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- Addresses various issues in the implementation and instrumentation of self-organizing robots, suggesting ideas to solve them
- Discusses the future of self-organizing robots, especially molecular-level self-organizing robots
- Exposes readers to a variety of robots being developed and based on many different approaches
Part of the book series: Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (STAR, volume 77)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
It is man’s ongoing hope that a machine could somehow adapt to its environment by reorganizing itself. This is what the notion of self-organizing robots is based on. The theme of this book is to examine the feasibility of creating such robots within the limitations of current mechanical engineering. The topics comprise the following aspects of such a pursuit: the philosophy of design of self-organizing mechanical systems; self-organization in biological systems; the history of self-organizing mechanical systems; a case study of a self-assembling/self-repairing system as an autonomous distributed system; a self-organizing robot that can create its own shape and robotic motion; implementation and instrumentation of self-organizing robots; and the future of self-organizing robots. All topics are illustrated with many up-to-date examples, including those from the authors’ own work. The book does not require advanced knowledge of mathematics to be understood, and will be of great benefitto students in the robotics discipline, including in the areas of mechanics, control, electronics, and computer science. It is also an important source for researchers who wish to investigate the field of robotics or who have an interest in the application of self-organizing phenomena.
Authors and Affiliations
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Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering and Robotic, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Satoshi Murata
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and Technology (AIST), Intelligent Systems Institute, National Institute of Advanced Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Haruhisa Kurokawa
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Self-Organizing Robots
Authors: Satoshi Murata, Haruhisa Kurokawa
Series Title: Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54055-7
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Haruhisa Kurokawa, Satoshi Murata 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-54054-0Published: 22 January 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-54732-7Published: 22 February 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-54055-7Published: 21 January 2012
Series ISSN: 1610-7438
Series E-ISSN: 1610-742X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 254
Topics: Robotics and Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Biology, Computer System Implementation, Complex Systems