Robots, Androids and Animatrons

The cause, purpose and importance of robotics. Techniques, technologies, operating methods, functions and tasks of robots. Research and calculate the assembly of robots with features similar to humans. Projects and issues that need attention in the process of researching and assembling human-like robots.

Robots, Androids and Animatrons

John Lovine

Mc Graw Hill

2002

Abstract

 The cause, purpose and importance of robotics. Techniques, technologies, operating methods, functions and tasks of robots. Research and calculate the assembly of robots with features similar to humans. Projects and issues that need attention in the process of researching and assembling human-like robots.

The main content of the book is presented in the following 16 chapters:

+ Chapter 1: In the beginning

+ Chapter 2: Artificial life and artificial intelligence

+ Chapter 3: Power

+ Chapter 4: Movement and drive systems

+ Chapter 5, 6: Sensors, Intelligence

+ Chapter 7: Speech_controlled mobile robot

+ Chapter 8: Behavioral-based robotics, neural networks, nervous nets, and subsumption architecture

+ Chapter 9, 10, 11: Telepresence robot, Mobile platforms, Walker robots

+ Chapter 12, 13, 14: Solar-ball robot, Underwater bots, Aerobots

+ Chapter 15: Robotic arm and IBM PC interface and speech control

+ Chapter 16: Android hand.