Robotics FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Robotics.
This FAQ about Robotics was compiled and written by Kevin Dowling nivek@cs.cmu.edu with numerous contributions by others.
01 What is the definition of a 'robot'?- A reprogrammable, multifunctional manipulator designed to ...
- 02 Where did the word 'robot' come from?
- The word 'robot' was coined by the Czech playwright Karel ...
- 03 When did robots, as we know them today, come into existence?
- The first industrial modern robots were the Unimates developed ...
- 04 Where can I find robotics resources on the net?
- Within this FAQ are a wide variety of URL's and pointers to ftp ...
- 05 Robotics Related Organizations p1
- There are a number of organizations and societies related to robotics....
- 06 Robotics Related Organizations p2
- Center for Autonomous and Man-controlled Robotic and Sensing ...
- 07 Robotics Associations of Many Countries
- Compiled from a list provided by the British Robot Association....
- 08 Robotics Clubs
- The original computer club in Silicon Valley was the Homebrew ...
- 09 Robotics Publications
- There are a number of academic journals and trade magazines devoted ...
- 10 Robotics Trade Magazines
- Usually free, mostly ads or industry news. Many articles written ...
- 11 Robotics Books
- The readership of this group ranges from the beginner to ...
- 12 CDROMS (Robotics)
- Isaac Asimov's The Ultimate Robot....
- 13 Magazine Articles (Robotics)
- Initial List Provided by Dave ...
- 14 Online Technical Reports (Robotics)
- There are emerging sources on the net for tech reports and papers. ...
- 15 Videos (Robotics)
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- 16 Conferences (Robotics)
- There are a wide variety and number of conferences related to ...
- 17 Robotics Competitions part1
- There are a number of robot gatherings where robot builders can ...
- 18 Robotics Competitions part2 BEAM Robot Olympics
- Contact: Mark Tilden [22]mwtilden@math.uwaterloo....
- 19 Robotics Competitions part3 IEEE Micromouse Competitions
- In 1979 the IEEE Spectrum ran the first micromouse competition ...
- 24 Robotics Competitions part8 SAE Walking Machine Decathalon
- The Ninth Annual SAE National Robotic Walking Machine ...
- 25 Robotics Competitions part9 Sumo Robot Competition
- Sumo is a traditional Japanese sport in which two very ...
- 26 Robotics Competitions part11 Robotic Sumo Wrestling: The Tradition Continues
- This contest matches your own creation with another robot in ...
- 27 Graduate Programs in Robotics part1
- This list is grouped by countries including the United States,...
- 28 Graduate Programs in Robotics part4 Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Institute of ...
- 32 Graduate Programs in Robotics part6 United States: University ofSouthern California (USC)
- USC has a new MS Program called: Master of Science in Computer ...
- 33 Graduate Programs in Robotics part6 United States: YaleUniversity
- There is a broad spectrum of research activities in vision ...
- 34 What is the State of the Robot Industry?
- In general, there was a significant slump in the mid to late 1980's ...
- 35 Mobile Robot Companies
- There are a small number of companies targeting the research ...
- 37 AGV Companies
- AGV's are Automatic Guided Vehicles. They are common in ...
- 38 Robotics Manipulator Companies part1
- This is only a partial list of manipulator manufacturers. A ...
- 42 Small Inexpensive Robots part1
- One of the most common discussions on the net are related to finding,...
- 45 What is a Robot Architecture?
- A robot 'architecture' primarily refers to the software and ...
- 46 What Robotics related products are there?
- Robots are amazingly interdisciplinary; systems are comprised ...
- 47 Robotics Cameras part1
- There are a large number of cameras on the market and even ...
- 48 Robotics: Inertial, Acceleration and Heading sensors part1
- An excellent summary technical report on this area can be found at:...
- 50 Robotics: Rangefinding Devices part1
- Principles There are four basic techniques for distance ...
- 52 Robotics: Force/Torque, Accelerometers, Tactile part1
- Force measurement provides indications of magnitude and direction ...
- 53 Robotics: Force/Torque, Accelerometers, Tactile part2
- Hughes STX ...
- 54 Robotics: Sonar Sensors
- The time it takes for an acoustic pulse to propagate through air ...
- 55 Robotics Pan/Tilt Mechanisms part1
- A common robotic need. Most pan-tilts sold today by companies such ...
- 56 Robotics: Measuring 3 or 6DOF position part1
- How do I measure the postion of my manipulator or my mobile robot?...
- 57 Robotics: Measuring 3 or 6DOF position part2
- Polhemus Inc....
- 69 What's available for Puma Manipulators? (Robotics)
- Pumas are probably the most common robot in university ...
- 70 What kinds of Robotics Simulators are there?
- Simulation allows researchers, designers and users to construct ...
- 71 Shareware and Freeware Robotics Simulators: part1
- Many university groups and individuals have developed simulators ...
- 73 Commerical RTOS part1 (Robotics: Real-Time Operating System)
- Chimera and ...
- 74 Commerical RTOS part3 (Robotics: Real-Time Operating System)
- E-VENIX and ...
- 76 What is NuTank? (Robotics)
- NuTank stands for NeuralTank. It is a program to simulate ...
- 77 Survey of Mobile Robot Development Environments
- This list provides a look at mobile systems that people are using. ...
- 78 Robot Controllers
- This section describes both industrial robot controllers and ...
- 79 What is the Miniboard? (Robot Controllers)
- The Mini Board is an outgrowth of the MIT 6.270 robot course ...
- 80 What is the F1 Board? (Robot Controllers)
- A PCB board set designed around the 68HC11f1 microprocessor, which ...
- 81 What is the Bot Board? (Robot Controllers)
- The BOTBoard is a single chip microcomputer board designed for ...
- 82 What is the Handyboard? (Robot Controllers)
- The Media Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of ...
- 84 What is the XXX Microcontroller? (Robotics)
- Which microcontroller should I use and what are the ...
- 85 Motorola 68XX (Robotics Microcontroller)
- A 68HC11 is an 8-bit data, 16-bit address microcontroller ...
- 86 Intel 80C186 (Robotics Microcontroller)
- An 80C186 is a evolution from the 8086. It is an embedded ...
- 88 Parallax BASIC Stamp (Robotics Microcontroller)
- The Stamp is a 1x2 (2.5x5cm) computer that runs BASIC ...
- 89 Motor Drivers (Robotics Microcontroller)
- This section primarily addresses chip-level devices for ...
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