{"product_id":"computing-techniques-for-robots-9781468468632","title":"Computing Techniques for Robots","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Igor Aleksander\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Robotics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI. ALEKSANDER Kobler Unit for Information Technology Management, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, England It is now over half a decade since Joseph Engelberger wrote: 'Given a six-articulation arm of any configuration, software can be powerful enough to think only in tool coordinates. That is, a programmer concerns himself only with the tool on the end of the robot arm. He can think of the tool's frame of reference and com- puter subroutines automatically make the various articulations move so as to accomplish the desired tool manipulation. ' As is often the case with statements of this kind, they are appealing and generally well-founded in technological feasibility. But in order to turn the prediction into reality it requires the dedication and in- ventiveness of an international community of researchers. The object of this book is to provide a window on to some of the advances made by this community which go towards the fulfilment of Engelberger's predictions. A significant factor in the framework within which this work is being pursued is the phenomenal advance in the availability of inex- pensive and highly compact computing power. It becomes increas- ingly possible to imagine powerful microprocessors providing local intelligence at key points in a robot arm Uoints, gripper, etc) by being connected through a communications network and controlled by some specially designated supervisory microchip.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45281359626391,"sku":"9781468468632","price":3633.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781468468632.webp?v=1769298988","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/computing-techniques-for-robots-9781468468632","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}