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Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"If you have a smartphone, you have AI in your pocket. It's everywhere online. And it has already changed how doctors diagnose disease as well as how you interact with friends or read the news. But In Rule of the Robots, Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur Martin Ford argues that true disruption is yet to come, as AI ceases to be a tool applied to specific problems, and becomes a utility: the industrial foundation upon which practically all activity-personal,...
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Opposing Viewpoints: Robotic Technology: This title addresses various issues related to robotic technology, centered around the questions of Is Robotic Technology Beneficial?, What Role Should Robotic Technology Play in War?, and What Are the Ethical, Legal and Moral Considerations Surrounding Robotic Technology?"--
Author
Publisher
Wiley-Scrivener
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS FOR REHABILITATION ENGINEERING Encapsulates different case studies where technology can be used as assistive technology for the physically challenged, visually and hearing impaired. Rehabilitation engineering includes the development of technological solutions and devices to assist individuals with disabilities, while also supporting the recovery of the disabled who have lost their physical and cognitive functions. These systems...
Author
Publisher
Packt Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Leverage the power of ROS to build exciting collaborative robots. About This Book Delve into an open source, meta-operating system for your robot Get acquainted with tools and libraries for building and running code on multiple platforms Use Gazebo to model your robot and create a virtual environment Who This Book Is For If you're a researcher or engineer with an interest in the problems, solutions, and future research issues that you may encounter...
47) Puppet master
Author
Series
Puppet master novels volume 1
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Recruited in the wake of a miraculous rescue into the FBI to help track down criminals behind a massive financial scam, a robotics genius is swept up by a dangerous conspiracy that compels him to unleash the most powerful cyber weapons the world has ever seen.
Louis Massina is revolutionizing the field of robotics: his technological wonders are capable of locating disaster survivors, preventing nuclear meltdowns, and replacing missing limbs. After...
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Recounts a foundational shift in the field of robotics, from artificial intelligence to artificial empathy, and foreshadows an inflection point in human evolution. Today's robots engage with human beings in socially meaningful ways, as therapists, trainers, mediators, caregivers, and companions. Social robotics is grounded in artificial intelligence, but the field's most probing questions explore the nature of the very real human emotions that social...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
"A missing woman receives a second chance at life, thanks to her billionaire husband--but the consequences are deadly in this gripping psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Before. Abbie awakens in a daze with no memory of who she is or how she landed in this unsettling condition. The man by her side claims to be her husband. He's an icon of the tech world, the founder of a lucrative robotics company. He tells...
Author
Publisher
Packt Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Artificial Vision and Language Processing for Robotics begins by discussing the theory behind robots. You'll compare different methods used to work with robots and explore computer vision, its algorithms, and limits. You'll then learn how to control the robot with natural language processing commands. You'll study Word2Vec and GloVe embedding techniques, non-numeric data, recurrent neural network (RNNs), and their advanced models. You'll create a...
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Robotics for Babies is a colorful, simple introduction to the technology behind robots. It's never too early to become a scientist! Set the children in your life on a lifelong path to learning with the next installment of the Baby University board book series. Full of scientific and mathematical information from an expert, this is the perfect book to teach complex concepts in a simple, engaging way,"--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Overview: For centuries, warring nations have sought to lower the risk to highly vulnerable humans on the battlefield, typically by providing protective armor, making soldiers' positions more difficult to detect, or by striking from locations safe from retaliation. Autonomous weaponry has now reached the point where robotic systems can perform some key tasks that previously required direct human involvement. Military Robots and Drones: A Reference...
Author
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Governments, companies, and private investors spend billions on astronaut-dependent space travel, but the work is dangerous and unhealthy to human bodies-so that executing missions may simply not be worth the cost. The future will be one of robots, heirs to the Perseverance rover on Mars, equipped with artificial intelligence and capable of autonomous exploration"--
58) The tiger's nest
Author
Series
Explorer Academy volume 5
Publisher
National Geographic Partners
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
On an island nation in the Indian Ocean, the explorers venture through a vast underwater world and take part in a friendly robotics competition. But the tides of good fortune change quickly. Suddenly, Team Cousteau jumps into action to rescue a faculty member from the brink of death. Meanwhile, the team follows the Cruz's mother's clues to a magnificent tomb and center of spirituality precariously perched on the side of a cliff. There, Cruz is confronted...
Author
Publisher
Dpunkt.verlag
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Deutsch
Description
Mit dem LEGO-Boost-Set bauen junge (und jung gebliebene) Konstrukteure Roboter mit vielen Funktionen. Durch visuelles Programmieren k̲nnen bereits Kinder im Grundschulalter LEGO-Steine mit Code verkn|pfen. Doch dem Baukasten fehlt ein gedrucktes Handbuch. Mit dieser ausf|hrlichen Anleitung zum LEGO-Boost-Set entwerfen LEGO-Fans ihre eigenen Roboter und gewinnen spielerisch Einblicke in Grundlagen der Programmierung. Das Buch stellt drei Modelle vor,...
60) Dream machine
Author
Series
Craftily ever after volume 4
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Emily Adams, Maddie Wilson, Bella Diaz, and Sam Sharma are eight-year-olds with one special thing in common: they love to create. They each have unique talents, too! Emily is great at constructing and building; Maddie has an eye for fashion, fabrics, and sewing; Bella is a gadget whiz; and Sam is a gifted artist. Together, these four crafty friends dream up new projects to design, build, and create and through their experiences, they'll learn how...
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