Table of Contents

Partial table of contents:

DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS.

Robots and Machine Intelligence (C. Rosen).

MECHANICAL DESIGN.

Mobile Robots and Walking Machines (H. Schempf).

Nanorobotics (A. Requicha).

CONTROL AND INTELLIGENCE.

Intelligent Control of Robot Mobility (R. Arkin).

PROGRAMMING AND INTELLIGENCE.

Group Behavior of Robots (G. Bekey & A. Agah).

ORGANIZATIONAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS.

Management Policies of Computer-Integrated Manufacturing/Robotics (A. Gunasekaran).

APPLICATIONS: PLANNING TECHNIQUES.

Robot Ergonomics: Optimizing Robot Work (S. Nof).

APPLICATIONS: DESIGN AND INTEGRATION.

A Strategy for Implementation of Robotics Projects (G. Soska).

ROBOTICS IN PROCESSES.

Fabrication and Processing (J. Black).

ROBOTICS IN OPERATIONS.

Assembly: Mechanical Products (D. Whitney).

ROBOTICS IN VARIOUS APPLICATIONS.

Process Industries (T. Jerney).

ROBOTICS AROUND THE WORLD.

Robotics Around the World (J. Ceroni, et al..

ROBOTICS TERMINOLOGY.

Index.

About the CD-ROM.

About the Author

SHIMON Y. NOF, a recognized expert in robotics research and applications, is Professor of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University's School of Industrial Engineering.