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Robots
- The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science & Engineering, Engineering
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- By Keith on 04-01-22
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Robots are entering the mainstream. Technologies have advanced to the point of mass commercialization - Roomba, for example - and adoption by governments - most notably, their use of drones. Meanwhile, these devices are being received by a public whose main sources of information about robots are the fantasies of popular culture. We know a lot about C-3PO and Robocop, but not much about Atlas, Motoman, Kiva, or Beam - real-life robots that are reinventing warfare, the industrial workplace, and collaboration. In this book, technology analyst John Jordan offers an accessible and engaging introduction to robots and robotics, covering state-of-the-art applications, economic implications, and cultural context.
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- Peter Smith
- 02-02-19
Excellent review of a complex, revolutionary field
This book does a great job of being concise, comprehensive and balanced. Very well written, not alarmist but full of surprises. I found the sections on autonomous vehicles, military robots and Japanese robotics particularly interesting, but the whole thing is excellent. It's very well well read too.
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- Gonzalo Alberto Gomez A
- 05-01-18
A broad description of the state of the art
It was a broad but not deep description of the state of the art in robotics discipline.
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- Zachary Adams
- 07-03-18
ok, but really beats around the bush
The author includes some interesting tid bits, but the work lacks a concentrated focus and thesis. It's comparison of the F-22 and the predator distorted the truth and misses the point.
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- Chris Green
- 19-11-17
Nerd out
Mit= Smarties
Good book to cover the broad topic, go ahead nerd out.
Although some of the quotations from real people in the real world are quoted in a kevin bacon seven degree perspective is super annoying.
Its like hearing a psa from the 50s misses the context & point. Workers ,solider and engineers dont actually believe the robot is alive. These are the things you do when your on the line or the floor or the lab to keep things fun and moving.
Other than that 4 stars for its broad overview.