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About The Book:
This book focuses on the design and construction of a robot called Tinman. The robot’s main functions are to pick up toys in a room and place them in a box, and also to communicate, in a rudimentary way, with humans. The book covers everything from assembling the robot from its basic parts to programming it to perform various tasks. It covers the theory in a fairly non-rigorous and descriptive way, but that’s just fine as it is not meant to be a graduate-level text.
Having said that, the book covers a remarkable range of technologies including object recognition, image classification, CNNs, reinforcement learning, genetic algorithms, language processing, planning, navigation, speech, Q&A, joke telling, and artificial personality. It concludes with a recap, a useful discussion on a career in robotics, and some salient comments regarding AI safety. The relevant code is included within chapters and answers to the questions are given at the end of the book. Videos to accompany the chapters and a GitHub site are a welcome bonus and icing on the cake.
The software frameworks covered include ROS, Ubuntu, Python, Tensorflow, Keras, OpenCV, Mycroft, and Scikit-learn. Hardware covered includes the Raspberry Pi 3, robotic arm, USB camera, microphone, motor, servos, an Arduino microcontroller, battery, and sensors, along with the Google AIY Voice kit. The author has many years of experience in designing industry robots and has spent a life working at the leading edge of artificial intelligence, unmanned vehicles, and robotics. Accordingly, he is well-placed to write a practical and hands-on book such as this.
Everything was explained expertly, but in a casual way that should be understandable by any of us who seek to create robotic projects which aren't merely procedural. If I were teaching a class on advanced robotics I'd start with this book as the curriculum. It's a must for every robotics student, young or old.
Information The Book :
Title: Artificial Intelligence for Robotics: Build intelligent robots that perform human tasks using AI techniques.
Size: 27.3 Mb.
Year: 2018.
Edition: 1.
Pages: 337.
Language: English
Author: Francis X. Govers.
Book Content :
➤ CHAPTER 1: Foundation for Advanced Robotics and AI.
➤ CHAPTER 2: Setting Up Your Robot.
➤ CHAPTER 3: A Concept for a Practical Robot Design Process.
➤ CHAPTER 4: Object Recognition Using Neural Networks and Supervised Learning.
➤ CHAPTER 5: Picking up the Toys.
➤ CHAPTER 6: Teaching a Robot to Listen.
➤ CHAPTER 7: voiding the Stairs.
➤ CHAPTER 8: Putting Things Away.
➤ CHAPTER 9: Giving the Robot an Artificial Personality.
➤ CHAPTER 10: Conclusions and Reflections.
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