Robotics Expert Q & A;: Daniel H. Wilson
PM contributor Daniel H. Wilson received his doctorate in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University. Paramount Pictures has picked up film rights to his sarcastic robotics primer, Q Does being a roboticist give you a different perspective on ... [... more]
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Theory of Applied Robotics: Kinematics, Dynamics, and ...
 Writers of Computer Graphics Textbooks, please note.: I wanted a book that covered Inverse Kinematics for animation in computer graphics. What I found was a book that not only went further than my needs, but turned out to be the most comprehensive [... more]
$79.95
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Earth-Moving Robots -- Virginia Tech vs Purdue University
Robotics expert Buzz Dawson is working with the Virginia Tech team. Brian Nave will be lending his expertise to the Purdue team. Move as much mulch as possible from a pile to a wagon in three minutes. The Virginia Tech team. Host Chris Chianelli ... [... more]
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Inside a Student-Built FIRST Robot: Interactive How It Works
Saunders team members Daniel Arroyo, left, and Mario Medina perform a systems check on their robot. The January announcement of the game rules officially kicks off the FIRST Robotics season. The object of the 2008 challenge was to score points by ... [... more]
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Statics and Kinematics with Applications to Robotics
Book Description: Robotic manipulators are becoming increasingly important in research and industry, and an understanding of statics and kinematics is essential to solving problems of robotics. This book provides a thorough introduction to statics and [... more]
$95.00
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Students Dig in to FIRST Robotics Race With Next-Gen Builds
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - This was not your average shop class. For one, it elicited an extreme level of dedication. The dozen or so students clustered in a room at George Westinghouse High School had been here every night for weeks-and most ... [... more]
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* PLUS: Inside the FIRST Robotics Competition (With Video)
During its five-season run on Comedy Central, from 2000 to 2002, For the new show, Roski has made it clear: "I'm not going to allow wedgers," he says. He hasn't worked out exactly how, but one option is to modify the arena. Half-in.-thick [... more]
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Robots Clear Land Mines And Clean Your House
Robotics has long been the property of science fiction. From Rosie in "The Jetsons" to HAL in "2001: A Space Odyssey," robots represent a world where machines can think and act much like humans. Yes, modern technology has had a few of [... more]
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Springer Handbook of Robotics
massive and comprehensive: Siciliano and Khatib have assembled a massive and comprehensive tome on robotics, circa 2008. Sections of the book can be read by a diverse audience of undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and even the general [... more]
$199.00
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The Robotics Primer (Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous ...
Excellent Introduction and Survey of Robotics: Based on years of course notes, Dr. Mataric has written a wonderfully accessible introduction to and survey of the entire field of robotics. Much collective wisdom from the history of this emerging [... more]
$30.00
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Applied Robotics
A Useful Supplementary Resource: Those familiar with Gordon McComb's 'Robot Builder's Bonanza' know that he interacts with and leverages off of developments in the hobby robotics community, soliciting ideas from readers and referring them to a plethora [... more]
$62.95
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Introduction to Robotics: Mechanics and Control (2nd ...
Book poorly written 3rd edition: Many of the example problems take short cuts while trying to explain the material through practical problems. When reading the book one is forced to constantly, turn the pages backward for previous references in order to [... more]
$117.00
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