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Designing Autonomous Mobile Robots: Inside the Mind of an Intelligent Machine

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In this tour de force, John M. Holland serves up a feast that should be both didactic and entertaining to engineering professors and neophyte-technophiles alike. His wit and wisdom are generously shared in ways that are both lucid and compelling. His personal parables are not only entertaining but beautifully illustrative of even the most arcane of his topics. And John balances cautionary tales with an abiding conviction that service robots will eventually have a huge presence in both private industrial and governmental applications.

John Holland does an excellent job of describing the real-world practices required for programming successful mobile robots. His approach is relevant for all software engineers involved in developing embedded control systems. One of the most entertaining aspects of his book are the war stories about remotely debugging misbehaving robots in the field. After reading this book, you will know why he is considered "The Father of Mobile Robotics"!

A fascinating read, and a must for those interested in robotic design. Additionally, parts of the book are humorous and quite entertaining!