World Scientific (Machine Perception and Artificial Intelligence,
vol. 54), 2003, 716 pages. Tomorrow's robots should enhance lives
in ways we never dreamed possible, and are set to be the most
exciting and revolutionary things to happen to the world since the
invention of the automobile. It will change the way we work, play,
think and live. This handbook is designed to guide the curious
beginner from yesterday to tomorrow. It covers practical knowledge
in understanding, developing and using robots as versatile
equipment to automate a variety of industrial processes or tasks.
It also discusses the possibilities we can look forward to when we
are capable of creating a vision-guided, leaing machine.