Learn about how robots are made and what they can do. Includes fun and easy projects.

Examines the design, construction, and applications of robots, discussing what they can and cannot do and the extent to which they can develop their own intelligence.

"Did you know that robots play a very large role in the lives of humans? Discover the new ways that scientists hope to use robotics in the future in this high-interest book."--

Blending traditional mechanical engineering material with computer science and control theoretical concepts, the text covers a range of topics, including rigid-body transformations, forward and inverse positional kinematics, velocities and Jacobians of linkages, dynamics, linear and non-linear control, force control methodologies, mechanical design aspects, and robotic programming. The 4th Edition features a balance of application and theory, introducing...