The Robotics Primer Maja J Matarić Ronald C Arkin by Maja J. Matarić & Ronald C. Arkin 9780262633543, 026263354X instant download after payment.

The Robotics Primer offers a broadly accessible introduction to robotics for studentsat pre-university and university levels, robot hobbyists, and anyone interested in this burgeoningfield. The text takes the reader from the most basic concepts (including perception and movement) tothe most novel and sophisticated applications and topics (humanoids, shape-shifting robots, spacerobotics), with an emphasis on what it takes to create autonomous intelligent robot behavior. Thecore concepts of robotics are carried through from fundamental definitions to more complexexplanations, all presented in an engaging, conversational style that will appeal to readers ofdifferent backgrounds. The Robotics Primer covers such topics as the definition of robotics, thehistory of robotics ("Where do Robots Come From?"), robot components, locomotion,manipulation, sensors, control, control architectures, representation, behavior ("Making YourRobot Behave"), navigation, group robotics, learning, and the future of robotics (and itsethical implications). To encourage further engagement, experimentation, and course and lessondesign, The Robotics Primer is accompanied by a free robot programming exercise workbook thatimplements many of the ideas on the book on iRobot platforms. The Robotics Primer is unique as aprincipled, pedagogical treatment of the topic that is accessible to a broad audience; the onlyprerequisites are curiosity and attention. It can be used effectively in an educational setting ormore informally for self-instruction. The Robotics Primer is a springboard for readers of allbackgrounds--including students taking robotics as an elective outside the major, graduate studentspreparing to specialize in robotics, and K-12 teachers who bring robotics into their classrooms.MajaJ Mataric [acute accent over c] is Professor of Computer Science and Neuroscience and Director ofthe Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems at the University of Southern California, where she isalso Codirector of the Robotics Research Lab and Senior Associate Dean for research in the ViterbiSchool of Engineering.
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