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Robotics :science and systems VI
"This volume contains the 40 papers presented at Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) 2010, held at the University of Zaragoza in Spain, from June 27 to June 30, 2010"--Preface.Papers from a flagship robotics conference that cover topics ranging from kinematics to human-robot interaction and robot perception.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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The robots are coming :what every anxious human needs to know
The truth about robots: two experts look beyond the hype, offering a lively and accessible guide to what robots can (and can't) do. There's a lot of hype about robots; some of it is scary and some of it utopian. In this accessible book, two robotics experts reveal the truth about what robots can and can't do, how they work, and what we can reasonably expect their future capabilities to be. It w…
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Tales from a robotic world :how intelligent machines will shape our future
"A glimpse into the future of intelligent machines, and a journey through the laboratories and researchers that are building them. The book offers a mix of fiction and nonfiction narrative: readers can "see" a world, a few decades away, where intelligent machines have become reality, and learn about the science brewing in today's labs and the technical and socioeconomic challenges, often throug…
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The AI business :the commercial uses of artificial intelligence
"What is the bottom line on Artificial Intelligence? The AI Business offers a comprehensive summary of the commercial picture, present and future, for Artificial Intelligence in the computer industry, medicine, the oil industry, and electronic design. AI's brightest and best -- financiers, researchers, and users -- analyze current projects, speculate on trends in factory automation, compare res…
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Cognitive robotics
"A comprehensive overview of the field of cognitive robotics"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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Robotics: Science and systems IV
Robotics: Science and Systems IV spans a wide spectrum of robotics, bringing together researchers working on the foundations of robotics, robotics applications, and analysis of robotics systems. This volume presents the proceedings of the fourth annual Robotics: Science and Systems conference, held in 2008 at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. The papers presented cover a rang…
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Beyond Webcams :an introduction to online robots
The design, function, and challenges of online telerobotic systems.Remote-controlled robots were first developed in the 1940s to handle radioactive materials. Trained experts now use them to explore deep in sea and space, to defuse bombs, and to clean up hazardous spills. Today robots can be controlled by anyone on the Internet. Such robots include cameras that not only allow us to look, but al…
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Designing sociable robots
"A Bradford book."Cynthia Breazeal here presents her vision of the sociable robot of the future, a synthetic creature and not merely a sophisticated tool. A sociable robot will be able to understand us, to communicate and interact with us, to learn from us and grow with us. It will be socially intelligent in a humanlike way. Eventually sociable robots will assist us in our daily lives, as colla…
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Mechanics of Robotic Manipulation
""Manipulation" refers to a variety of physical changes made to the world around us. Mechanics of Robotic Manipulation addresses one form of robotic manipulation, moving objects, and the various processes involved--grasping, carrying, pushing, dropping, throwing, and so on. Unlike most books on the subject, it focuses on manipulation rather than manipulators. This attention to processes rather …
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The Vestigial Heart: A Novel of the Robot Age
English translation of: Mutaci?o sentimental. Lleida : Pag?es Editors, 2008.A thirteen-year-old girl wakes up in a future where human emotions are extinct and people rely on personal-assistant robots to navigate daily life. Imagine a future in which many human emotions are extinct, and "emotional masseuses" try to help people recover those lost sensations. Individuals rely on personal-assistant…
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