Robotics

Tadej Bajd, Matjaž Mihelj, Jadran Lenarčič , Aleš Stanovnik

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Springer
04 February 2010

Classical mechanics; Tool making; Robotics; Artificial intelligence

Series: Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering

"The word ""robot"" does not originate from a science or engineering vocabulary. It was rst used in the Czech drama R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) written

by Karel Capek and was rst played in Prague in 1921 (the word itself was invented by his brother Josef). In the drama the ""robot"" is an arti cial human being which is a brilliant worker, deprived of all unnecessary qualities: feelings, creativity and capacity for feeling pain. In the prologue of the drama the following ""de nition"" of robots is given: Robots are not people (Roboti nejsou lide). They are mecha- cally more perfect than we are, they have an astounding intellectual capacity, but they have no soul. The creation of an engineer is technically more re ned than the product of nature. The textbook ""Robotics"" evolved through more than 10 years of teaching robotics at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, of the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. The way of presenting the rather demanding subject was successfully tested with several generations of undergraduatestudents."

By: Tadej Bajd, Matjaž Mihelj, Jadran Lenarčič, Aleš Stanovnik, Marko Munih
Imprint: Springer
Edition: 2010 ed.
Volume: 43
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 900g
ISBN: 9789048137756
ISBN 10: 9048137756
Series: Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering
Pages: 152
Publication Date: 04 February 2010
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Homogenous transformation matrices.- Geometric description of the robot mechanism.- Two-segment robot manipulator.- Robot sensors.- Trajectory planning.- Robot control.- Robot environment.- Standards and safety in robotics.

Reviews for Robotics

From the reviews: This simply titled work is a result of carefully delivered lectures ! for multiple classes of undergraduate engineering students over more than a decade. This exemplary course resource can serve as a basis for the study of robotics. Pedagogically well structured, it covers the fundamentals of industrial robotics ! . this book is a concise, readable reference source for those getting their feet wet in the field. ! Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates, two-year technical program students, and general readers. (G. Trajkovski, Choice, Vol. 47 (11), July, 2010)