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R. SubramanianBuild Autonomous Mobile Robot from Scratch using ROSMaker Innovations Serieshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9645-5_1

1. Introduction to Robotics: Part I

Rajesh Subramanian¹

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ThunDroids LLP, 54/69, Elayidathu, Kumaranasan Road, Kadavanthra, 682020 Kochi, Kerala, India

Outline

This chapter covers the following topics:

History of robotics
Definition of a robot
Generations of robots
Basic mathematics for robotics
Kinematics of mobile robots
Basic electronics for robotics
Drive systems for mobile robots

The History of Robotics

On a mysterious island, a secretive manufacturing plant was constructed that produced strange, human-like ...

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