1. Home
  2. General Robotics Forum
  3. Reading material for newbie

Reading material for newbie

Hi all,

I would appreicate if somebody can suggest me links that would be helpful for a newbie like me. I was looking for information that explains basic definitions, evolution of robotics, various major area of research.

Currently, I am studying legged robots, more on the controllers, algorithms.

Thank you.

Reply to
Neelam
Loading thread data ...

Most books are only going to cover these subjects topically -- a page or so. So I think your best bet is to go to Google.com and browse, then you can home in on printed material. A good library will have plenty to choose from.

A good place to start on Google is this top-page directory:

formatting link
(I see one of the first links is to the 9 year old FAQ from Carnegie Mellon. You can skip it. You can start with John Piccirillo's mini-faq, available at acroname.com, among other places:
formatting link
Finally, for legged robots, there's MIT's leg laboratory:
formatting link

-- Gord> I would appreicate if somebody can suggest me links that would be

Reply to
Gordon McComb

Thank for your response. I was of great help.

Reply to
Neelam

PolyTech Forum website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.