Reading material for newbie

Sep 19, 2003 2 Replies

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.


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:

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(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:
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Finally, for legged robots, there's MIT's leg laboratory:
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-- Gord> I would appreicate if somebody can suggest me links that would be

Thank for your response. I was of great help.

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