Book description
Create the next generation of AUTONOMOUS ANDROIDS!
Construct self-governing 'droids that display physiologically correct behaviors. Co-written by experts in the fields of robotics, artificial intelligence, and medicine, Androids: Build Your Own Lifelike Robots features low-cost DIY projects that translate human physiology into cybernetics. Teach your creations to maneuver with an arsenal of behaviors, respond to stimuli, talk, and listen. This practical, inventive guide even shows how to realistically simulate emotion and aging in your robots.
- Understand cybernetic and robotics principles
- Work with programmable microcontrollers
- Choose and wire sensors, actuators, and servos
- Program dazzling reflex arcs and behavior loops
- Enable your automatons to speak and hear
- Build beating hearts and limbs with flowing veins
- Create breathing patterns that respond to triggers
- Mimic humanoid feelings and facial expressions
- Use prototyping kits and testing devices
Table of contents
- Cover
- Androids: Build Your Own Lifelike Robots
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- About the Authors
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Reflex Arc
- 2 Behavior Chains
- 3 Homeostasis
- 4 Light and Vision
- 5 All Ears
- 6 A Heartbeat Away
- 7 If It Bleeds, Can We Kill It?
- 8 Simply a Matter of Time
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9 Affect and Expression
- High-Fidelity Approaches
- Low-Fidelity Approaches to Androids
- Servo Smiles
- Speech Synthesis
- EMIC-2 Command Set
- Simple Speech Demonstration
- Expressive Voices with the Epson Parser
- Expressive Voices with the DECTalk Parser
- Building an Expressive Android
- Tatrick Expresses Itself
- Demo 1: Normal Greeting with Multicolor Eyes
- Demo 2: Evil Robot
- Demo 3: That Confused Kid
- Demo 4: The Drunken Robot
- Demo 5: The Wise Sage
- Demo 6: The Patient with Patience
- Summary
- Resources
- Index
Product information
- Title: Androids
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2013
- Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Education TAB
- ISBN: 9780071814058
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