Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Moving around -- Rolling robots -- Automated guided vehicles (AGV's) -- AGV navigation -- AGV's outside the warehouse -- Walking robots -- HELLO, MY NAME IS: Atlas -- Flying robots -- Flying robots or not? -- Uses of robotic aircraft -- Swimming robots -- HELLO, MY NAME IS: Wave Glider -- I get around: robotic navigation -- Aircraft autopilot -- Self-driving cars -- Degrees of self-driving -- Baby steps or giant leaps -- Where does the buck stop in a self-driving car? -- DARPA challenges.
Summary:
"Explains how robots walk, roll, swim, and even fly from place to place"-- Provided by publisher.
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