Robotic surgery -- Robotic surgery is the use of robots in performing surgery. Three major advances aided by surgical robots have been remote surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and unmanned surgery. Major potential ... > full article

Robot calibration -- Robot calibration is the process of identifying the real geometrical parameters in the kinematic structure of an industrial robot, i.e., the relative position and orientation of links and joints in ... > full article

Industrial robot -- An industrial robot is an automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes. The field of industrial robotics may be more practically defined as ... > full article

Humanoid robot -- A humanoid robot is a robot with its overall appearance based on that of the human body. In general humanoid robots have a torso with a head, two arms and two legs, although some forms of humanoid ... > full article

Android -- An android is a robot made to resemble a human, usually both in appearance and behavior. The word android has been used to denote several different kinds of artificially constructed beings: a robot ... > full article

Robot -- A robot is a mechanical device that can perform physical tasks. A robot may act under the direct control of a human (eg. the robotic arm of the space shuttle) or autonomously under the control of a ... > full article

Artificial intelligence -- Artificial intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science and engineering that deals with intelligent behavior, learning, and adaptation in machines. Research in AI is concerned with producing ... > full article

Computer vision -- Computer vision is the science and technology of machines that see. As a scientific discipline, computer vision is concerned with the theory and technology for building artificial systems that obtain ... > full article

Computer -- A computer is a machine for manipulating data according to a list of instructions - a program. Computers can be extremely versatile. In fact, they are universal information processing machines. ... > full article

Web crawler -- A web crawler (also known as a web spider or web robot) is a program or automated script which browses the World Wide Web in a methodical, automated manner. This process is called Web crawling or ... > full article

The Works : Anatomy of a City
Kate Ascher could not have chosen a much drier topic for a book than water mains, parking meters, railroad classification yards, and the other doodads of city infrastructure. But in Ascher's ... > read more

Radical Evolution : The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies -- and What It Means to Be Human
In Radical Evolution, bestselling author Joel Garreau, a reporter and editor for the Washington Post, shows us that we are at an inflection point in history. As you read this, we are engineering the ... > read more

Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (2nd Edition)
NEW ORGANIZATION. The second edition consists of five parts, following two introductory chapters: I. Automation and control technologies: industrial computer control, control system components, ... > read more

Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer
From the worlds leading urologist and author of The Prostate comes the ultimate book on surviving prostate cancernow updated to include the most recent advancements.This year, an estimated 31,500 ... > read more

Emotional Intelligence : Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
There was a time when IQ was considered the leading determinant of success. In this fascinating book, based on brain and behavioral research, Daniel Goleman argues that our IQ-idolizing view of ... > read more

Apple Pro Training Series : Logic Pro 7 and Logic Express 7 (Apple Pro Training)
With a new plug-in that re-creates the sounds of 11 of the world's best-known guitar amps, distributed audio processing (which lets you tap into a virtually unlimited number of Macs), new software ... > read more

The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book : Everything You Need to Know to Put Your EQ to Work
First popularized by Daniel Goleman in his book Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, the concept of emotional intelligence is now widely accepted, not only within the psychological ... > read more

Control Systems Engineering
What types of control systems will you face in the real world? The same ones you'll face in Nise's Fourth Edition of CONTROL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING. Emphasizing the practical application of control ... > read more

Rocket Propulsion Elements, 7th Edition
Aerospace Engineering/Mechanical Engineering The definitive text on rocket propulsion-now completely revised to reflect rapid advancements in the field For more than fifty years, this seminal text ... > read more

Introduction to Human Factors Engineering (2nd Edition)
This book describes the capabilities and limitations of the human operator—both physical and mental—and how these should be used to guide the design of systems with which people interact. ... > read more