics applications have grown substantially in recent years, with swarm robotics being a relatively new area of research. Inspired by studies in swarm intelligence and robotics, swarm ro
This unique reference represents a cross-section of forefront robotics research, ranging from robotics and systems to learning, autonomy and failure detection, from vision and navigation to localizati
FSR, the International Conference on Field and Service Robotics, is the leading single track conference of robotics for field and service applications. This book presents the results of FSR2012, the e
