
Androids
Build Your Own Lifelike Robots
TAB Books Inc (Publisher)
Published on 16. September 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-07-181404-1 (ISBN)
Description
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Create the next generation of AUTONOMOUS ANDROIDS!Construct self-governing 'droids that display physiologically correct behaviors. Co-written by experts in the fields of robotics, artificial intelligence, and medicine, Androids: Build Your Own Lifelike Robots features low-cost DIY projects that translate human physiology into cybernetics. Teach your creations to maneuver with an arsenal of behaviors, respond to stimuli, talk, and listen. This practical, inventive guide even shows how to realistically simulate emotion and aging in your robots.
Understand cybernetic and robotics principles
Work with programmable microcontrollers
Choose and wire sensors, actuators, and servos
Program dazzling reflex arcs and behavior loops
Enable your automatons to speak and hear
Build beating hearts and limbs with flowing veins
Create breathing patterns that respond to triggers
Mimic humanoid feelings and facial expressions
Use prototyping kits and testing devices
Understand cybernetic and robotics principles
Work with programmable microcontrollers
Choose and wire sensors, actuators, and servos
Program dazzling reflex arcs and behavior loops
Enable your automatons to speak and hear
Build beating hearts and limbs with flowing veins
Create breathing patterns that respond to triggers
Mimic humanoid feelings and facial expressions
Use prototyping kits and testing devices
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
0 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
625 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-181404-1 (9780071814041)
Schweitzer Classification
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E-Book
09/2013
1st Edition
McGraw-Hill Education
€83.29
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Persons
Bryan Bergeron, MD has over 15 years of experience writing and speaking about leading-edge technology and envisioning the future. He teaches at Harvard Medical School, is Editor-in-Chief of e.MD and technical editor of Postgraduate Medicine. A software industry pioneer himself, Dr. Bergeron created the first medical multimedia program for the Mac and several other "first" personal health management and family planning programs. He is currently president of Archetype Technologies, Inc., a technology consulting firm, and Chief Scientist at Kurzweil Technologies, Inc., where he designs emotionally intelligent interfaces.
Content
Chapter 1: The Reflex Arc
Chapter 2: Behavior Loops
Chapter 3: Thermal Equilibrium
Chapter 4: Light Response
Chapter 5: All Ears
Chapter 6: If It Bleeds, Can We Kill It
Chapter 7: A Heartbeat Away
Chapter 8: A Breath of Fresh Air
Chapter 9: Integrated Cybernetic System
Appendixes
Appendix A: Program Listing
Appendix B: Resources
Chapter 2: Behavior Loops
Chapter 3: Thermal Equilibrium
Chapter 4: Light Response
Chapter 5: All Ears
Chapter 6: If It Bleeds, Can We Kill It
Chapter 7: A Heartbeat Away
Chapter 8: A Breath of Fresh Air
Chapter 9: Integrated Cybernetic System
Appendixes
Appendix A: Program Listing
Appendix B: Resources