Robotics category: 587 books
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Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2014
The integrated and advanced science research topic man-machine-environment system engineering (MMESE) was first established in China by Professor Shengzhao Long in 1981, with direct support from one of the greatest modern Chinese scientists, Xuesen Qian. In a letter to Shengzhao Long from October...
Man-Machine-Environment System Engineering
Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on MMESE
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
This research topic was first established in China by Professor Shengzhao Long in 1981, with direct support from one of the greatest modern Chinese scientists, Xuesen Qian. In a letter to Shengzhao Long from October 22nd, 1993, Xuesen Qian wrote: “You have created a very important modern science...
Man–Machine–Environment System Engineering
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on MMESE
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2017
These proceedings showcase the best papers selected from more than 500 submissions, introducing readers to the top research topics and the latest developmental trends in the theory and application of Man-Machine-Environment System Engineering (MMESE). This research topic was first established in China...
by Dilin Anand and Anagha P.
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2014
Going by the effort being put in to make robots smarter, we would be seeing ‘intelligent’ robots in no time. This article points to some latest technologies that are being developed which could take over this world
by David J. Gunkel
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2018
A provocative attempt to think about what was previously considered unthinkable: a serious philosophical case for the rights of robots.
We are in the midst of a robot invasion, as devices of different configurations and capabilities slowly but surely come to take up increasingly important positions...
Do Robots Make Love?
From AI to Immortality Understanding Transhumanism in 12 Questions
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2018
Should we enhance the human condition with technology? Does anyone really want to live for a thousand years? Could AI end up destroying mankind?
Discover the incredible potential of mankind's near future as Doctor and entrepreneur Laurent Alexandre and tech-philosopher Jean Michel Besnier...
by Carlos A. Cifuentes, Anselmo Frizera
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2016
This book presents the development of a new multimodal human-robot interface for testing and validating control strategies applied to robotic walkers for assisting human mobility and gait rehabilitation. The aim is to achieve a closer interaction between the robotic device and the individual, empowering...
Cable-Driven Parallel Robots
Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Cable-Driven Parallel Robots
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
This volume presents the outcome of the second forum to cable-driven parallel robots, bringing the cable robot community together. It shows the new ideas of the active researchers developing cable-driven robots. The book presents the state of the art, including both summarizing contributions as well...
Information, Computer and Application Engineering
Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Technology and Computer Application Engineering (ITCAE 2014), Hong Kong, China, 10-11 December 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
This proceedings volume brings together peer-reviewed papers presented at the International Conference on Information Technology and Computer Application Engineering, held 10-11 December 2014, in Hong Kong, China. Specific topics under consideration include Computational Intelligence, Computer Science...
The Truth About Santa
Wormholes, Robots, and What Really Happens on Christmas Eve
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2009
We all know Santa Claus: fat, jolly, omniscient, swift. Lives in a nice home in the Arctic, with the missus and a pack of elves.
Well, forget what you know. Santa Claus is from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, as it turns out, and he's not as fat as he used to be. Here's something else you didn't know:...
by Pat Gaudette
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2011
On January 26, 2006, Sony Corporation announced they were discontinuing development and production of their AIBO Entertainment Robots. Sparky the AIBO takes a look at this wonderful consumer robot beginning with the ERS-110, released in 1999, through the exceptionally complex ERS-7M3, released...
by Bengt G. Svensson, Chennupati Jagadish, Stephen Pearton
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2013
Semiconductors and Semimetals has distinguished itself through the careful selection of well-known authors, editors, and contributors. Originally widely known as the "Willardson and Beer" Series, it has succeeded in publishing numerous landmark volumes and chapters. The series publishes timely, highly...
Pervasive Haptics
Science, Design, and Application
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
This book examines the state of the art in diverse areas of haptics (touch)-related research, including the psychophysics and neurophysiology of haptics, development of haptics displays and sensors, and applications to a wide variety of fields such as industry, education, therapy, medicine, and welfare...
by Zhiyong Yang, Jing Zhang, Lihua Gui
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
This book reports on the latest advances in concepts and further development of principal component analysis (PCA), discussing in detail a number of open problems related to dimensional reduction techniques and their extensions. It brings together research findings, previously scattered throughout...