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Probabilistic Robotics (Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents)
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2008-08-28 Summary: Delivers even more than it promises ... This is really an amazing book - it more than fulfilled my expectations. It starts from the very basics of probability theory and clearly derives Kalman Filtering, Particle Filtering, Probabilistic Motion and Probabilistic Perception in the first 6 chapters. From there it moves on to talk about Localization and Mapping completely separately (which I appreciated, since the two topics are far easier to comprehend independently) in chapters 7 and 8 and then finally introduces SLAM (the main topic of the book) in chapter ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-04-05 Summary: Great Book! ... I consider this book the most valuable resource in the field! If you are really interested in implementing kalman filter localization, particle filter localization or SLAM algorithms, this book really will help you. This book was my reference during my Master Thesis and the algorithms are so comprenhensive that I hadn't any problem to put them running. I think the autors made a really good effort to explain complex mathematical concepts as clearly as possible. Great Job! ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2007-09-18 Summary: Excellent resource for implementing SLAM ... This is by far the best resource that I have found for collating a large number of internally consistent SLAM algorithms into a single volume. The book carefully leads the reader through the requirements of SLAM presenting one algorithm at a time, building upon the algorithms presented previously. This approach lends itself very well to develop-while-you-read. If you care to do so, I recommend reading it through once in its entirety and then starting over for the develop-while-you-read approach. The once through does ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Probabilistic robotics is a new and growing area in robotics, concerned with perception and control in the face of uncertainty. Building on the field of mathematical statistics, probabilistic robotics endows robots with a new level of robustness in real-world situations. This book introduces the reader to a wealth of techniques and algorithms in the field. All algorithms are based on a single overarching mathematical foundation. Each chapter provides example implementations in pseudo code,...more
Robot Programming : A Practical Guide to Behavior-Based Robotics
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-01-14 Summary: Essential Reading for Mobile Robot Builders ... I have read dozens of robotics books over the years and most of them suck. They were either too academic or too basic. This book is excellent and was a refreshing change. Written by one of the designers of iRobots Roomba, this book is indeed a practical guide to robotics. It is easy to read and full of practical advice that one would only get if they spent the last 20 something years working with robots. For example, the author repeatedly warns you to expect the unexpected. Even though this book incudes access to a ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2008-01-08 Summary: where has the website gone? ... This is a nice little book. It introduces some important concepts in an overall very readable text. Of course the book doesn't offer much technical detail or any real code but sometimes it comes close. If you already have any experience in programming you can easily get the point in the example pseudo codes and adapt them for your own use. There is a major problem about this book though. The online robot simulation program was available from the link given inside the book but this website is not active anymore so you ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2007-10-25 Summary: Great book on principles... ... The book aims squarely at teaching the concepts of behavior based robotic programming without being simplistic or being overly technical. A good example is PID controllers -- the ID stand for integral and differential. He doesn't dive down into the mathematics of it but does point out that those two stages of the controller a not separately tunable. The book doesn't present a lot of pseudo code nor does it focus on an type of microprocessor or language. It gives very good conceptual descriptions of how to create architectures ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | * Teaches the concepts of behavior-based programming through text, programming examples, and a unique online simulator robot * Explains how to design new behaviors by manipulating old ones and adjusting programming * Does not assume reader familiarity with robotics or programming languages * Includes a section on designing your own behavior-based system from scratch...more
The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Zoo!: A Kid-Friendly Guide to Building Animals with the NXT Robotics System
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2008-04-17 Summary: An excellent next step after the instructions ... Animals have taken over my house. Every time I turn around something is hopping, walking or skittering across the floor. I blame No Starch Press and the LEGO company; a NXT MindStorms kit and a copy of "The LEGO NXT Mindstorms Zoo" ("Zoo") by Fay Rhodes has my 15 year old daughter (with previously no real interest in robots or programming) building all sorts of infernal machines. The release of the MindStorms NXT has brought forward a plethora of new possibilities and books to inform us of them. No Starch has published ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-03-16 Summary: A personal Lego Mindstorms NXT Zoo review ... Hi everyone, I received this book last week Monday. When I bought this book, I was very sceptical about this book because a peacock on wheels on the cover was a little strange. But I also build a Giraffe with a fifth middle leg based on the book from Benjamin Erwin "Creative Projects with Lego Mindstorms (RIS kit)" which seems also unusual at that time. Also the book of Benjamin Erwin is also an excellent book. So this is of no surprise that I bought this book also. My skepticism melted as snow for the sun when I saw ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-05-06 Summary: Great for kids and adults ... I'm really impressed with this book. The models are solid and easy to construct. The programming is also easy to understand. My daughter and I really enjoyed this book. She gives it a big thumbs up, which is five stars in my book. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Whether you're just beginning with your LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT set or are already an expert, you'll have hours of fun with these animal-like models that walk, crawl, hop, and roll! The first part of the book introduces you to the NXT kit and reviews the parts you'll need in order to begin building. Next, you'll learn how to program with the NXT-G programming language, including how to make miniprograms called My Blocks that you can use to build larger programs. Finally, you'll learn how...more
Intelligent Autonomous Robotics: A Robot Soccer Case Study (Synthesis Lectures on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Robotics technology has recently advanced to the point of being widely accessible for relatively low-budget research, as well as for graduate, undergraduate, and even secondary and primary school education. This lecture provides an example of how to productively use a cutting-edge advanced robotics platform for education and research by providing a detailed case study with the Sony AIBO robot, a vision-based legged robot. The case study used for this lecture is the UT Austin Villa RoboCup...more
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