
Robotics
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 4. February 2010
Book
Hardback
VIII, 152 pages
978-90-481-3775-6 (ISBN)
Description
The word "robot" does not originate from a science or engineering vocabulary. It was rst used in the Czech drama R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) written by Karel Capek and was rst played in Prague in 1921 (the word itself was invented by his brother Josef). In the drama the "robot" is an arti cial human being which is a brilliant worker, deprived of all unnecessary qualities: feelings, creativity and capacity for feeling pain. In the prologue of the drama the following "de nition" of robots is given: Robots are not people (Roboti nejsou lide). They are mecha- cally more perfect than we are, they have an astounding intellectual capacity, but they have no soul. The creation of an engineer is technically more re ned than the product of nature. The textbook "Robotics" evolved through more than 10 years of teaching robotics at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, of the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. The way of presenting the rather demanding subject was successfully tested with several generations of undergraduatestudents.
Reviews / Votes
From the reviews:
"This simply titled work is a result of carefully delivered lectures . for multiple classes of undergraduate engineering students over more than a decade. This exemplary course resource can serve as a basis for the study of robotics. Pedagogically well structured, it covers the fundamentals of industrial robotics . . this book is a concise, readable reference source for those getting their feet wet in the field. . Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates, two-year technical program students, and general readers." (G. Trajkovski, Choice, Vol. 47 (11), July, 2010)More details
Series
Edition
1st Edition.
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Graduate
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
VIII, 152 p.
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
390 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-481-3775-6 (9789048137756)
DOI
10.1007/978-90-481-3776-3
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Tadej Bajd | Matjaz Mihelj | Jadran Lenarcic
Robotics
Book
05/2012
Springer
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Content
Homogenous transformation matrices.- Geometric description of the robot mechanism.- Two-segment robot manipulator.- Robot sensors.- Trajectory planning.- Robot control.- Robot environment.- Standards and safety in robotics.