Heres a unique head to toe examination of all of the major disciplinesinvolved in building robots and control systems offering both practicaltheory and philoso... » 

Heres a unique head to toe examination of all of the major disciplinesinvolved in building robots and control systems offering both practicaltheory and philosophy in a technical yet entertaining way. This is a trueunder the hood look at the gamut of subjects related to robotics frommathematics to control systems. It brings a technical topic down to a noviceslevel equating mechanical pieces with human counterparts controlsmind powersystemheart actuatorsmuscles and sensorseyes and ears. It offers coverageranges from project management to nuts and bolts topics such as sensorsactuators power systems and controls It provides basic background theory ofeach subject and then goes into more indepth treatment including math andreferences. «