Bhaumik From AI to Robotics

Mobile, Social, and Sentient Robots
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-4822-5148-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 430 Seiten

This practical book on mobile robotics delves into the very latest open source hardware and software technologies. It introduces readers to the best materials available for building their own robots, giving special attention to the Robot Operating System (ROS), which nowhere else has been covered as thoroughly or in-context. The book takes readers beyond basic introductory texts, exposing them to possible applications of cutting-edge research. The book is designed for hobbyists and researchers but also is suitable for the classroom.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bhaumik, Arkapravo

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Robotik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

SECTION I THEORY

. And Then There Were Mobile Robots

Early Pioneers and The Story Till Shakey

Current Day Mobile Robotics

Cultural find Social Impact

Embodied AI, Or the Tale of Taming The Fungus Eater

From AI To Robots

Artificial Intelligence for Robots

Embodied AI Making of Autonomous Agents

Anthropomorphism A Treasure Trove from Mother Nature

Evaluating Performance AI Vs. Engineering

Three Forks in The Road

Control Paradigms for Mobile Robots

Control Paradigms

Braitenberg’s Vehicles 1 To 4 Engineering Behaviour

Deliberative Approach

Reactive Approach

A Critique of The Nouvelle AI

Hybrid Systems

SECTION II IMPLEMENTATION, OR HOW TO MAKE ROBOTS
TOOLS FOR A ROBOTICIST

The Tools: Navigation & Adaptivity

Navigation, Path Planning & Mapping

Adaptibility & Learning

Software, Simulation & Control

Software for Robotics

Robot Operating System

Hello Ros

Ros Simulators

Implementing Robot Behaviour In Ros

The Architecture of Ros

More Features of Ros

Modularity, The Crown Jewel of Ros

Ros, The Prospects in The Offing

Other Robotic Suits

Two Pot Holes in The Simulation Paradigm

Software Married into Ros

Hardware for Mobile Robots

Sensors Used by Robots

Sensor Fusion Methods

Hardware Interfaced with Ros

SECTION III ROBOT-ROBOT & HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTIONS
Robot-Robot Interaction, Groups & Swarms

Many Robot Systems

Networked Robotics

Swarm Robotics

Human-Robot Interaction & Robots for human society

Human Robot Interaction

Social Robotics

Applications

Japan, Robot History in The Making

Robots with Moral Agency, In the Footsteps of Asimov

The Need for The Good Robot

Morality and Ethics

Asimov’s 3 Laws and Their Limitations

Ethical Theory for Robots

Social Changes & The Near Future

SECTION IV. THE FUTURE

Quest for The Sentient Robot

Can Robots Be Conscious?

Self-Awareness, Consciousness and Free Will

From Machines To (Near) Human Beings

Semisentient Paradigm & Its Limitations

Memories, Meditation and The Inner World

Experiments Cog, Mirror Cognition & The 3 Wise Robots

Super intelligent robots and other predictions

Peering into the Crystal Ball

Twilight or Rebirth of Our Civilisation?

Superintelligence, Future Technology & Ray Kurzweil

Über Autor(innen)

Arkapravo Bhaumik is from New Delhi, India and has an advanced degree in Mechatronics from King's College, London. His research interests are mobile robotics, robot swarms and human-robot interaction. He is also enthusiastic about the open source philosophy and Linux. He prefers to spend time designing or writing about AI and robotics. His recent robots and simulations have employed ROS, and his research on machine learning has been with SVM to detect emotions from human faces. His excursions into natural language processing has been with Python NLTK. He is currently posted at the Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, India.