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Artificial Intelligence for Robotics

By : Francis X. Govers
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Artificial Intelligence for Robotics

By: Francis X. Govers

Overview of this book

Artificial Intelligence for Robotics starts with an introduction to Robot Operating Systems (ROS), Python, robotic fundamentals, and the software and tools that are required to start out with robotics. You will learn robotics concepts that will be useful for making decisions, along with basic navigation skills. As you make your way through the chapters, you will learn about object recognition and genetic algorithms, which will teach your robot to identify and pick up an irregular object. With plenty of use cases throughout, you will explore natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning techniques to further enhance your robot. In the concluding chapters, you will learn about path planning and goal-oriented programming, which will help your robot prioritize tasks. By the end of this book, you will have learned to give your robot an artificial personality using simulated intelligence.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Chapter 10, Conclusions and Reflections

  1. I do not feel that robots or AI are a threat in any way, because the necessary and sufficient conditions for robots to be a threat do not exist. Which is to say, the robots have to want to take over the world, and have a need to take over. Currently, robots and AI have no wants or needs.
  2. We would need project managers, packaging designers, advertising and marketing, sales people, and support staff.
  3. Psychologists study normal and abnormal mental states and cognitive processes, exactly what we are trying to simulate for artificial personality. We want the robot to not trigger bad responses in people. I once had a robot with flashing red eyes that caused small children to have panic attacks. Psychologists would help avoid such errors.
  4. GPS receivers, radios, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, accelerometers, gyroscopes, and these days, apps.
  5. Because they...