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Robot: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mindby Hans P. Moravec Paperback: 240 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.60 x 9.21 x 6.17 Publisher: Oxford University Press; ; (May 2000) ISBN: 0195136306 Moravec, founder of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, foresees big things for robots. "Barring cataclysms, I consider the development of intelligent machines a near-term inevitability." First- generation universal robots, with lizard-scale intelligence, will be at hand by 2010, he says. No more than 30 years later, fourth-generation robots will have human-scale processing power. "The fourth robot generation ... will have human perceptual and motor abilities and superior reasoning powers. They could replace us in every essential task and, in principle, operate our society increasingly well without us." Indeed, they should be able to carry human capabilities into the rest of the universe. And what will people do when the robots take over? They will all be able to lead the kind of life now enjoyed only by the idle rich. 
Robot Building for Beginnersby David Cook Paperback: 600 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.44 x 9.20 x 7.46 Publisher: APress; ; 1 edition (January 18, 2002) ISBN: 1893115445 Table of Contents Chapter 1: Welcome Robot Inventor! Chapter 2: Where to Obtain Tools and Parts Chapter 3: Safety Chapter 4: Digital Multimeter Chapter 5: Numbers and Units more... 
Robot Builder's Sourcebook : Over 2,500 Sources for Robot Partsby Gordon McComb Paperback: 711 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.53 x 10.98 x 8.50 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics; ; 1st edition (August 15, 2002) ISBN: 0071406859 Fascinated by the world of robotics but don't know how to tap into the incredible amount of information available on the subject? Clueless as to locating specific information on robotics? Want the names, addresses, phone numbers, and web sites of companies that can supply the exact part, plan, kit, building material, programming language, operating system, computer system, or publication you've been searching for? Turn to Robot Builder's Sourcebook – a unique clearinghouse of information for that will open 2500+ new doors and spark almost as many new ideas. 
Robot Builder's Bonanzaby Gordon McComb Paperback: 720 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.10 x 9.23 x 7.46 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics; ; 2nd edition (September 21, 2000) ISBN: 0071362967 A major revision of the bestselling "bible" of amateur robotics building--packed with the latest in servo motor technology, microcontrolled robots, remote control, Lego Mindstorms Kits, and other commercial kits. Gives electronics hobbyists fully illustrated plans for 11 complete Robots, as well as all-new coverage of Robotix-based Robots, Lego Technic-based Robots, Functionoids with Lego Mindstorms, and Location and Motorized Systems with Servo Motors. 
Programming Robot Controllersby Michael Predko, Myke Predko Paperback: 456 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.33 x 8.97 x 6.02 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics; ; Book and CD-ROM edition (August 16, 2002) ISBN: 0071408517 Author demonstrates how robot controllers are programmed using the versatile Microchip PICmicro Microcontroller. Covers designing the robot system, software development, and advanced programming. Softcover. CD-ROM included. 
MicroC OS II: The Real Time Kernel (With CD-ROM)by Jean J. Labrosse Hardcover: 648 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.77 x 10.33 x 8.37 Publisher: CMP Books; ; 2nd Book and CD-ROM edition (June 15, 2002) ISBN: 1578201039 Micro C/OS is the most widely used real-time kernel in the industry. This book--now featuring the new release of Version 2.0 together with 200 new pages of examples and explanations--gives readers a highly sophisticated real-time operating system an an explanation of real-time computing so clear and concise that it has been widely adopted as a text. 
JunkBots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels: Building Simple Robots With BEAM Technologyby Dave Hrynkiw, Mark W. Tilden Paperback: 374 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.86 x 9.12 x 7.42 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; ; (September 27, 2002) ISBN: 0072226013 Get step by step instructions from the Junkbot masters for creating simple and fun self-guiding robots safely and easily using common and not-so-common objects from around the house--or within a quick shopping trip away. 
Jin Sato's Lego Mindstorms: The Master's Techniqueby Jin Sato Paperback: 364 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.00 x 9.75 x 7.75 Publisher: No Starch Press; ; (April 2002) ISBN: 1886411565 This guide offers guidance for using the LEGO MindStorms system to build robots out of LEGO bricks, motors, sensors, and software. Structure, responsiveness, programming, and the use of CAD drawings and assembly diagrams are all emphasized. Step-by-step building instructions are provided for five robots (including MIBO, a robotic dog); b&w diagrams, photographs, and screen captures illustrate each step of the process. Sato is MIBO's creator, and is featured in the LEGO Hall of Fame. 
Flesh and Machines: How Robots Will Change Usby Rodney Allen Brooks Hardcover: 260 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.98 x 9.42 x 6.38 Publisher: Pantheon Books; ; (February 12, 2002) ISBN: 0375420797 Flesh and Machines explores the startlingly reciprocal connection between humans and their technological brethren, and explains how this relationship is being redefined as humans develop increasingly complex machines. The impetus to build machines that exhibit lifelike behaviors stretches back centuries, but for the last fifteen years much of this work has been done in Rodney Brooks’s laboratory at MIT. His goal is not simply to build machines that are like humans but to alter our perception of the potential capabilities of robots. Our current attitude toward intelligent robots, he asserts, is simply a reflection of our own view of ourselves. 
Extreme Mindstorms: an Advanced Guide to Lego Mindstormsby Dave Baum (Editor), Michael Gasperi, Ralph Hempel, Luis Villa, David Baum Paperback: 347 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.89 x 9.28 x 7.41 Publisher: APress; ; 1st edition (October 2000) ISBN: 1893115844 A guide for professional and expert users of LEGO MINDSTORMS to its more advanced use. Teaches how to take advantage of the three most common advanced developments, NQC, pbForth, and legOS. Also shows how to build custom sensors to greatly extend the out-of-box experience provided by the standard parts available, as well as many other features. 
Dave Baum's Definitive Guide to LEGO Mindstorms (Technology In Action)by Dave Baum, Rodd Zurcher (Illustrator) Paperback: 400 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.92 x 9.26 x 7.40 Publisher: APress; ; Book and CD-ROM edition (2000) ISBN: 1893115097 LEGO blocks, originally mere children's toys, have everything to do with expressing creativity within a structured system. There are rules about how pieces fit together, but almost anything can be created within those restrictions. Building with LEGO blocks is a lot like writing software (a similarity Douglas Coupland emphasizes in Microserfs). Small wonder, then, that LEGO Mindstorms have been such a huge hit. In Dave Baum's Definitive Guide to LEGO Mindstorms, the reader gets an introduction to what Mindstorms robots can do, particularly in terms of sensing their environment and reacting to it. 
Creative Projects with LEGO Mindstormsby Benjamin Erwin Paperback: 336 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.94 x 9.26 x 7.41 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co; ; Book and CD-ROM edition (April 9, 2001) ISBN: 0201708957 Ideas for creative projects using LEGO Mindstorms brand building tools for young adults and professionals. Includes a CD-ROM with instructions, color movies, and code examples in RCX code, ROBOLAB, and Visual Basic. Relates robot design to engineering concepts. System requirements: CD-ROM drive, 33Mhz processor, Mac or Windows, 50MB hard disk space. Softcover. 
Building Robot Drive Trainsby Dennis Clark, Michael Owings Paperback: 400 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.05 x 8.98 x 5.98 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics; ; (September 11, 2002) ISBN: 0071408509 This essential title in McGraw-Hill's ROBOT DNA SERIES is just what robotics hobbyists need to build an effective drive train using inexpensive, off-the-shelf parts. Leaving heavy-duty tech speak behind, the authors focus on the actual concepts and applications necessary to build – and understand -- these critical force-conveying systems. 
Build Your Own Combat Robotby Pete Miles, Tom Carroll Paperback: 416 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.86 x 9.98 x 8.08 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; ; (February 15, 2002) ISBN: 0072194642 Create your own powerful battling robot from start to finish using this easy-to-follow manual. Robotics experts Pete Miles and Tom Carroll explain the science and technology behind robots, and show you what materials you need to build and program a robot for home, school, and competition. 
Build A Remote-Controlled Robotby David R. Shircliff Paperback: 112 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.43 x 8.98 x 6.32 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics; ; 1st edition (March 25, 2002) ISBN: 0071385436 TAB Electronics is the premier name in amateur robotics. Since the 1987 release of Gordon McComb's blockbuster Robot Builder's Bonanza hobbyists have looked to TAB as the source for cutting-edge, how-to robotics titles. These groundbreaking, heavily illustrated books explain how to create everythinbg from basic, simple robots to ones that walk, see, feel, talk, listen and fight! Written by "professors of robotics" such as Gordon McComb and John Iovine, they're great for beginners as well as experienced robot builders. 
Applied Roboticsby Edwin Wise Paperback: 328 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.71 x 9.13 x 7.36 Publisher: Delmar Learning; ; Book and CD-ROM edition (September 1, 1999) ISBN: 0790611848 A hands-on introduction to the field of robotics, this book will guide the hobbyist through the issues and challenges of building a working robot. Each chapter builds upon the previous one, extending a core robot project throughout the book. Examples of chapters include: Mechanical Platforms, Power Supplies, Adding Sense, Microcontrollers, Insect Robots, Pneumatics, More Behavior and Intelligence, Programming Projects, Robot Behaviors, and much more. 
Applied Nonlinear Controlby Jean-Jacques Slotine, Weiping Li Hardcover: 352 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.07 x 9.48 x 7.33 Publisher: Prentice Hall; ; 1 edition (October 1, 1990) ISBN: 0130408905 This is a good entry point for learning non-linear control. It is at the advanced undergraduate level, and does not require an advanced background. As an applied textbook, it provides tools for analyzing non-linear system. For a more rigourous theoretical development of non-linear control theory, try Nonlinear Control Design by Marino and Patrizio. |
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