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Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Sanction: The Bourne Saga: Book Six (Jason Bourne #6)
by Eric Van LustbaderUniversity professor David Webb - forever caught between two identities - is still haunted by the splintered nightmares of his former life as Jason Bourne.Soon he finds himself embroiled in a CIA operation to hunt down a terrorist organisation, and is plunged into the deadliest and most tangled assignment of his double life. With his own side trying to take him down, all the while an assassin as brilliant and damaged as himself is getting closer by the minute...Read by Jeremy Davidson(p) 2008 Hachette Audio
Robert Ludlum's The Utopia Experiment (COVERT-ONE #10)
by Robert Ludlum Kyle MillsThe superb new edge-of-your-seat Covert-One novel in the series created by the undisputed master of the thriller genre, Robert Ludlum.The Merge: a device destined to revolutionise the world and make the personal computer and smart phone obsolete. When Covert-One's Jon Smith is assigned to assess its military potential he discovers that its enhanced vision, real-time battlefield displays, unbreakable security, and near-perfect marksmanship could change the face of warfare for ever. Meanwhile, CIA operative Randi Russell encounters an entire village of murdered Afghans - all equipped with enhanced Merge technology. As Smith and Russell investigate, they're blocked by someone who seems to have access to the highest levels of the military.Is the Merge really as secure as its creator claims? And what is the Pentagon so desperate to hide? Smith and Russell are determined to learn the truth - but will they pay with their lives...?
Robert Maillart's Bridges: The Art of Engineering
by David P. BillingtonThe description for this book, Robert Maillart's Bridges: The Art of Engineering, will be forthcoming.
Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Center
by Ray MonkRobert Oppenheimer was among the most brilliant and divisive of men. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis in the race to develop the first atomic bomb--a breakthrough that was to have eternal ramifications for mankind and that made Oppenheimer the "Father of the Atomic Bomb." But with his actions leading up to that great achievement, he also set himself on a dangerous collision course with Senator Joseph McCarthy and his witch-hunters. In Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Center, Ray Monk, author of peerless biographies of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell, goes deeper than any previous biographer in the quest to solve the enigma of Oppenheimer's motivations and his complex personality. The son of German-Jewish immigrants, Oppenheimer was a man of phenomenal intellectual attributes, driven by an ambition to overcome his status as an outsider and penetrate the heart of political and social life. As a young scientist, his talent and drive allowed him to enter a community peopled by the great names of twentieth-century physics--men such as Niels Bohr, Max Born, Paul Dirac, and Albert Einstein--and to play a role in the laboratories and classrooms where the world was being changed forever, where the secrets of the universe, whether within atomic nuclei or collapsing stars, revealed themselves. But Oppenheimer's path went beyond one of assimilation, scientific success, and world fame. The implications of the discoveries at Los Alamos weighed heavily upon this fragile and complicated man. In the 1930s, in a climate already thick with paranoia and espionage, he made suspicious connections, and in the wake of the Allied victory, his attempts to resist the escalation of the Cold War arms race led many to question his loyalties. Through compassionate investigation and with towering scholarship, Ray Monk's Robert Oppenheimer tells an unforgettable story of discovery, secrecy, impossible choices, and unimaginable destruction..
Robert Winston: How Science and Technology Changed the World
by Robert WinstonLet Professor Robert Winston take you on a scientific journey through human history in this fact-packed science book.Delve into the stories of history&’s most influential scientific experiments, inventions and life-changing discoveries that have impacted our understanding and changed the world in this science book for kids aged 7-9.Robert Winston&’s The Story of Science will teach children about the incredible world of science through fascinating facts, innovative inventions, and daring discoveries. Learn how random accidents have led to some of the greatest findings our world has ever seen, and how anybody who dares to dream can be successful.This fascinating science book for children offers:- Expertly written and accessible text by Robert Winston for children of the appropriate age to understand and enjoy even trickier concepts.- An exploration of each invention&’s past, present, and future development that is explored for a thorough and modern look at the role of science, technology and design in our everyday lives.- The answers to some of the most fascinating queries on the history of our world; piquing children&’s curiosities and sparking interest.From the creation of dynamite and the world&’s first printer, to magical medicine and the discovery of soap; science really is the pioneering study that has the power to change everything! This book of amazing scientific concepts and discoveries covers a wide range of topics to inspire the next generation of young minds.
RoboCup 2014: Robot World Cup XVIII
by Reinaldo A. C. Bianchi H. Levent Akin Subramanian Ramamoorthy Komei SugiuraThis book includes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 18th Annual RoboCup International Symposium, held in Joao Pessoa, Brazil, in July 2014. The 36 revised papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 66 submissions and include 11 champion-team papers, three special-track papers on open-source hardware and software, nine papers on the advancement of the RoboCup leagues track, and three best papers. The contributions present current research and educational activities in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence with a special focus on the interaction between robots and humans.
RoboCup 2015: Robot World Cup XIX (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #9513)
by Luis Almeida Jianmin Ji Gerald Steinbauer Sean LukeThis book is the Proceedings of the 19th Annual RoboCup International Symposium, held in Hefei, China, in July 2015.The book contains 20 papers presented at the Symposium, carefully selected from 39 submissions. Additionally the book contains 11 champion team papers and one paper from the Workshop on Benchmarking Service Robots. The papers present current research in robotics, artificial intelligence, computer vision, multiagent systems, simulation, and other areas.
RoboCup 2016: Robot World Cup XX (Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues #9776)
by Sven Behnke Raymond Sheh Sanem Sarıel Daniel D. LeeThis book includes the post-conference proceedings of the 20th RoboCup International Symposium, held in Leipzig, Germany, in July 2016. In addition to the 38 contributions to the symposium, selected from 63 submissions, the book also contains 15 champion papers of teams winning individual leagues of the RoboCup 2016 competition, the Amazon Picking Challenge, and the Harting Open Source Award. The papers present current research in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence with a special focus to robot hardware and software, environment perception, action planning and control, robot learning, multi-robot systems, and human-robot interaction.
RoboCup 2021: Robot World Cup XXIV (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13132)
by Rachid Alami Joydeep Biswas Maya Cakmak Oliver ObstThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 24th RoboCup International Symposium which was held online during June 22 - June 28, 2021.The 19 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 42 submissions; the volume also includes 10 RoboCup Champions Papers. In addition to presenting the proceedings of the RoboCup 2021 Symposium, the book highlights the approaches of champion teams from the competitions. Due to the complex research challenges set by the RoboCup initiative, the RoboCup International Symposium offers a unique perspective for exploring scientific and engineering principles underlying advanced robotic and AI systems.
RoboCup 2022: Robot World Cup XXV (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13561)
by Amy Eguchi Nuno Lau Maike Paetzel-Prüsmann Thanapat WanichanonThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 25th RoboCup International Symposium which was held online during July 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. The 28 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 40 submissions; the volume includes 12 papers from the winners of the RoboCup 2022 competitions under the Champions Track. The RoboCup International Symposium focuses on the science behind the advances in robotics, including the key innovations that led the winning teams to their success, and the outcomes of research inspired by challenges across the different leagues at RoboCup.
RoboCup 2023: Robot World Cup XXVI (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14140)
by Cédric Buche Alessandra Rossi Marco Simões Ubbo VisserThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 26th RoboCup International Symposium which was held in Bordeaux, France, during July 4-10, 2023. The 25 regular papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 47 submissions; the volume also includes 11 RoboCup Champions Papers. In addition to presenting the proceedings of the RoboCup 2023 Symposium, the book highlights the approaches of champion teams from the competitions. Due to the complex research challenges set by the RoboCup initiative, the RoboCup International Symposium offers a unique perspective for exploring scientific and engineering principles underlying advanced robotic and AI systems.
Roboethics
by Spyros G. TzafestasThis volume explores the ethical questions that arise in the development, creation and use of robots that are capable of semiautonomous or autonomous decision making and human-like action. It examines how ethical and moral theories can and must be applied to address the complex and critical issues of the application of these intelligent robots in society. Coverage first presents fundamental concepts and provides a general overview of ethics, artificial intelligence and robotics. Next, the book studies all principal ethical applications of robots, namely medical, assistive, socialized and war roboethics. It looks at such issues as robotic surgery, children-robot and elderly-robot therapeutical/social interactions and the use of robots, especially autonomous lethal ones, in warfare. In addition, a chapter also considers Japanese roboethics as well as key intercultural and robot legislation issues. Overall, readers are provided with a thorough investigation into the moral responsibility (if any) of autonomous robots when doing harm. This volume will serve as an ideal educational source in engineering and robotics courses as well as an introductory reference for researchers in the field.
Robogenesis
by Daniel H. WilsonThe stunningly creative, epic sequel to Wilson's blockbuster thriller and New York Times bestseller Robopocalypse "The machine is still out there. Still alive." Humankind had triumphed over the machines. At the end of Robopocalypse, the modern world was largely devastated, humankind was pressed to the point of annihilation, and the earth was left in tatters . . . but the master artificial intelligence presence known as Archos had been killed. In Robogenesis, we see that Archos has survived. Spread across the far reaches of the world, the machine code has fragmented into millions of pieces, hiding and regrouping. In a series of riveting narratives, Robogenesis explores the fates of characters new and old, robotic and human, as they fight to build a new world in the wake of a devastating war. Readers will bear witness as survivors find one another, form into groups, and react to a drastically different (and deadly) technological landscape. All the while, the remnants of Archos's shattered intelligence are seeping deeper into new breeds of machines, mounting a war that will not allow for humans to win again. Daniel H. Wilson makes a triumphant return to the apocalyptic world he created, for an action-filled, raucous, very smart thrill ride about humanity and technology pushed to the tipping point.
The Robomobility Revolution of Urban Public Transport: A Social Sciences Perspective (Transportation Research, Economics and Policy)
by Sylvie Mira-Bonnardel Fabio Antonialli Danielle AttiasOver the past two decades, society has been witnessing how technological, political, and societal changes have been transforming individual and collective urban mobility. Driven both by newcomers and traditional players, by disruptive as well as incremental innovations, the main objective now is to enhance mobility and accessibility while, reducing vehicle ownership, congestion, road accidents, and pollution in cities. This transformation has been mainly enabled by the widespread adoption of internet-connected devices (e.g.: smartphones and tablets) and by the innovative business models, technologies, and use-cases that arose from this rapid digitalization, such as peer-to-peer, and two-sided markets providing several mobility schemes: car-sharing, car-pooling, bike sharing, free-floating (cars, bikes, electric scooter), ridesharing and ride hailing either for long distances as well as for urban and micro-mobility. The book presents – in a holistic perspective – how this revolution is happening and what are the major cornerstones for the implementation of robomobility. It aims at answering several substantial issues, such as: What is robomobility and what does it imply for the different stakeholders of the public transport ecosystem? How do policy makers integrate this innovation and how ready the regulations are? How do citizens take part in this transformation? What is the level of user acceptance for this new type of mobility? What are its environmental impacts? What is the economic impact of deploying these shuttles in a local ecosystem?
Robôs - A Nova Era. Vivendo, trabalhando e investindo na sociedade robótica do futuro
by Andrea Forni NelsonRobôs - A Nova Era. Vivendo, trabalhando e investindo na sociedade robótica do futuro. Por Andrea Formi
The Robot
by Paul WatsonScience-loving Gabe and girl-crazy Dover are best friends. In fact, they're practically each other's only friends. <P><P>So when Gabe's parents leave town for the weekend, he lets Dover convince him to break into his father's basement laboratory-even though he knows it's off-limits under penalty of lifelong grounding. Once inside, the boys make a shocking discovery, one that will turn a boring weekend into a hilarious madcap adventure: a smoking hot robot! While Gabe and Dover argue over "Trina," the robot flees the lab. The chase is on! Before the day is over, she'll expose a traitorous plot, catapult two geeky freshmen to high school fame, and try to assassinate Dr. Phil!
Robot 2019: Advances in Robotics, Volume 1 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #1092)
by Manuel F. Silva Luís Paulo Reis Alberto Sanfeliu José Luís Lima Danilo TardioliThis book gathers a selection of papers presented at ROBOT 2019 – the Fourth Iberian Robotics Conference, held in Porto, Portugal, on November 20th–22nd, 2019. ROBOT 2019 is part of a series of conferences jointly organized by the SPR – Sociedade Portuguesa de Robótica (Portuguese Society for Robotics) and SEIDROB – Sociedad Española para la Investigación y Desarrollo en Robótica (Spanish Society for Research and Development in Robotics). ROBOT 2019 built upon several previous successful events, including three biannual workshops and the three previous installments of the Iberian Robotics Conference, and chiefly focused on presenting the latest findings and applications in robotics from the Iberian Peninsula, although the event was also open to research and researchers from other countries. The event featured five plenary talks on state-of-the-art topics and 16 special sessions, plus a main/general robotics track. In total, after a stringent review process, 112 high-quality papers written by authors from 24 countries were selected for publication.
Robot 2019: Advances in Robotics, Volume 2 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #1093)
by Manuel F. Silva Luís Paulo Reis Alberto Sanfeliu José Luís Lima Danilo TardioliThis book gathers a selection of papers presented at ROBOT 2019 – the Fourth Iberian Robotics Conference, held in Porto, Portugal, on November 20th–22nd, 2019. ROBOT 2019 is part of a series of conferences jointly organized by the SPR – Sociedade Portuguesa de Robótica (Portuguese Society for Robotics) and SEIDROB – Sociedad Española para la Investigación y Desarrollo en Robótica (Spanish Society for Research and Development in Robotics).ROBOT 2019 built upon several previous successful events, including three biannual workshops and the three previous installments of the Iberian Robotics Conference, and chiefly focused on presenting the latest findings and applications in robotics from the Iberian Peninsula, although the event was also open to research and researchers from other countries.The event featured five plenary talks on state-of-the-art topics and 16 special sessions, plus a main/general robotics track. In total, after a stringent review process, 112 high-quality papers written by authors from 24 countries were selected for publication.
Robot 2023: Advances in Robotics, Volume 2 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #978)
by Lino Marques Cristina Santos José Luís Lima Danilo Tardioli Manuel FerreThis book contains a selection of papers accepted for presentation and discussion at ROBOT2023, the Sixth Iberian Robotics Conference, held in the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, during November 22nd-24th, 2023. ROBOT2023 is part of a series of conferences that are jointly organized by Sociedade Portuguesa de Robótica (SPR) / Portuguese Society for Robotics and by Sociedad Española para la Investigación y Desarrollo en Robótica (SEIDROB) / Spanish Society for Research and Development in Robotics. These conferences, now occurring with a yearly periodicity, provide a forum to roboticists mostly from Iberia, but also from other parts of the world, to present and discuss their research results, new developments, and applications in the field of Robotics. The volume 1 of this book contains 45 papers addressing fundamental aspects of mobile robotics and robot manipulation while volume 2 contains 45 papers covering the application of robotics in different domains and environments.
Robot 2023: Advances in Robotics, Volume 1 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #976)
by Lino Marques Cristina Santos José Luís Lima Danilo Tardioli Manuel FerreThis text will be replaced by the correct backcovertext / informationtext as soon as we get it.
The Robot and Us: An 'Antidisciplinary' Perspective on the Scientific and Social Impacts of Robotics (Biosystems & Biorobotics #20)
by Maria Chiara CarrozzaThis book offers a clear, yet comprehensive overview of the role of robots in our society. It especially focuses on the interaction between humans and robots, and on the social and political aspects of the integration of robots with humans, in their everyday life, both in the private and working sphere alike. Based on the lessons held by the author at “Scuola di Politiche” (transl. School of Political Sciences), this self-contained book mainly addresses an educated, though not-specialist, audience.
The Robot Book: Build & Control 20 Electric Gizmos, Moving Machines, and Hacked Toys
by Bobby MercerHow to use reuse and recycle components and supplies to build a variety of devices The 20 easy-to-build robots in this project book can be constructed for little or no cost using common household objects and repurposed materials. From learning how to turn a toothbrush, an old cell phone or pager, and scrap wire into a Brush Bot, or how to hack a toy car to hotwire a Not-So-Remote Bot, each hands-on project contains a materials list and detailed step-by-step instructions with photos. Explanations of the science and technology behind each robot--including concepts such as friction, weight and mass, center of gravity, kinetic and potential energy, electric circuitry, DC vs. AC current, and more--are also included.
Robot Building for Beginners
by David Cook"I wrote this book because I love building robots. I want you to love building robots, too. It took me a while to learn about many of the tools and parts in amateur robotics. Perhaps by writing about my experiences, I can give you a head start. "--David Cook Robot Building for Beginners, Third Edition provides basic, practical knowledge on getting started in amateur robotics. There is a mix of content: from serious reference tables and descriptions to personal stories and humorous bits. The robot described and built in this book is battery powered and about the size of a lunch box. It is autonomous; that is, it isn't remote controlled. The book is broken up into small chapters, suitable for bedtime (or bathroom) reading. The characteristics and purposes of each major component (resistor, transistor, wire, and motor) are described, followed by a hands-on experiment to demonstrate. Not only does this help the reader to understand a particular piece, but it also prepares them with processes to learn new parts on their own. An appendix offers an introduction to 3D printing and parts of the robot can, as an alternative, be "printed" using a 3D printer. The master project of the book is a simple, entertaining, line-following robot. What you'll learn Electronics and very light machining: Wires Multimeters Batteries Breadboards Resistors LEDs Comparator chip The basics of 3D printing Motors Wheels Coupler Soldering Debugging Who this book is for This book is for adults who have dreamed of building robots since they were kids. This book is also for older kids who dream of building robots when they become adults. No background knowledge is necessary. Anyone with desire and intelligence should be comfortable with the tools, tricks, and parts to build. Because the hobby involves soldering, electricity, light machining, and some cash, the writing is targeted more towards individuals with those capabilities. Table of Contents Chapter 1. Welcome Robot Inventor! Chapter 2. Where to Obtain Tools and Parts Chapter 3. Safety Chapter 4. Digital Multimeter Chapter 5. Numbers and Units Chapter 6. Robot Line-Following Chapter 7. Nine-Volt Batteries Chapter 8. Clips and Test Leads Chapter 9. Resistors Chapter 10. LEDs Chapter 11. Power On! Chapter 12. Solderless Prototyping Chapter 13. Solderless Breadboard Setup Chapter 14. Variable Resistors Chapter 15. Comparator Chapter 16. Transistor Switches Chapter 17. DC Motors Chapter 18. Adding Gearhead Motors Chapter 19. Wheels Chapter 20. Coupler Chapter 21. Soldering Equipment Chapter 22. Soldering and Connecting Chapter 23. The Motherboard Chapter 24. Body Building Chapter 25. Launching the Line-Follower Chapter 26. Smoother, Smaller, Cheaper Chapter 27. Encore Appendix A: Leftovers Appendix B: 3D Printing
Robot Building For Dummies
by Roger Arrick Nancy StevensonDiscover what robots can do and how they workFind out how to build your own robot and program it to perform tasksReady to enter the robot world? This book is your passport! It walks you through building your very own little metal assistant from a kit, dressing it up, giving it a brain, programming it to do things, even making it talk. Along the way, you'll gather some tidbits about robot history, enthusiasts' groups, and more.The Dummies Way* Explanations in plain English* "Get in, get out" information* Icons and other navigational aids* Tear-out cheat sheet* Top ten lists* A dash of humor and fun
Robot Control and Calibration: Innovative Control Schemes and Calibration Algorithms (SpringerBriefs in Computer Science)
by Xin Luo Zhibin Li Long Jin Shuai LiThis book mainly shows readers how to calibrate and control robots. In this regard, it proposes three control schemes: an error-summation enhanced Newton algorithm for model predictive control; RNN for solving perturbed time-varying underdetermined linear systems; and a new joint-drift-free scheme aided with projected ZNN, which can effectively improve robot control accuracy. Moreover, the book develops four advanced algorithms for robot calibration – Levenberg-Marquarelt with diversified regularizations; improved covariance matrix adaptive evolution strategy; quadratic interpolated beetle antennae search algorithm; and a novel variable step-size Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm – which can effectively enhance robot positioning accuracy. In addition, it is exceedingly difficult for experts in other fields to conduct robot arm calibration studies without calibration data. Thus, this book provides a publicly available dataset to assist researchers from other fields in conducting calibration experiments and validating their ideas. The book also discusses six regularization schemes based on its robot error models, i.e., L1, L2, dropout, elastic, log, and swish. Robots’ positioning accuracy is significantly improved after calibration. Using the control and calibration methods developed here, readers will be ready to conduct their own research and experiments.