Robotics is undergoing a major transformation in scope and dimension. Starting with a predominantly industrial focus, robotics has rapidly expanded into the challenges of unstructured environments. The “Springer Handbook of Robotics” integrates these recent advancements, setting it apart from other robotics handbooks that concentrate on industrial applications. It presents widespread and well-structured coverage from the foundations of robotics, through the consolidated methodologies and technologies, up to the new emerging application areas of robotics. The handbook is an ideal resource for robotics experts and people new to this expanding field, such as engineers, medical doctors, computer scientists, and designers; edited by two internationally renowned experts.
Bruno Siciliano is Professor of Control and Robotics at the University of Naples Federico II in Italy, President of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, and a Fellow of both IEEE and ASME.
Oussama Khatib is a Professor at the prestigious Stanford University in the USA, President of the International Foundation of Robotics Research, and a recipient of the Japan Robot Association Award in Research and Development.
Key Topics
- Robotics foundations
- Robot structures
- Sensing and perception
- Manipulation and interfaces
- Mobile and distributed robotics
- Field and service robotics
- Human-centered and life-like robotics
Features
- Comprehensive coverage of research and development in robotics
- Scientific resource for both experts and non-experts in the field
- Technical contents laid out in a tutorial setting
- A coherent three-layer organization: robotics foundations, consolidated methodologies and technologies, advanced applications
- Anchored in seven parts and expanded into sixty-four chapters with interconnected presentation of subject matter
- It was developed in about 1650 pages with over 950 color illustrations, including 422 four-color, 80 tables, and over 5500 references.
- Detailed index and fully searchable DVD-ROM providing rapid access to data and links to other sources
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