More Than Toys or Intelligent Appliances -- Mechanical
Friends and Valued Assistants
Inside Robot Companions you'll find all the details,
plans, and information you need to make a robot partner
part of your daily life, at a price you can afford. Author
E. Oliver Severin, originator of some of the technologies
that make robots friendly, useful, and educational, shows
you how to find or build your own robot helpmate -- either
from commercial kits or an assembly of separate,
off-the-shelf parts.
With Robot Companions, you'll learn how to build your
own robot for purposes such as companionship, supervision
of the elderly, tutoring the young, doing household chores,
and much more. The book delves into essential enabling
technologies such as mobility, voice, communications,
touch, sight, and smell response so you'll understand the
mechanics behind form, function, and "personality."
If you're looking for an industrious mechanical someone
to help with the housework, care for the kids, even watch
over aging parents without complaint, Robot Companions
belongs on your shelf!
ENTER THE AMAZING WORLD OF FRIENDLY 'BOTS
- Facial expressions and responses to voice
- Artificial Intelligence and meaningful response
- Educational, mentoring, and minding abilities
- The fantastic future of companionable 'bots!
- Technologies that make them work
- Services and tasks they can perform
- Plans for building your own
- Kits and off-the-shelf 'bots
- Surprising affordability
Contents
- MentorBots Defined
- MentorBot Characteristics
- Enabling Technology
- Today's MentorBots
- Build Your Own MentorBot
- Navigation Systems
- Advanced Technology
- Advanced MentorBots
- Conclusions
- Index