TY - BOOK AU - Siciliano, Bruno, AU - Khatib, Oussama., TI - Springer handbook of robotics SN - 9783540239574 U1 - 629.892 SIC PY - 2008/// CY - Berlin PB - Springer KW - Other branches of engineering KW - Robotics -- Handbooks KW - manuals N1 - The Springer Handbook of Robotics brings a widespread and well-structured compilation of classic and emerging application areas of robotics. From the foundations to the social and ethical implications of robotics, the handbook provides a comprehensive collection of the accomplishments in the field, and constitutes a premise of further advances towards new challenges in robotics. This handbook, edited by two internationally renowned scientists with the support of an outstanding team of seven part editors and onehundred sixty-four authors, is an authoritative reference for robotics researchers, newcomers to the field, and scholars from related disciplines such as biomechanics, neurosciences, virtual simulation, animation, surgery, and sensor networks among others-Publisher description. ER -