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Biomimetics
CRC Press 2005; US$ 189.95Biomimetics, simply, is the use of nature-inspired technologies and range from the use of fins for swimming to sensory-enhancing microchips used to interface with the brain to assist in hearing, seeing, and controlling instruments. This collection of 20 papers presented by Bar-Cohen (a senior research scientist and group supervisor, Advanced Techno more...
Electroactive Polymer (EAP) Actuators as Artificial Muscles
SPIE 2004; US$ 87.55In concept and execution, this book covers the field of EAP with careful attention to all its key aspects and full infrastructure, including the available materials, analytical models, processing techniques, and characterization methods. In this second edition the reader is brought current on promising advances in EAP that have occurred in electric... more...
Biomimetics
CRC Press 2011; US$ 159.95Mimicking nature -- from science fiction to engineering reality Humans have always looked to nature's inventions as a source of inspiration. The observation of flying birds and insects leads to innovations in aeronautics. Collision avoidance sensors mimic the whiskers of rodents. Optimization algorithms are based on survival of the fittest, the... more...
The Coming Robot Revolution
Springer 2009; US$ 23.99How will the presence of the robots challenge our identity? This book discusses the emergence of humanlike robots into our world. It covers the trends, possibilities, and concerns we feel with their emergence. It explores the fascinating implications of robot technology while alerting of its possibly disturbing flipside. more...
Drilling in Extreme Environments
Wiley 2009; US$ 220.00Uniquely comprehensive and up to date, this book covers terrestrial as well as extraterrestrial drilling and excavation, combining the technology of drilling with the state of the art in robotics. The authors come from industry and top ranking public and corporate research institutions and provide here real-life examples, problems, solutions and case... more...
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