Beyond Webcams: An Introduction to Online Robots (Hardcover)

~ (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)
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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.

About the Author

Ken Goldberg is Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and founder of the Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium at the University of California, Berkeley. His Net art installations include "Dislocation of Intimacy," "Memento Mori," and "The Telegarden."

Roland Siegwart is Professor of Autonomous Systems and Director of the Center for Product Design at the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, ETH Zürich.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 353 pages
• Publisher: The MIT Press; 1st edition (December 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0262072254
• ISBN-13: 978-0262072250
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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