Towards Service Robots for Everyday Environments
. Ed(S): Prassler, Erwin; Bischoff, Rainer; Burgard, Wolfram; Haschke, Robert; Hagele, Martin; Lawitzky, Gisbert; Nebel, Bernhard; Ploger, Paul; Reis
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Hardback. Service robots might soon free people from unpleasant, dull, dirty and dangerous tasks and work for them as servants. This book presents sample results from the DESIRE project (Deutsche Service Robotik Initiative - Germany Service Robotics Initiative). Editor(s): Prassler, Erwin; Bischoff, Rainer; Burgard, Wolfram; Haschke, Robert; Hagele, Martin; Lawitzky, Gisbert; Nebel, Bernhard; Ploger, Paul; Reiser, Ulrich; Zollner, Marius. Series: Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics. Num Pages: 542 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TJFM1; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 973.
People have dreamed of machines, which would free them from unpleasant, dull, dirty and dangerous tasks and work for them as servants, for centuries if not millennia. Service robots seem to finally let these dreams come true. But where are all these robots that eventually serve us all day long, day for day? A few service robots have entered the market: domestic and professional cleaning robots, lawnmowers, milking robots, or entertainment robots. Some of these robots look more like toys or gadgets rather than real robots. But where is the rest? This is a question, which is asked not only ... Read more
People have dreamed of machines, which would free them from unpleasant, dull, dirty and dangerous tasks and work for them as servants, for centuries if not millennia. Service robots seem to finally let these dreams come true. But where are all these robots that eventually serve us all day long, day for day? A few service robots have entered the market: domestic and professional cleaning robots, lawnmowers, milking robots, or entertainment robots. Some of these robots look more like toys or gadgets rather than real robots. But where is the rest? This is a question, which is asked not only ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
542
Condition
New
Series
Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics
Number of Pages
530
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642251153
SKU
V9783642251153
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