Behavior–Based Robotics (Intelligent Robots and Autonomous Agents) - Hardcover

Arkin, Ronald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0262011654 ISBN 13: 9780262011655

Publisher: MIT Press, 1998

Synopsis

Foreword by Michael Arbib This introduction to the principles, design, and practice of intelligent behavior-based autonomous robotic systems is the first true survey of this robotics field. The author presents the tools and techniques central to the development of this class of systems in a clear and thorough manner. Following a discussion of the relevant biological and psychological models of behavior, he covers the use of knowledge and learning in autonomous robots, behavior-based and hybrid robot architectures, modular perception, robot colonies, and future trends in robot intelligence. The text throughout refers to actual implemented robots and includes many pictures and descriptions of hardware, making it clear that these are not abstract simulations, but real machines capable of perception, cognition, and action.

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-- Chris Brown, Professor of Computer Science, University of Rochester

" Hard to put down and necessary to know -- Arkin's book provides a comprehensive intellectual history of robots and a thorough compilation of robotic organizational paradigms from reflexes through social interaction." -- Chris Brown, Professor of Computer Science, University of Rochester

& quot; Hard to put down and necessary to know -- Arkin's book provides a comprehensive intellectual history of robots and a thorough compilation of robotic organizational paradigms from reflexes through social interaction.& quot; -- Chris Brown, Professor of Computer Science, University of Rochester

"Hard to put down and necessary to know -- Arkin's book provides a comprehensive intellectual history of robots and a thorough compilation of robotic organizational paradigms from reflexes through social interaction." -- Chris Brown, Professor of Computer Science, University of Rochester

"Hard to put down and necessary to know--Arkin's book provides a comprehensive intellectual history of robots and a thorough compilation of robotic organizational paradigms from reflexes through social interaction."--Chris Brown, Professor of Computer Science, University of Rochester

Synopsis

This introduction to the principles, design, and practice of intelligent behaviour-based autonomous robotic systems is a survey of the robotics field. The author presents the tools and techniques central to the development of this class of systems in a comprehensive manner. Following a discussion of the relevant biological and psychological models of behaviour, he covers the use of knowledge and learning in autonomous robots, behaviour-based and hybrid robot architectures, modular perception, robot colonies, and future trends in robot intelligence. The text throughout refers to actual implemented robots and includes many pictures and descriptions of hardware, making it clear that these are not abstract simulations, but real machines capable of perception, cognition and action.

Edition details

• Publisher: MIT Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0262011654
• ISBN 13: 9780262011655
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 506