The robotics primer /
Maja J. Mataric ; illustrations by Nathan Koenig.
- xvii, 306 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Intelligent robotics and autonomous agents series .
What Is a Robot? -- Where Do Robots Come From? -- What's in a Robot? -- Arms, Legs, Wheels, Tracks, and What Really Drives Them -- Move It! -- Grasping at Straws -- Whats Going On? -- Switch on the Light -- Sonars, Lasers, and Cameras -- Stay in Control -- The Building Blocks of Control -- What's in Your Head? -- Think Hard, Act Later -- Don't Think, React! -- Think and Act Separately, in Parallel -- Think the Way You Act -- Making Your Robot Behave -- When the Unexpected Happens -- Going Places -- Go, Team! -- Things Keep Getting Better -- Where To Next?