Biologically Inspired Intelligent Robots (SPIE Press Monograph Vol. PM122) [Hardcover]

Yoseph Bar-Cohen (Author, Editor), Cynthia L. Breazeal (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 13, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0819448729 | ISBN-13: 978-0819448729

Advances in biologically-inspired technologies, such as artificial intelligence and artificial muscles, are making the possibility of engineering robots that look and behave like humans a closer reality. The multidisciplinary issues involved in the development of these robots include materials, actuators, sensors, structures, functionality, control, intelligence, and autonomy. This book reviews various aspects ranging from the biological model to the vision for the future.

Contents

- Preface

- Biologically-Inspired Intelligent Robots

- Biological Inspiration for Muscle-Like Actuators of Robots

- Biomimetic Animated Creatures

- Haptic Devices for Virtual Reality, Telepresence, and Human-Assistive Robotics

- Cyborg Technology - Biomimetic Orthotic and Prosthetic Technology

- Structural Elements of Biomimetic Robots

- Functionality Elements of Biomimetic Robots - Sensors, Actuators and Power Supplies

- Biomimetic Robot Control

- Cognitive Modeling for Biomimetic Robots

- Biologically Inspired Robotic Applications

- Outlook for the Intelligent Biomimetic Robots Technology

- Index

- Author and Editor Biographies

Product Details

• Hardcover: 405 pages
• Publisher: SPIE Publications (May 13, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0819448729
• ISBN-13: 978-0819448729
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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5.0 out of 5 stars genetic mistakes = very intelligent design ?, January 25, 2006

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This review is from: Biologically Inspired Intelligent Robots (SPIE Press Monograph Vol. PM122) (Hardcover)

In regard to these "inspired intelligent robots" one has to
wonder if there is compelling empirical evidence for the origin of the tiny motors driving biological processes at the cellular level. In other words, has there ever been a series of genetic mistakes that have been traced out, mapped out or otherwise hypothesized showing how these motors came from nonmotors?
Johnson & O'Donnell said the sliding clamps & clamp loaders involved with DNA replication have "evolved clever strategies to perform their function" (Annual Rev. of Biochemistry, 2005, p. 283), but is this not a veiled tautology?