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Strategies for Collective Minimalist Mobile Robots

Author : Chris Melhuish

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 248 pages

File Size : 26,91 MB

Release : 2001-04-11

Category : Science

ISBN :

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Many might think that the robot industry is not ready yet to build an abstract painter with a political theory. Perhaps Melhuish (engineering, U. of the West of England) agrees, because what he talks about instead is the idea of getting a whole lot of dumb robots to work together to accomplish something smart. The inspiration for the approach are social insects, which are limited individually yet can as a group achieve remarkable feats. He presents minimalist strategies for controlling and coordinating such a system in the domains of moving through the environment, creating work gangs of a desired size, and acting on the environment. Distributed in the US by ASME. c. Book News Inc.



Handbook of Collective Robotics

Author : Serge Kernbach

Publisher : CRC Press

Page : 948 pages

File Size : 34,81 MB

Release : 2013-05-29

Category : Computers

ISBN : 9814316423

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This book is devoted to mechatronic, chemical, bacteriological, biological, and hybrid systems, utilizing cooperative, networked, swarm, self-organizing, evolutionary and bio-inspired design principles and targeting underwater, ground, air, and space applications. It addresses issues such as open-ended evolution, self-replication, self-development, reliability, scalability, energy foraging, adaptivity, and artificial sociality. The book has been prepared by 52 authors from world-leading research groups in 14 countries. This book covers not only current but also future key technologies and is aimed at anyone who is interested in learning more about collective robotics and how it might affect our society.



Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines

Author : Phillippe Bidaud

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 1080 pages

File Size : 27,80 MB

Release : 2002-11-08

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 9781860583803

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Robotic technology advances for a wide variety of applications Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines explores the increasing interest in real-world robotics and the surge in research and invention it has inspired. Featuring the latest advances from leading robotics labs around the globe, this book presents solutions for perennial challenges in robotics and suggests directions for future research. With applications ranging from personal services and entertainment to emergency rescue and extreme environment intervention, the groundbreaking work presented here provides a glimpse of the future.



The Future of the Self

Author : Jay Friedenberg

Publisher : Univ of California Press

Page : 343 pages

File Size : 31,2 MB

Release : 2020-08-04

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 0520970594

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We live in the digital age where our sense of self and identity has moved beyond the body to encompass hardware and software. Cyborgs, online representations in social media, avatars, and virtual reality extend our notion of what it means to be human. This book looks at the progression of self from the biological to the technological using a multidisciplinary approach. It examines the notion of personhood from philosophical, psychological, neuroscience, robotics, and artificial intelligence perspectives, showing how the interface between bodies, brains, and technology can give rise to new forms of human identity. Jay Friedenberg presents the content in an organized and easy-to-understand fashion to facilitate learning. A gifted researcher, author, and classroom teacher, he is one of the most influential voices in the field of artificial psychology.



Self-Sufficiency of an Autonomous Reconfigurable Modular Robotic Organism

Author : Raja Humza Qadir

Publisher : Springer

Page : 166 pages

File Size : 48,22 MB

Release : 2014-09-25

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 3319102893

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This book describes how the principle of self-sufficiency can be applied to a reconfigurable modular robotic organism. It shows the design considerations for a novel REPLICATOR robotic platform, both hardware and software, featuring the behavioral characteristics of social insect colonies. Following a comprehensive overview of some of the bio-inspired techniques already available, and of the state-of-the-art in re-configurable modular robotic systems, the book presents a novel power management system with fault-tolerant energy sharing, as well as its implementation in the REPLICATOR robotic modules. In addition, the book discusses, for the first time, the concept of “artificial energy homeostasis” in the context of a modular robotic organism, and shows its verification on a custom-designed simulation framework in different dynamic power distribution and fault tolerance scenarios. This book offers an ideal reference guide for both hardware engineers and software developers involved in the design and implementation of autonomous robotic systems.



Climbing and Walking Robots and the Supporting Technologies for Mobile Machines

Author : G. Muscato

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 1114 pages

File Size : 16,47 MB

Release : 2003-11-07

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 9781860584091

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Bringing together academics, researchers, and industrialists, Climbing and Walking Robots 2003 (CLAWAR 2003) provides a forum for cross-fertilization in the different specialities so that both state-of-the-art and industrial applications can be reported on. Original contributions, both industrial and those in new/emerging fields, provide a full picture of climbing and walking robots. The interest in climbing and walking robots (CLAWAR) has increased considerably over recent years, addressing many application fields such as exploration/intervention in extreme environments, personal services, emergency rescue operations, transportation, entertainment, etc., and envisage humanoid robots evolving into mechatronic replicas of ourselves. Topics covered include: Biological Inspired Systems Medical Systems Control of CLAWAR Design Methodology System Modelling and Simulation Modularity and System Architecture Gait Generation and Stability of CLAWAR Biped Locomotion Multi-legged Locomotion Micro Machines Applications Climbing Robots Actuators, Sensors, Navigation, and Sensors Fusion CLAWAR Network Workpackages



Artificial Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Author : Management Association, Information Resources

Publisher : IGI Global

Page : 3095 pages

File Size : 42,70 MB

Release : 2016-12-12

Category : Computers

ISBN : 152251760X

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Ongoing advancements in modern technology have led to significant developments in artificial intelligence. With the numerous applications available, it becomes imperative to conduct research and make further progress in this field. Artificial Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the latest breakthroughs and recent progress in artificial intelligence. Highlighting relevant technologies, uses, and techniques across various industries and settings, this publication is a pivotal reference source for researchers, professionals, academics, upper-level students, and practitioners interested in emerging perspectives in the field of artificial intelligence.



Minimalist Mobile Robotics

Author : Jonathan H. Connell

Publisher : Elsevier

Page : 196 pages

File Size : 42,86 MB

Release : 2012-12-02

Category : Computers

ISBN : 0080511716

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Rather than using traditional artificial intelligence techniques, which are ineffective when applied to the complexities of real-world robot navigaiton, Connell describes a methodology of reconstructing intelligent robots with distributed, multiagent control systems. After presenting this methodology, hte author describes a complex, robust, and successful application-a mobile robot "can collection machine" which operates in an unmodified offifce environment occupied by moving people.



Climbing and Walking Robots

Author : Karsten Berns

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 1082 pages

File Size : 11,21 MB

Release : 2001-11-28

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 9781860583650

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Recent advances in robot technology from around the world Climbing and Walking Robots: From Biology to Industrial Applications is a collection of papers presented at the 2001 CLAWAR conference. Featuring current work from leading robotics labs around the globe, this book presents the latest in robotics across industries and suggests directions for future research. Topics include design methodology, bipedal locomotion, fluid actuators, sensor systems, control architecture and simulation, and more. Relevant to mechanical engineers and robotics specialists in both industry and academia, these papers showcase the field's latest technological advances.



Artificial Psychology

Author : Jay Friedenberg

Publisher : Psychology Press

Page : 463 pages

File Size : 25,38 MB

Release : 2010-10-18

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1136873880

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Is it possible to construct an artificial person? Researchers in the field of artificial intelligence have for decades been developing computer programs that emulate human intelligence. This book goes beyond intelligence and describes how close we are to recreating many of the other capacities that make us human. These abilities include learning, creativity, consciousness, and emotion. The attempt to understand and engineer these abilities constitutes the new interdisciplinary field of artificial psychology, which is characterized by contributions from philosophy, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, computer science, and robotics. This work is intended for use as a main or supplementary introductory textbook for a course in cognitive psychology, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, or the philosophy of mind. It examines human abilities as operating requirements that an artificial person must have and analyzes them from a multidisciplinary approach. The book is comprehensive in scope, covering traditional topics like perception, memory, and problem solving. However, it also describes recent advances in the study of free will, ethical behavior, affective architectures, social robots, and hybrid human-machine societies.