Robotika i umjetna inteligencija (UI) neupitno poboljšavaju ljudske potencijale. Djeluju u rasponu od jednostavnog zaključivanja, izvođenja jednostavnih radnji do imitacije složenih ljudskih ...kognitivnih i radnih funkcija. Njihovi zadatci mogu varirati od zabave ili igre do pomaganja ljudima u teškim ili zamornim zadaćama. Kako bismo razumjeli utjecaj umjetne inteligencije, važno je učiti iz prošlih uspjeha i neuspjeha, kao i predvidjeti njezine buduće smjerove i potencijalne pravne, etičke i socioekonomske implikacije. U bliskoj će budućnosti inteligentni roboti sve više postajati sastavni dio života običnih ljudi. Potencijalne koristi su velike, ali tu su i značajni rizici i etički izazovi. Naša autonomija može biti ugrožena, a društvena interakcija opstruirana. Proširena uporaba robota može dovesti do smanjenog kontakta među ljudima i mogućih ograničenja osobnih sloboda. Pametni strojevi oblikuju radikalno nov svijet, dovodeći do značajnih ekonomskih i kulturalnih promjena, stvarajući i pobjednike i gubitnike na globalnoj razini. Umjetna inteligencija razvija se uzimajući čovjeka kao uzor. Unatoč tomu, umjetna inteligencija i ljudska bića ostaju fundamentalno različiti zbog svoje različite prirode. Možemo li onda dijeliti iste moralne koncepte? Iako postoji zabrinutost oko toga što robotika i umjetna inteligencija znače za našu budućnost, postoji i vjerovanje koje dolazi iz znanstvene ili pak filozofijske perspektive, da robotika i UI predstavljaju dio te evolucije. Napredujemo usput redefinirajući čovječanstvo i neprestano preispitujući što nas kao ljude čini jedinstvenima.
Robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) are unquestionably enhancing humanpotential.Theyoperate in a range from simple reasoning, performing simple actions to imitatingcomplex human cognitive and labour functions. Their tasks can vary from funor games to helping people with difficult or tedious tasks. In order to understand theimpact of artificial intelligence, it is both important to learn from past successes andfailures, and to predict its future directions and potential legal, ethical and socioeconomicimplications. In the near future, intelligent robots will increasingly become an integral part of ordinary people’s lives. The potential benefits are great, however there are also significant risks and ethical challenges. Our autonomy can be threatened, andsocial interaction obstructed. The widespread use of robots can lead to reduced contact between people and possible restrictions on personal freedoms. Smart machines are shaping a radically new world, bringing significant economic and cultural changes, creating both winners and losers on a global scale. Artificial intelligence is developed by taking humans as a model. Despite this, artificial intelligence and human beingsnremain fundamentally different due to their different natures. Can we then share thensame moral concepts? Although there are many concerns about what robotics and AI mean for our future, there is a belief from a scientific or philosophical perspective that they represent a part of the evolution. We progress, redefining humanity along the way, constantly questioning what makes us unique as humans.
This book contributes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Web-Based Learning, ICWL 2006, held in Penang, Malaysia in July 2006. The 31 revised full papers ...cover such topics as personalization in e-learning, designs, model and framework of e-learning systems, implementations and evaluations of e-learning systems, learning resource deployment, organization and management, and tools in e-learning.
This book is of interest to researchers inquiring about modern topics and methods in the kinematics, control and design of robotic manipulators. It considers the full range of robotic systems, ...including serial, parallel and cable driven manipulators, both planar and spatial. The systems range from being less than fully mobile to kinematically redundant to overconstrained. In addition to recognized areas, this book also presents recent advances in emerging areas such as the design and control of humanoids and humanoid subsystems, and the analysis, modeling and simulation of human body motions, as well as the mobility analysis of protein molecules and the development of machines which incorporate man.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2011, held in Auckland, New Zealand in June/July 2011.The 49 revised ...full papers presented together with three invited talks and extended abstracts of poster presentations, young researchers contributions and interactive systems reports and workshop reports were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 193 submissions. The papers report on technical advances in and cross-fertilization of approaches and ideas from the many topical areas that make up this highly interdisciplinary field of research and development including artificial intelligence, agent technology, computer science, cognitive and learning sciences, education, educational technology, game design, psychology, philosophy, sociology, anthropology and linguistics.
Mobile robots require the ability to make decisions such as 'go through the hedges' or 'go around the brick wall.' Mobile Robot Navigation with Intelligent Infrared Image Interpretation describes in ...detail an alternative to GPS navigation: a physics-based adaptive Bayesian pattern classification model that uses a passive thermal infrared imaging system to automatically characterize non-heat generating objects in unstructured outdoor environments for mobile robots. The resulting classification model complements an autonomous robot’s situational awareness by providing the ability to classify smaller structures commonly found in the immediate operational environment. The approach described in this book is an application of Bayesian statistical pattern classification where learning involves labeled classes of data (supervised classification), assumes no formal structure regarding the density of the data in the classes (nonparametric density estimation), and makes direct use of prior knowledge regarding an object class’s existence in a robot’s immediate area of operation when making decisions regarding class assignments for unknown objects. The result is a novel classification model which not only displays exceptional performance in characterizing non-heat generating outdoor objects in thermal scenes, but also outperforms the traditional KNN and Parzen classifiers. Mobile Robot Navigation with Intelligent Infrared Image Interpretation will be of interest to researchers and developers of advanced mobile robots in academic, industrial and military sectors. Advanced undergraduates studying robot sensor interpretation, pattern classification or infrared physics will also appreciate this book.
This book teaches anyone interested how to build LEGO MINDSTORMS robots. He starts with an easy robot and gets to more detail in the succeeding 6 robots built in the book. The robots he presents are ...award winning robots, so he is giving away his secrets. He also teaches how to program the robots. If you are not a programmer, then you can use the code provided. He tells you what equipment you need and how to get it inexpensively. So everything is discussed that you will need to create these robots or modify his designs to create your own.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Rough Sets, Fuzzy Sets, Data Mining, and Granular Computing, RSFDGrC 2009, held in Delhi, India in December 2009 ...in conjunction with the Third International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence, PReMI 2009. RSFDGrC 2009 is the core component of a broader Rough Set Year in India initiative, RSIndia09. The 56 revised full papers presented together with 6 invited papers and a report on the Rough Set Year in India 2009 project were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 130 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on foundations of rough sets and beyond; rought set algorithms and applications; fuzzy set foundations and applications; data mining and knowledge discovery; clustering and current trends in computing; and information retrieval and text mining.
Rigid Body Dynamics Algorithms presents the subject of computational rigid-body dynamics through the medium of spatial 6D vector notation. It explains how to model a rigid-body system and how to ...analyze it, and it presents the most comprehensive collection of the best rigid-body dynamics algorithms to be found in a single source. The use of spatial vector notation greatly reduces the volume of algebra which allows systems to be described using fewer equations and fewer quantities. It also allows problems to be solved in fewer steps, and solutions to be expressed more succinctly. In addition algorithms are explained simply and clearly, and are expressed in a compact form. The use of spatial vector notation facilitates the implementation of dynamics algorithms on a computer: shorter, simpler code that is easier to write, understand and debug, with no loss of efficiency. Unique features include: A comprehensive collection of the best rigid-body dynamics algorithms Use of spatial (6D) vectors to greatly reduce the volume of algebra, to simplify the treatment of the subject, and to simplify the computer code that implements the algorithms Algorithms expressed both mathematically and in pseudocode for easy translation into computer programs Source code for many algorithms available on the internet Rigid Body Dynamics Algorithms is aimed at readers who already have some elementary knowledge of rigid-body dynamics, and are interested in calculating the dynamics of a rigid-body system. This book serves as an algorithms recipe book as well as a guide to the analysis and deeper understanding of rigid-body systems. TOC:Introduction.- Spatial Vector Algebra.- Dynamics of Rigid Body Systems.- Modelling Rigid Body Systems.- Inverse Dynamics.- Forward Dynamics - Inertia Matrix Methods.- Forward Dynamics - Propagation Methods.- Closed Loop Systems.- Hybrid Dynamics and Other Topics.- Accuracy and Efficiency.- Contact and Impact.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Unconventional Computation, UC 2011, held in Turku, Finland, in June 2011. The 17 revised full papers presented ...together with 6 extended abstracts of invited talks, and 3 extended abstracts of tutorials were carefully reviewed and selected from 33 initial submissions. The papers are devoted to all aspects of unconventional computation theory as well as experiments and applications. Typical topics are: natural computing including quantum, cellular, molecular, membrane, neural, and evolutionary computing, as well as chaos and dynamical system-based computing, and various proposals for computational mechanisms that go beyond the Turing model.
As information technology (IT) becomes specialized and fragmented, it is easy to lose sight that many topics have common threads and because of this, advances in one s- discipline may transmit to ...another. The presentation of results between different s- disciplines encourages this interchange for the advancement of IT as a whole. This volume comprises the selection of papers presented at the Second International Mega-Conference on Future Generation Information Technology (FGIT 2010), composed of the following 11 international conferences: Advanced Software Engineering and Its Applications (ASEA 2010), Bio-Science and Bio- Technology (BSBT 2010), Control and Automation (CA 2010), Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity (DRBC 2010), Database Theory and Application (DTA 2010), Future Generation Communication and Networking (FGCN 2010), Grid and Distributed Computing (GDC 2010), Multimedia, Computer Graphics and Broadcasting (MulGraB 2010), Security Technology (SecTech 2010), Signal Processing, Image Processing and Pattern Recognition (SIP 2010), as well as u- and e-Service, Science and Technology (UNESST 2010). In total, 1,630 papers were submitted to FGIT 2010 from 30 countries. The submitted papers went through a rigorous reviewing process and 395 papers were accepted. Of these 395 papers, 60 were assigned to this volume. In addition, this volume contains 7 invited papers and abstracts. Of the remaining accepted papers, 269 were distributed among 8 volumes of proceedings published by Springer in the CCIS series. 66 papers were withdrawn due to technical reasons.
