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From AI to robotics : mobile, social, and sentient robots

By: Bhaumik, Arkapravo
Material type: BookPublisher: Boca Raton : Crc Press, c2018.Description: xxv, 403 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9781482251470Subject(s): Mobile robotics | Robot Operating SystemDDC classification: 006.3 BH FR Online resources: Location Map
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This practical book on mobile robotics delves into the very latest open source hardware and software technologies. It introduces readers to the best materials available for building their own robots, giving special attention to the Robot Operating System (ROS), which nowhere else has been covered as thoroughly or in-context. The book takes readers beyond basic introductory texts, exposing them to possible applications of cutting-edge research. The book is designed for hobbyists and researchers but also is suitable for the classroom.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai
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006.3 BH FR (Browse shelf) Available June2018 T0032046
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SECTION I THEORY. . . And Then There Were Mobile RobotsEarly Pioneers and The Story Till ShakeyCurrent Day Mobile RoboticsCultural find Social Impact Embodied AI, Or the Tale of Taming The Fungus EaterFrom AI To RobotsArtificial Intelligence for Robots Embodied AI Making of Autonomous Agents Anthropomorphism A Treasure Trove from Mother Nature Evaluating Performance AI Vs. EngineeringThree Forks in The Road Control Paradigms for Mobile RobotsControl ParadigmsBraitenberg's Vehicles 1 To 4 Engineering BehaviourDeliberative ApproachReactive Approach A Critique of The Nouvelle AI Hybrid Systems SECTION II IMPLEMENTATION, OR HOW TO MAKE ROBOTS TOOLS FOR A ROBOTICIST The Tools: Navigation & Adaptivity Navigation, Path Planning & MappingAdaptibility & Learning Software, Simulation & ControlSoftware for Robotics Robot Operating System Hello Ros Ros Simulators Implementing Robot Behaviour In RosThe Architecture of Ros More Features of Ros Modularity, The Crown Jewel of Ros Ros, The Prospects in The Offing Other Robotic Suits Two Pot Holes in The Simulation Paradigm Software Married into Ros Hardware for Mobile Robots Sensors Used by Robots Sensor Fusion Methods Hardware Interfaced with RosSECTION III ROBOT-ROBOT & HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTIONSRobot-Robot Interaction, Groups & Swarms Many Robot Systems Networked Robotics Swarm Robotics Human-Robot Interaction & Robots for human societyHuman Robot Interaction Social Robotics Applications Japan, Robot History in The Making Robots with Moral Agency, In the Footsteps of Asimov The Need for The Good Robot Morality and Ethics Asimov's 3 Laws and Their Limitations Ethical Theory for Robots Social Changes & The Near Future SECTION IV ... THE FUTUREQuest for The Sentient Robot Can Robots Be Conscious? Self-Awareness, Consciousness and Free Will From Machines To (Near) Human Beings Semisentient Paradigm & Its Limitations Memories, Meditation and The Inner World Experiments Cog, Mirror Cognition & The 3 Wise Robots Super intelligent robots and other predictions Peering into the Crystal Ball Twilight or Rebirth of Our Civilisation? Superintelligence, Future Technology & Ray Kurzweil.

This practical book on mobile robotics delves into the very latest open source hardware and software technologies. It introduces readers to the best materials available for building their own robots, giving special attention to the Robot Operating System (ROS), which nowhere else has been covered as thoroughly or in-context. The book takes readers beyond basic introductory texts, exposing them to possible applications of cutting-edge research. The book is designed for hobbyists and researchers but also is suitable for the classroom.

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