Humanoid Robots New Developments

Humanoid Robots New Developments Humanoid Robots New Developments Edited by Armando Carlos de Pina Filho I-Tech IV Published by Advanced Robotic Systems International and I-Tech I-Tech Vienna Austria Abstracting and non-profit use of the material is permitted with credit to the source. Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published articles. Publisher assumes no responsibility liability for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained inside. After this work has been published by the Advanced Robotic Systems International, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are an author or editor, and the make other personal use of the work. © 2007 Advanced Robotic Systems International www.ars-journal.com Additional copies can be obtained from: publication@ars-journal.com First published June 2007 Printed in Croatia A catalogue record for this book is available from the Austrian Library. Humanoid Robots, New Developments, Edited by Armando Carlos de Pina Filho p. cm. ISBN 978-3-902613-00-4 1. Humanoid Robots. 2. Applications. I. Armando Carlos de Pina Filho V Preface For many years, the human being has been trying, in all ways, to recreate the com-plex mechanisms that form the human body. Such task is extremely complicated and the results are not totally satisfactory. However, with increasing technological advances based on theoretical and experimental researches, man gets, in a way, to copy or to imitate some systems of the human body. These researches not only intended to create humanoid robots, great part of them constituting autonomous systems, but also, in some way, to offer a higher knowl-edge of the systems that form the human body, objectifying possible applications in the technology of rehabilitation of human beings, gathering in a whole studies related not only to Robotics, but also to Biomechanics, Biomimmetics, Cybernetics, among other areas. This book presents a series of researches inspired by this ideal, carried through by various researchers worldwide, looking for to analyze and to discuss diverse sub-jects related to humanoid robots. The presented contributions explore aspects about robotic hands, learning, language, vision and locomotion. From the great number of interesting information presented here, I believe that this book can offer some aid in new research, as well as stimulating the interest of peo-ple for this area of study related to the humanoid robots. Editor Armando Carlos de Pina Filho ... - tailieumienphi.vn