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Artificial Intelligence for Robotics

By : Francis X. Govers III
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Artificial Intelligence for Robotics

By: Francis X. Govers III

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)

What is an artificial personality?

Hollywood and the movie industry have turned out some very memorable robots. You can think of R2D2 and C3PO, the Laurel and Hardy of science fiction. What do you like most about these two? Could it be their personalities? Think about this a bit. Even though R2D2 is mostly a wastebasket shape with a dome head and no face, he has a definite personality. You describe him as feisty, or stubborn. The website Robots and Androids (http://www.robots-and-androids.com/R2D2.html) described him this way:

“The droid is shown as being highly courageous, unwavering in loyalty, and a little bit stubborn. He never backs down from a mission, even when the odds appear to be stacked against him. His personality is often contrasted against that of [C3PO], who is fussy and timid.”

This is pretty impressive for a robot who never says a word and communicates...