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Beyond Webcams: An Introduction to Online Robots (Hardcover)

by Ken Goldberg (Editor), Roland Siegwart (Editor) "Online robots are constrained by the physics of operating a mechanical device, by the need to communicate via a low-bandwidth connection, by the unpredictability of..." (more)
Key Phrases: visual information subsystem, predictive simulation system, online robots, Mercury Project, Artificial Intelligence, Automatic Control (more...)
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Remote-controlled robots were first developed in the 1940s to handle radioactive materials. Trained experts now use them to explore deep in sea and space, to defuse bombs, and to clean up hazardous spills. Today robots can be controlled by anyone on the Internet. Such robots include cameras that not only allow us to look, but also go beyond Webcams: they enable us to control the telerobots' movements and actions.

This book summarizes the state of the art in Internet telerobots. It includes robots that navigate undersea, drive on Mars, visit museums, float in blimps, handle protein crystals, paint pictures, and hold human hands. The book describes eighteen systems, showing how they were designed, how they function online, and the engineering challenges they meet.

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Summarizes the state of the art in Internet telerobots. Includes robots that navigate undersea, drive on Mars, visit museums, float in blimps, handle protein crystals, paint pictures, and hold human hands. Describes eighteen systems, showing how they were designed, how they function online, and the engineering challenges they meet.

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Online robots are constrained by the physics of operating a mechanical device, by the need to communicate via a low-bandwidth connection, by the unpredictability of a real-world environment, and by the need to interact with a human via a simple interface. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
visual information subsystem, predictive simulation system, online robots, robot token, teleoperation system, transceiver layer, networked robotics, robot channel, communication time delay, remote teleoperation, motion server, predictive display, remote robot, telerobotic system, internet robotics, virtual canvas, transmission gaps, human supervisory control, commanded motions, supervisory commands, robot commands, downlink data, bilateral control, task completion time, motion planner
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mercury Project, Artificial Intelligence, Automatic Control, Internet Explorer, Ken Goldberg, Web Robots, International Symposium, Mars Polar Lander, Museum of Transportation, Tzyh-Jong Tarn, Fisher Gallery, Ken Taylor, Monte Carlo, New York, San Francisco, Advanced Robotics, Los Angeles, Netscape Navigator, New Mexico, Derek Poon, International Journal of Robotics Research, Internet Engineering Task Force, Joo-Ho Lee, Noriaki Ando, Richard Wallace
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