New York: Chapman & Hall, 1984. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. No chips or tears. Illustrated. From the Dust Jacket: "This book brings together for the first time papers on robot vision written by some of the leading academics and researchers in the world. The next stage of development, discussed in this book, is concerned with the design and use of the adaptive robot - the robot that can react to changes in its environment. The principal aim of the authors is to demonstrate that the creation of the sensate robot is now a technical possibility, whilst keeping in mind the need for economic viability." Chapters 2 to 10 were previously published in: Digital Systems for Industrial Automation [Crane Russak & Company, Inc., c1981 and 1982]. Chapters 1, 11 and 12 are new and are first published here. 1st US printing of First Collected ed. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 8vo. 233pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Title

Artificial Vision for Robots

Publisher

Chapman & Hall, New York

Publication Date

1984

Language

English

ISBN 10

0412004518

ISBN 13

9780412004513

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st US printing of First Collected ed.

Condition

Fine condition

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine dust jacket

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Science / Technology / Computers

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I. ALEKSANDER Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics BruneI University, England The three key words that appear in the title of this book need some clarification. First, how far does the word robot reach in the context of indus trial automation? There is an argument maintaining that this range is not fixed, but increases with advancing technology. The most limited definition of the robot is also the earliest. The history is worth following because it provides a convincing backdrop to the central point of this vision is likely to epitomize the technolo gical advance, having the greatest effect in enlarging the definition and range of activity of robots. In the mid 1950s it was foreseen that a purely mechanical arm-like device could be used to move objects between two fixed locations. This was seen to be cost-effective only if the task was to remain fixed for some time. The need to change tasks and therefore the level of programmability of the robot was a key issue in the broadening of robot activities. Robots installed in industry in the early 1960s derived their programmability from a device called apinboard. Ver tical wires were energized sequentially in time, while horizontal wires, when energized, would trigger off elementary actions in the manipulator arm. The task of reprogramming was a huge one, as pins had to be reinserted in the board, connecting steps in time with robot actions."

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