Artificial Intelligence for Robotics: Build intelligent robots that perform human tasks using AI techniques

by Francis X. Govers

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781788835701
Publisher:	Packt Publishing
Publication date:	08/30/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	344
File size:	25 MB
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About the Author

Francis X. Govers III is an Associate Technical Fellow for Autonomy at Bell Textron, and chairman of the Textron Autonomy Council. He is the designer of over 30 unmanned vehicles and robots for land, sea, air, and space, including RAMSEE, the autonomous security guard robot. Francis helped lead the design of the International Space Station, the F-35 JSF Fighter, the US Army Future Combat Systems, and telemetry systems for NASCAR and IndyCar. He is an engineer, pilot, author, musician, artist, and maker. He received five outstanding achievement awards from NASA and recognition from Scientific American for World Changing Ideas. He has a Master of Science degree from Brandeis University and is a veteran of the US Air Force.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1. Foundation for Advanced Robotics and AI
2. Setting Up Your Robot
3. A Concept for a Practical Robot Design Process
4. Object Recognition Using Neural Networks and Supervised Learning
5. Picking up the Toys
6. Teaching a Robot to Listen
7. Avoiding the Stairs
8. Putting Things Away
9. Giving the Robot an Artificial Personality
10. Conclusions and Reflections
11. Assessments