Robotics Research
Subtitle: The Eighth International Symposium
By: edited by Yoshiaki Shirai, Shigeo Hirose
Contributors: Hirose, Shigeo
Publisher: Springer London
Published: 1998
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 458
ISBN-13: 9781447115823; 9781447115809
Subjects: Engineering economy; Machinery; Electronics; Physics; Engineering; Artificial intelligence
Description: The Eighth International Symposium of Robotics Research was held in Kanagawa, Japan, on October 4-7 1997; Robotics Research presents the findings of this symposium. The papers, written by international specialists in the field, cover the many topics concerning advanced robotics today, ranging from practical system design to theoretical reasoning and planning. They assess the state of the field and discuss all the current and emerging trends dealing with, amongst many other topics, mobile robotics, manufacturing, learning from humans, autonomous land vehicles, humanoid robots, future robots, and new components. The reader will share with the attendees the meaningful steps forward in building the emerging body of concepts, methods, scientific and technical knowledge that shape modern day robotics.
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Table of contents: title: Advanced Manipulation; title: Dynamics and Control; title: Emergent Motions; title: Motion Planning; title: Manufacturing; title: New Components; title: Mobile Robots; title: Haptic; title: Medical; title: Learning from Human; title: Future Robots; title: Projects in Japan.