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Rapid Roboting

Recent Advances on 3D Printers and Robotics

  • Presents 3D printers as a professional tool for robotics design in industrial applications
  • Presents 3D design principles: special chapters on costumizing robotics
  • Includes homemade robotics guidelines for start-up companies

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Rapid Roboting: The New Approach for Quickly Development of Customized Robots

    • Fernando Auat, Pablo Prieto, Gualtiero Fantoni
    Pages 1-6
  3. Printing 3D Electronics for Robotics

    • Eric MacDonald
    Pages 25-43
  4. Design of Mobile Robots

    • Miguel Torres-Torriti
    Pages 45-84
  5. Prototyping the Brain of a Robot

    • Daniele Mazzei, Lorenzo Cominelli, Nicole Lazzeri
    Pages 85-114
  6. Soft Robotics

    • Matteo Cianchetti, Mariangela Manti, Marcello Calisti, Cecilia Laschi
    Pages 115-136
  7. Autonomous Service Robotics

    • Michelle Viscaíno, Javier Romero, Fernando Auat
    Pages 137-159
  8. Bio-inspired Robotics

    • María-José Escobar, Frédéric Alexandre, Thierry Viéville, Adrian Palacios
    Pages 161-194
  9. Biomedical Devices: Materials, Fabrication and Control

    • Sheila Lascano, Danilo Estay
    Pages 195-219
  10. Future Trends for Rapid Roboting

    • Fernando Auat, Pablo Prieto
    Pages 221-223

About this book

This book summarizes recent advances in robotics using 3D printers and rapid prototyping as a concept development tool. The book is focused on industrial applications, educational aspects, rehabilitation, and other related topics. In particular, the book is intended to offer the reader a smooth yet deep introduction to the use of 3D printers and rapid prototyping techniques as a solution to robotics and mechatronics problems, highlighting successful case studies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile

    Fernando Auat

  • Department of Engineering Design, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile

    Pablo Prieto

  • Research Center E. Piaggio Faculty of Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Gualtiero Fantoni

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Buy it now

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eBook USD 119.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 159.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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