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The Robotics Primer (Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents)  The Robotics Primer offers a broadly accessible introduction to robotics for students at pre-university and university levels, robot hobbyists, and anyone interested in this burgeoning field. The text takes the reader from the most basic concepts (including perception and movement) to the most novel and sophisticated applications and topics (humanoids, shape-shifting robots, space robotics), with an emphasis on what it takes to create autonomous intelligent robot behavior. The core concepts of robotics are carried through from fundamental definitions to more complex explanations, all presented in an engaging, conversational style that will appeal to readers of different backgrounds.The Robotics Primer covers such topics as the definition of robotics, the history of robotics ("Where do Robots Come From?"), robot components, locomotion, manipulation, sensors, control, control architectures, representation, behavior ("Making Your Robot Behave"), navigation, group robotics, learning, and the future of robotics (and its ethical implications). To encourage further engagement, experimentation, and course and lesson design, The Robotics Primer is accompanied by a free robot programming exercise workbook. The Robotics Primer is unique as a principled, pedagogical treatment of the topic that is accessible to a broad audience; the only prerequisites are curiosity and attention. It can be used effectively in an educational setting or more informally for self-instruction. The Robotics Primer is a springboard for readers of all backgrounds?including students taking robotics as an elective outside the major, graduate students preparing to specialize in robotics, and K-12 teachers who bring robotics into their classrooms. Author: Maja J. Mataric Paperback: 288 pages Company: The MIT Press (2007-09-30) ISBN: 026263354X List Price: $30.00 Amazon Price: $16.97 Used Price: $15.98 Robot Programming : A Practical Guide to Behavior-Based Robotics  * Teaches the concepts of behavior-based programming through text, programming examples, and a unique online simulator robot * Explains how to design new behaviors by manipulating old ones and adjusting programming * Does not assume reader familiarity with robotics or programming languages * Includes a section on designing your own behavior-based system from scratch Author: Joe Jones, Daniel Roth Paperback: 288 pages Company: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics (2003-12-12) ISBN: 0071427783 List Price: $29.95 Amazon Price: $16.49 Used Price: $14.98 Professional Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)  Wrox's Professional Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio is one of the first guides to Microsoft's new platform for visualizing and programming robotics applications. Written by the founding architect of the product, Professional Microsoft Robotics Studio is heavy on examples making this a hands-on guide that will get readers building robotics applications quickly using 3 case-study robots: an indoor security robot, winning Magellan competitor and a chess-playing robotic arm. Topics include:
Source code and online support at Wrox.com. Robotic Bat (Robotic)  Biomimetics ? creating machines or materials by copying nature ? is responsible for everything from non-skid shoes (based on dogs? padded paws) to the Eiffel Tower (based on the human thighbone). This book combines in-depth information on the use of robots today, showing how bats inspire designers to create robots and letting young enthusiasts build their own flying dinosaur, complete with light-up eyes and flapping wings. Included are 32 pages of scientific discoveries, with full-color illustrations.Author: Paul Beck Misc. Supplies: 32 pages Company: Silver Dolphin Books (2006-06-01) ISBN: 1592234550 List Price: $17.95 Amazon Price: $10.15 Used Price: $0.25 Theory of Applied Robotics: Kinematics, Dynamics, and Control  Theory of Applied Robotics: Kinematics, Dynamics, and Control is appropriate for courses in robotics that emphasize kinematics, dynamics, and control. The contents of this book are presented at a theoretical-practical level. It explains robotics concepts in detail, concentrating on their practical use. Related theorems and formal proofs are provided, as are real-life applications. Students, researchers, and practicing engineers alike will appreciate this user-friendly presentation of a wealth of robotics topics, most notably orientation, velocity, and forward kinematics. Theory of Applied Robotics: Kinematics, Dynamics, and Control includes:
Reza N. Jazar is an associate professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Manhattan College. His main research areas is nonlinear dynamic systems, including robotics, vehicles, and MEMS. He's written extensively on many diverse topics in applied mathematics and mechanical engineering subjects. He regularly teaches undergraduate and graduate-level courses on mechanical engineering. Author: Reza N. Jazar Hardcover: 695 pages Company: Springer (2007-02-23) ISBN: 0387324755 List Price: $79.95 Amazon Price: $59.54 Used Price: $68.28 Introduction to Robotics: Mechanics and Control (3rd Edition)  Now in its third edition, Introduction to Robotics by John J. Craig provides readers with real-world practicality with underlying theory presented. With one half of the material from traditional mechanical engineering material, one fourth control theoretical material, and one fourth computer science, the book covers rigid-body transformations, forward and inverse positional kinematics, velocities and Jacobians of linkages, dynamics, linear control, non-linear control, force control methodologies, mechanical design aspects and programming of robots.Author: John J. Craig Hardcover: 408 pages Company: Prentice Hall (2004-08-06) ISBN: 0201543613 List Price: $100.00 Amazon Price: $60.00 Used Price: $59.99 123 Robotics Experiments for the Evil Genius (TAB Robotics)  Text provides 123 experiments to bring out the genius in every basement hobbyist. Introduces readers to robotics, electronics, and programming; so you don't need to be a science whiz to get started. Shows how you can create simple robots and models using inexpensive materials and tools found around the house and workroom. Includes a printed circuit board. Softcover. DLC: Robotics.Author: Myke Predko Paperback: 355 pages Company: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics (2004-01-23) ISBN: 0071413588 List Price: $24.95 Amazon Price: $12.50 Used Price: $7.25 Probabilistic Robotics (Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents)  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 endows robots with a new level of robustness in real-world situations.This book introduces the reader to a wealth of techniques and algorithms in the field. All algorithms are based on a single overarching mathematical foundation. Each chapter provides example implementations in pseudo code, detailed mathematical derivations, discussions from a practitioner's perspective, and extensive lists of exercises and class projects. The book's Web site, http://www.probabilistic-robotics.org, has additional material. The book is relevant for anyone involved in robotic software development and scientific research. It will also be of interest to applied statisticians and engineers dealing with real-world sensor data. Author: Sebastian Thrun, Wolfram Burgard, Dieter Fox Hardcover: 667 pages Company: The MIT Press (2005-09-01) ISBN: 0262201623 List Price: $58.00 Amazon Price: $41.85 Used Price: $35.00 Programming Microsoft® Robotics Studio  Get the practical reference to programming robotic applications by using the Microsoft Robotics Studio. Ideal for programmers familiar with Windows® based development using Microsoft Visual Studio® and the Microsoft .NET Framework, this guide expertly illustrates how to use the Robotics Studio. You ll discover how to use the services provided in the Robotics Studio to handle navigation and remote control, speech, video, and intelligent behavior in a robotic device. It includes coverage of the included Visual Programming Language, plus code examples in Microsoft Visual C#®.Key Book Benefits: Delivers practical guidance about how services relate to programming robots Provides references to simulations, navigation and remote control, speech and video, and much more Features sample code in Visual Programming Language and Visual C# Robotic Animals Gorilla (Robotic)  Author: Paul Beck Hardcover: 32 pages Company: Silver Dolphin Books (2007-10-28) ISBN: 1592237231 List Price: $17.95 Amazon Price: $9.92 Used Price: $4.99 |