Book sections

ARTIFICIAL LIFE
The creation of lifelike systems in cyberspace
ACTUATORS & MOTORS
Electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic ways of creating motion.
ANIMATRONICS - or, how to bring your creations to life.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Clasical and alternative paths towards the thinking, conscious machine
BEHAVIOUR BASED ROBOTICS
The use of Robot programmed and emergent behaviour in creating and maintaining autonomus systems
BIOROBOTICS
Robotics to mimic and study biological systems
BUILD YOUR OWN ROBOT
DIY robot construction for all sections of interest and ages
"C" PROGRAMMING
How to program in the "C" language
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
An assortment of books for children from Robot Wars funfaxes to making robot dinosaurs from household junk to reading books
CYBERNETICS
The merging of man and machine , now and in the future
DIFFERENT WAYS OF THINKING
New theories and techniques which are and will influence robot development.
ELECTRONICS
References for all aspects of electronics
EVOLUTIONARY ROBOTICS
A surprising and very fertile approach to development and improvement of robotic systems
INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS
The use of the robot in manufacturing and other automated production and analysis systems
INTELLIGENCE There is no fully accepted definition of intelligence - what it is or where it is situated in man and animals
LEGO MINDSTORMS
a multitude (well a growing number) of references to the many aspects of using and programming this versatile toy and research tool
MACHINE SHOP
Aspects of the operation of machine tools and materials.
MECHANICS
The mechanical knowledge used to design and create robotic devices
MECHATRONICS
The combination of electronics and mechanics in developing new manufacturing techniques
MICRO-CONTROLLERS
Microcontrollers and embedded controllers are fast becoming the spinal chord and brains of robots
NEURAL NETWORKS
Mathematical and computer based methods to create machine learning and decision making.
REFERENCE
Our reference section, including Newnes books, one of the best pocket reference series, on all aspects of technology relevent to robotics
ROBO-SOCCER The senior and junior competitions used as an impetus and a proving ground for robots
ROBOT FICTION Before you create something you must have an idea first - Some of the best developed ideas about robots
ROBOT RESOURCES
Not always directed at robot building but can very soon be so in the hands of a keen designer.
ROBOTICS
Many aspects of the subject in progress today
ROBOTS- General
Overviews and discussions - a very good place to start
SENSORS
Getting the all important information from the environment - eyes,ears,touch and more.
SPACE ROBOTICS
From the space shuttle to the Mars Pathfinder and onward
ROBOT TEAMS & MULTI-AGENTS
A "mob" handed approach to robotic tasks - the way forward
TELEROBOTICS
Remote controlled robotics - using a human operator as the CPU - making them believe they are there!
WARRING ROBOTS
Robot Wars, Battle Bots etc. - One of the best applications of robotic designs to a task in a chaotic environment