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020 a| 9780199695980 (pbk.);

020 a| 0199695989 (pbk.);

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035 a| 40022116469;

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050 4 a| TJ211b| .W56 2012;

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100 1 a| Winfield, A. F. T.q| (Alan F. T.),d| 1956-=| ^A1148678;

245 10 a| Robotics :b| a very short introduction /c| Alan Winfield.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| Oxford :b| Oxford University Press,c| 2012.;

300 a| xvii, 143 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 18 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Very short introductions ;v| 330;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (135-137) and index.;

505 0 a| 1. Where are the intelligent robots? ; 2. Working robots: what robots do now ; 3. Biological robotics ; 4. Becoming human: humanoid and android robots ; 5. Trends in robotics research: new approaches ; 6. Robotic futures ; Further reading.;

520 a| Robotics is a key technology in the modern world. Yet, despite these successes, robots have failed to live up to the predictions of the 1950s and 60s. In this Very Short Introduction, Alan Winfield considers how robotics can be both a success story and a disappointment, and how robots can be both ordinary and quite remarkable;

650 0 a| Robotics.=| ^A148689;

830 0 a| Very short introductionsv| 330.=| ^A467935;

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Robotics : a very short introduction / Alan Winfield.

Author/creator	Winfield, A. F. T., 1956-
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Description	xvii, 143 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Subjects	Robotics.

Series	Very short introductions ; 330 Very short introductions 330. ^A467935
Contents	1. Where are the intelligent robots? ; 2. Working robots: what robots do now ; 3. Biological robotics ; 4. Becoming human: humanoid and android robots ; 5. Trends in robotics research: new approaches ; 6. Robotic futures ; Further reading.
Abstract	Robotics is a key technology in the modern world. Yet, despite these successes, robots have failed to live up to the predictions of the 1950s and 60s. In this Very Short Introduction, Alan Winfield considers how robotics can be both a success story and a disappointment, and how robots can be both ordinary and quite remarkable
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (135-137) and index.
ISBN	9780199695980 (pbk.)
ISBN	0199695989 (pbk.)

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